West Seattle Weather Watch: The snow’s mostly elsewhere

12:59 AM: Thanks to WSB contributor Deanie Schwarz for the first heads-up – a sort of snow/sleet mix has begun to fall. Meantime, Stephanie saw an SDOT de-icer truck on the West Seattle Bridge right before midnight, as the city had promised. Official Sea-Tac 1 am temperature is 38 degrees, so it’s a little too warm to stick, so far.

1:13 AM NOTE: First shower over already – radar a couple over ago had suggested whatever comes, will be in showery installments, like this.

5:29 AM UPDATE: Nothing much through the night here in West Seattle. Checking out TV traffic reports, looks like South Everett has snow right now. (See this WSDOT camera.) So if you commute in that direction, be ready! Tacoma had a shower, too, but it’s stopped there.

8:15 AM UPDATE: Uneventful in-city commute. New forecast (from National Weather Service at 7 am) says showers are still a possibility.

13 Replies to "West Seattle Weather Watch: The snow's mostly elsewhere"

  • Garden_nymph December 29, 2010 (1:19 am)

    We’ve got wet flakes in Westwood.

  • Robert December 29, 2010 (3:25 am)

    38 degrees at 3:23 in Admiral district.

  • Jeff December 29, 2010 (7:09 am)

    no snow on the drive between Alki and Redmond a few tiny flakes here in Redmond at 7:00 AM

  • Mike December 29, 2010 (7:12 am)

    Didn’t see snow until 6:55 AM in Redmond. Some accumulation here, but only small trace amounts. Leaving West Seattle at 6:30 AM it was dry and well above freezing.

  • Weiss December 29, 2010 (10:01 am)

    It appears that there are de-icing trucks parked on 1st Ave bridge if any shenanigans should go down. At least they’re trying I guess.

  • Sue December 29, 2010 (10:03 am)

    I am more than happy to take a pass on the snow this time around. Well, every time would be fine by me, but after last time I need a breather.

  • coffee December 29, 2010 (10:18 am)

    BIG BUMMER, I want snow.

  • JanS December 29, 2010 (11:43 am)

    coffee…head to the pass – lol…plenty up there :)

  • Corrina December 29, 2010 (12:35 pm)

    Just got some weird hail/snow mix for like 10 min and then went away at 50th and Admiral.

    • WSB December 29, 2010 (12:37 pm)

      We’re seeing it now, so we just launched a new weather story. Thanks!

  • miws December 29, 2010 (12:37 pm)

    Just started coming down in the Thriftway block of California, for the first time since I got up this morning around 7:00.

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    It’s now let up a bit, since I first logged on a few minutes ago to post this.

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    Mike

  • Valerie December 29, 2010 (12:37 pm)

    Wow, big ol’ hail 35 & Thistle

  • Travs December 29, 2010 (1:01 pm)

    So many people will be so disappointed that they cant complain about how the city handled the snow. Shame.

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