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Photos: It's (finally) snowing in Seattle

caption: Snowflakes fall on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.
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Snowflakes fall on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

After the warmest December on record in Washington state, coupled with record-level rain and flooding, snow finally reached the central Puget Sound region on Friday — including in Seattle, Everett, and Bremerton.

The snow is expected to turn to rain in most locations under 500 feet in elevation by Friday evening.

caption: Kiah Stone-Dazey plays with her dog, Mojo, in the snow at Hiawatha Playfield on Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Seattle.
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Kiah Stone-Dazey plays with her dog, Mojo, in the snow at Hiawatha Playfield on Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: A couple walks through Hiawatha Playfield as snow falls on Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Seattle.
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A couple walks through Hiawatha Playfield as snow falls on Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Snowflakes fall on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.
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Snowflakes fall on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: A Washington state ferry is seen from Alki Beach as snow falls on Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Seattle.
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A Washington state ferry is seen from Alki Beach as snow falls on Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Kiah Stone-Dazey, left, and Tyler Monteague, right, play with Mojo, 7, as snow falls at Hiawatha Playfield on Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Seattle.
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Kiah Stone-Dazey, left, and Tyler Monteague, right, play with Mojo, 7, as snow falls at Hiawatha Playfield on Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Snowflakes fall on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.
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Snowflakes fall on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
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