Snow showers could hit Kent Saturday night or Sunday

Snow showers could hit Kent and other cities in Western Washington Saturday night or Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Snow levels will fall to 1,000 feet on Saturday and then to near sea level or just a couple of hundred feet on Sunday morning, according to a special weather statement released at 2:47 p.m. Friday.

In showery patterns, snow accumulations can by highly localized, according to the statement. Depending on elevations and how convergence zones decide to form, locations from Seattle north to the San Juan Islands and Skagit County would be the most likely places to see accumulating snow. But anywhere stands a chance to see snow.

Many locations might just get flurries or no accumulation while other areas could get as much as a few inches.

The character of the event is predicted to be similar to the Dec. 29 snow that hit some areas but not others, though the exact location of the heavier snow could be different.

Forecasters predict Kent temperatures of 42 for a high Saturday and 32 for a low. Sunday is expected to have a high of 39 and a low of 27.

While Monday and Tuesday are predicted to be cold and dry with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s, there is a potential for a widespread heavy snow event starting Wednesday.

But great uncertainty exists in a forecast with this much lead time and it is possible the snow event next week will not happen, according to the weather statement.

For more information, go to www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew and click on Kent under the forecast by city.