The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement regarding the cold air coming our way later this week. It was issued just after 10:00 pm on Sunday Feb. 20. They suggest that snow showers might happen Wednesday evening.

Another well respected local weather forecaster, Cliff Mass agrees saying on his post from Feb. 18 "I will head out to get a new parka...I will need it."

1005 PM PST SUN FEB 20 2011

SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE LOWLANDS THIS WEEK...

A COLDER AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION BY FRIDAY RESULTING IN LOWERING SNOW LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 1000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING...HOWEVER HEAVY SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DRAG THE SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO SEA LEVEL. THIS WILL BE THE CASE MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE THAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE KING AND SNOHOMISH COUNTY BORDER. BY THURSDAY MORNING...THE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO SEA LEVEL. THUS...ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW.

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR WITH THE PUGET SOUND
CONVERGENCE ZONE OR WITH ANY SHOWER BANDS THAT DEVELOP THIS WEEK.

IT WAS STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL EXACTLY HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL BUT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A LEAST A FEW INCHES WITH THE HEAVY OR PERSISTENT SHOWER BANDS.