A wet but warmer weekend is expected to melt the dirty ice and snow that lingered on the North Olympic Peninsula from Monday’s snowstorm.
The National Weather Service lifted a winter weather advisory for Clallam and Jefferson counties Thursday afternoon.
Temperatures plummeted after Monday’s storm, with subfreezing temperatures locking in the Peninsula until Thursday’s warming trend.
Snow accumulations
Total snow accumulations by Tuesday were reported as 13 inches five miles southwest of Sequim, 11 inches near the Lower Elwha Klallam tribal reservation, 9.7 inches just southwest of Port Angeles, 7.6 inches at Mount Pleasant and 1 inch seven miles west of Forks.
Port Townsend, Chimacum and Port Hadlock areas each received about 4 inches of snow.
What’s left of that turned to slush Thursday and is expected to drain away today, since the forecast calls for showers with highs in the mid-40s in Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Sequim and Forks.
Tonight’s temperatures are forecast to bottom out in the upper 30s — a far cry from the icy air that gripped the region last week.
Showers Saturday
The National Weather Service forecasts showers Saturday with highs of around 40 degrees on the North Olympic Peninsula lowlands.
Things should dry out Sunday — especially along the central and eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca — with highs staying at about 40 degrees.
Jefferson Transit buses will run on their regular schedules starting today, while Callam Transit will return to operation Saturday.
