Seattle to stay cold Tuesday night, more snow possible Friday, Saturday

Overnight temperatures around Western Washington will be in the low 20s to teens, with some higher elevations seeing temps below 10 degrees. More snow could arrive later in the week as well. Overnight temperatures around Western Washington will be in the low 20s to teens, with some higher elevations seeing temps below 10 degrees. More snow could arrive later in the week as well. Photo: NOAA Photo: NOAA Image 1 of / 35 Caption Close Seattle to stay cold Tuesday night, more snow possible Friday, Saturday 1 / 35 Back to Gallery

With most of the Seattle area not yet recovered from several inches of snow that fell Sunday and Monday, Tuesday's temperatures kept much of the remaining snow and ice in place and forecasts seemed to only offer more to come.

Seattle was expected to see temperatures dip to the low 20s Tuesday night after daytime highs barely crested above freezing. Areas to the east and on the Olympic Peninsula were expected to be in the teens or lower in places. The combination was likely to make Wednesday's commute another icy one, while the National Weather Service expected still more snow to come through the region later in the week.

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Another round of cold weather -- presently en route south from Canada -- was expected to make its way into Northwest Washington by Friday, possibly bringing with it more snow, maybe even a lot more snow, according to NWS.

Wednesday and Thursday look to be dry for now, with the possibility of temperatures reaching up into the low 40s in Western Washington. But late Thursday brings a change.

"Changes of perhaps everyone's interest begin to take place Thursday night into early Friday," NWS Seattle wrote in its Tuesday afternoon forecast discussion. "Another system will dig southward out of British Columbia with precipitation beginning in the North Interior late Thursday night or early Friday and spreading southward through the day."

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What exactly materializes is hard to pin down, the NWS wrote. But it could wind up looking a lot like what Seattle saw Sunday and Monday, or possibly a more rain and snow mixed situation.

We'll keep monitoring the forecasts and provide updates as the week goes on.