With the Volunteer Park weather station reporting a temperature of 37 degrees and grey, misty skies, the snow forecast for this weekend is starting to look like a pretty good prediction. If it does snow, Seattle Department of Transportation says they are ready this time:

Following the new winter weather response plan, SDOT crews have proactively applied salt brine solution to roads and bridges to address icing concerns and be ready for any possible snow.

In addition to applying the brine solution, which remains effective for several days unless it rains, crews have also been responding to reports of localized ice on side streets formed by groundwater seeping onto roadways.

With possible snow flurries forecast for tonight and early tomorrow, SDOT trucks are being fitted with plows and spreaders, and will be ready if needed. Crews will be on call throughout the weekend. Residents and businesses are reminded, if a storm does occur, of their responsibility to keep adjacent sidewalks clear of snow and ice.

To keep informed of SDOT’s work, the public can follow the effort on Twitter or join our SDOT Winter Weather Facebook page. Links to these can be found on SDOT’s Web site at http://www.seattle.gov/transportation. More information about the city’s winter weather response plan is posted at http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/winterweather.htm.

We wrote about SDOT’s new snow plowing plan here and how Metro is prepared to do better in snow this time around, here. But, more importantly, make sure you’re stocked up on hot cocoa. You’re going to need it.