Next round of snow, cold and gusty winds will hit Thursday
Your Thursday morning commute might start cold and clear and end with blowing snow.
“It might be best not to be on the roads tomorrow,” National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Cullen said Wednesday.
Wind gusts could reach 20-25 miles per hour, he said.
“It seems we’ve been stuck in this pattern of cold air with bits of moisture,” Cullen said.
The snow will arrive from the north sometime after 4 a.m. Thursday and continue into the afternoon. Just where and when across Pierce County was still unknown Wednesday afternoon, he said.
Pierce County should expect 1-3 inches.
High temperatures will top out just above freezing Thursday. Overnight into Friday, lows will reach 24 degrees, Cullen said.
Friday’s high will be 32 degrees.
Don’t get out your summer wear just yet, but this weekend will be decidedly warmer. The high on Saturday could reach 40 in Tacoma, Cullen said. That means that rain, rather than snow, will finally begin falling.
Highs will reach into the 40s again on Sunday.
Until roads are clear, drivers should expect slippery compact snow, black ice and other treacherous driving conditions at any time.
This story was originally published December 30, 2021 at 5:00 AM.
