Snow in Seattle again? Maybe Thursday Forecast calls for chance of snow Thursday, Friday

A man crosses 1st Ave near Pike Place Market on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. A man crosses 1st Ave near Pike Place Market on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI.COM Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI.COM Image 1 of / 95 Caption Close Snow in Seattle again? Maybe Thursday 1 / 95 Back to Gallery

In what has been almost the wettest February recorded in Seattle, more precipitation is on the way, and some could fall as snow.

National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts call for a chance of snow and rain mixed Thursday through Friday, though with highs in the mid-40s, it's unlikely much -- if any -- will stick around.

The snow level is expected to dip tonight to about 1,500 feet, with a few inches of snow predicted for the Cascades, probably not more than a couple inches at Snoqualmie and Stevens passes.

Thursday night, the snow level could go as low 500 feet, bringing the possibility of at least some snow dropping around the Seattle area.

Precipitation is in the cards for every day this week until Saturday, when the sun is expected to break free and bring the mercury up to a balmy 46 degrees.

Based on that forecast, the 1961 record for February precipitation -- 9.11 inches -- seems like to remain intact, even if Seattle had already measured 8.26 inches through Monday.

A typical Seattle February measures about 2.53 inches of precipitation (though the mean is more like 3.8 inches), according to NWS data, but the last two years have offered up more than 5 inches of rain in February and in 2014, more than 6 inches fell -- followed by more than 9 inches in March.

Since Oct. 1, when the rainy season officially begins, Seattle has seen 32.88 inches of precipitation fall -- mostly as rain, but let's not forget a couple significant snowfalls. That's 9 inches more than usual.

So much for April showers bringing May flowers.

February has offered the occasional dry spell, too. In 1920, Seattle saw just 0.34 inches of precipitation.

Daniel DeMay covers Seattle culture, business and transportation for seattlepi.com. He can be reached at 206-448-8362 or danieldemay@seattlepi.com. Follow him on Twitter: @Daniel_DeMay.