Washington Winter Storm Watch | Effective 04/12/2026 13:40

Headline: 
Winter Storm Watch issued April 12 at 1:40PM PDT until April 16 at 5:00AM PDT by NWS Seattle WA
Event: 
Winter Storm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 12, 2026 - 1:40pm
Expires: 
April 13, 2026 - 4:00am
Description: 
A strong weather system will bring snow, possibly heavy at times, to the Western Washington Cascades late Tuesday afternoon through late Wednesday night. * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 10 and 20 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Cascades of Snohomish and Northern King Counties, Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties, and Cascades of Southern King County. * WHEN...From late Tuesday afternoon through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
Instruction: 
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Area Description: 
Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties; Cascades of Snohomish and Northern King Counties; Cascades of Southern King County; Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties
Forcast Office: 
NWS Seattle WA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov