Wintry and cold weather is returning in a big way in the coming days. Here’s what the next 7 days look like (for the moment) with all the details you need to know.

Highlights and details

1.) Frequent showers along with a few sunbreaks will dominate the weather Sunday. Hail could mix in with the downpours.

2.) Monday will be a cooler version of Sunday. Sunbreaks, scattered showers with the possibility of hail and or snow mixing in at times. Snow levels close to around 1000′.

3.) Monday night through Tuesday morning temperatures drop into the 20s with scattered rain showers transitioning into a few light snow showers and flurries. Breezy north winds will make it feel extremely cold outside and any moisture left on the roads will freeze over making for a potentially icy commute Tuesday morning. At this time I am not expecting much snow at all as this airmass will be drying out quickly. I will have an updated forecast either Sunday night or Monday morning with projected snowfall totals (if any). For the time being plan on seeing little more than either a few flakes in the air to maybe an inch of snow at most late Monday night/early Tuesday morning. Again, very tricky in these scenarios to determine snowfall totals. If you have lived around here for any given amount of time you know this to be true. We also all know that it doesn’t take much snow or ice to mess up the roads, so will be watching this closely.

4.) Our coldest temperatures come Tuesday night with clear skies and calm winds allowing temps to plummet into the lowers 20s or even the upper teens making for a very cold night!

5.) Sunny weather Wednesday and Thursday will help a little with the cold temps during the afternoon hours, but again, it will only help so much as we will be under the influence of a cold arctic airmass. By Thursday night/Friday we could see the return of either some light showers or possibly a few more snow showers, but too early to make any solid predictions yet. What’s certain is we have two days of chilly showers Sunday & Monday before things turn very cold Monday night. The colder weather should last through at least Thursday.

6.) A good dump of snow for the Cascades through all this with 12 to 20 inches of snow falling through Tuesday, and several inches expected in the Coast Range.

Okay have a safe and great rest of your weekend and keep an eye out for another update as we get closer to Monday evening!