Pierce County Alert issued the following statement:
Snow possible Christmas morning in parts of the Western Washington interior. Skies are expected to partially clear Christmas Eve, permitting temperatures to cool close to freezing early Christmas morning just as moisture from an incoming Pacific frontal system arrives.
The precipitation will be rain along the coast near midnight but could start as snow in the interior of Western Washington early Christmas morning.
Two to 4 inches possible in the Hood Canal, Kitsap Penninsula and parts of SW Washington. Light accumulations are possible on higher hills or away from bodies of water like Puget Sound.
The precipitation in the interior is expected to turn over to all rain by midday. The exception is over the Hood Canal where it is possible it will be slower.
If you are planning any travel on Christmas Day be prepared for the potential of adverse winter weather driving conditions.
Here's the upcoming forecast for Bonney Lake, according to the National Weather Service.
- Saturday Night: Showers. Low around 34. South wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Sunday: Showers. High near 42. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Sunday Night: Rain showers before 10pm, then rain and snow showers. Snow level 1000 feet. Low around 32. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
- Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am. Snow level 1000 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
- Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 4am, then snow. Snow level 1400 feet lowering to 600 feet. Low around 32. Light east southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
- Christmas Day: Snow before 10am, then rain. Snow level rising to 1400 feet. High near 41. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
- Tuesday Night: Showers. Low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Wednesday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
- Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sumner forecast:
- Saturday Night: Showers. Low around 36. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Sunday: Showers. High near 44. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Sunday Night: Showers, mainly before 4am. Low around 34. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
- Monday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, mainly after 4am. Snow level 1400 feet lowering to 600 feet. Low around 32. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
- Christmas Day: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 10am. Snow level 500 feet rising to 1400 feet. High near 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
- Tuesday Night: Showers. Low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Wednesday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
- Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
