Cliff Mass Vs. the Snow Monster

"More than 150,000 homes in Western Washington are without power this morning," reports KOMO News, and provides a chart of last night's windstorm's peak gusts, ranging from 40 to 60 miles per hour. Sea-Tac registered a 49-mph blow. Constance, our literary editor and White Center weather correspondent, tells us that 5,000 people down there lost power for eight hours overnight, including Constance, who's sick at home with the flu. 

The next storm arrives this Wednesday, says Paul Deanno. He and Cliff Mass agree--the mountains are going to get pounded with snow this weekend, but us lowlanders will get rained on. If you're planning on crossing the passes, be ready for a wild time. Models (so far) show most of the really cold air holing up in Canada for the weekend, with some sneaking over the border into northwestern Washington. Bellingham might get snow. 

Mass is hesitant to speculate on snowfall in the Sound on Monday and Tuesday, though some models show just that. The convergence zone is a wily beast, and you never know quite where it's going to appear until you're almost on top of it. Stay tuned!