This run improved first and second trough. Moderate snow band gets so close to central puget Sound

18z Euro was pretty good for Portland.

This is the nicest it has been since right before Christmas.

Sigh :( Seattle NWS.. .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... QPF has trended lower through midweek, likely due to the core of the troughing remaining over the coastal waters and not tracking directly over WA. Also, guidance has most of it`s associated PVA focused well towards our south as CA receives the brunt of the action. The anomalously cool and unsettled pattern is slated to continue into the end of the next week, but much uncertainty remains in precipitation amounts. Some ensemble members shift the mean trough position eastward into the Northern Rockies toward Thursday/Friday while others hold it closer to the Pacific Northwest. This can have significant implications with regard to the trajectory of weather systems diving southward on the back side of the trough...meaning the difference between an over water trajectory (more moisture) or "inside slider" (less moisture) across the interior of British Columbia. This difference is bared out with significant differences among ensemble members (particularly in the GFS ensembles) in terms of both potential mountain snowfall...and, yes, lowland snowfall potential too. The latest ECMWF ensembles have shown a significant decrease in QPF towards the second half of the week compared to its previous runs.

Literally there right now lol but in Twisp.