Calm before the storm...

Still zero chance of opening the observatory roof anytime soon. The news TV stations are freaking out and boosting their viewer ratings with the "Dangerous Storm" headlines. Although, this one is starting to really look kind of mean and grumpy. Low temperature was -3 degrees at Arlington airport this morning. Yikes! We had 15 here in Renton.
Here is a photo from this morning from my basement weather satellite station. The storm on the coast, and should give us a big spanking here in Seattle between 4 and 7pm. Should be interesting!
Gotta go out and tie down the cover tighter on my boat....

This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. East southeast wind between 8 and 15 mph.

Tonight: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Windy, with a east southeast wind 36 to 39 mph increasing to between 44 and 47 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 10am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet likely. High near 35. Windy, with a south southeast wind 31 to 34 mph decreasing to between 10 and 13 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.