A midweek punch of cold, stormy weather will deliver widespread new snow across the Pacific Northwest, with the biggest totals focused on the Washington Cascades and the Oregon volcanoes. Snow starts with a lighter Sunday night into Monday refresh as snow levels step down, then ramps up sharply Tuesday through Thursday with multiple waves of steadier, heavier snowfall and generally pass-friendly snow levels.
WeatherLight to modest early week snow refreshes the Washington and Oregon Cascades, with the biggest boost focused on Mount Baker, before a quieter midweek and a warmer, wetter pattern building late in the period. A weak system Monday night into Tuesday drops a few inches of mid-density snow on the northern Washington crest and around an inch or so elsewhere, with snow levels generally near 3,000 to 4,000 feet and all featured resorts remaining closed and quietly building base.