Winter Weather Advisory, Rain To Start Puget Sound Weekend

SEATTLE, WA - A round of rain showers (snow up in the Pierce County Cascades) will kick off the weekend - but then we'll have sunshine clear to Sunday, according to the latest forecasts.

Rain will fall all day Friday and will be heavy at times, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasts show 2/3 inch of rain in Southwest Washington, and about 1/4 inches in the Seattle area.

On top of that, there's a winter weather advisory in effect until Saturday morning for the Cascades in Pierce and Lewis counties. Up to 4 inches of snow could fall overnight, and Mt. Rainier National Park has closed Sunrise Road due to the winter weather.

Here's the full weekend forecast from the NWS:

Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind around 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 50.

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