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Active Weather Ahead: Quick Clippers, Arctic Blasts and GFS record setters

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The first part of this week features strong south-westerly flow, gusty conditions with slowly rising snow levels and good uplift precipitation over the Cascades. While a   Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for much of the Cascades today , some of this is likely to changeover to rain, especially over Snoqualmie Pass.   Image from USDA.gov As of Monday morning, NOAA didn't forecast the Snoqualmie River to quite reach minor flood stage (~20 kcfs) at the Falls, but stream flow projections were trending higher, expected to crest Tuesday morning. Should make for another great viewing from the observation decks. New Years Day at Snoqualmie Falls (river flow crested at ~15 kcfs).  PC: Twitter user @andrewchesnut1 Wednesday-Sunday…more interesting… By now you’ve probably noticed that, unlike last month, the snowflakes for this week on the phone app aren’t yet disappearing.   There is some colder air expected to dive down from British...