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National Weather Service is cautious with its forecast but, yes, the weather wonks say we are looking at a chance of snow as we head into the New Year. Here’s a “special weather statement” released by the NWS this weekend:

...WINTER WEATHER IS HEADING TO WESTERN WASHINGTON BETWEEN
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS DAY...
SEVERAL WINTER WEATHER EVENTS ARE COMING NEXT WEEK...INCLUDING THE
POSSIBILITY OF LOWLAND SNOW BEGINNING ABOUT WEDNESDAY.

FIRST UP IS SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 1000 FEET...SO ALL MOUNTAIN
PASSES WILL SEE SNOW. THE AMOUNTS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE IN THE
ADVISORY RANGE...PERHAPS 6 TO 10 INCHES OVERNIGHT.

THE SECOND WINTER WEATHER EVENT IS A MUCH HEAVIER MOUNTAIN
SNOWFALL PREDICTED FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. STRONG WESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT AND A MOIST AIR MASS WILL CREATE A CLASSIC HEAVY SNOW
PRODUCING PATTERN FOR THE MOUNTAINS. ONE TO THREE FEET OF NEW SNOW
IS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

FINALLY...AND POSSIBLY OF MOST INTEREST...THERE IS A CHANCE OF
LOWLAND SNOW BEGINNING ABOUT WEDNESDAY AND LASTING INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT. A DEEP UPPER TROUGH WILL SETTLE OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE SHOWERY AND WILL DIMINISH BY THURSDAY.
HOWEVER IT IS LIKELY THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL
BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S AND LOWS
IN THE 20S...SOME OF THE SNOW WILL STICK.

THIS SNOWFALL IS STILL FOUR DAYS AWAY AND THE FORECAST COULD
CHANGE. THE PRECIPITATION CURRENTLY LOOKS MORE SHOWERY IN THE
MODELS RATHER THAN A WIDESPREAD SYNOPTIC SNOW EVENT. SHOWERS WOULD
IMPLY A MORE HIT OR MISS SNOW EVENT. STILL...LOWLAND SNOW IS
USUALLY A BIG EVENT AROUND WESTERN WASHINGTON...SO STAY INFORMED.