It is happening! SO PRETTY. And we even got an ALL-CAPS Special Weather Statement.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
503 AM PST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SNOW POTENTIAL TODAY AND IN THE WEEK TO COME...

A PERSISTENT CONVERGENCE ZONE ACROSS SOUTHERN WHIDBEY ISLAND INTO NORTHERN SNOHOMISH COUNTY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS [the persistence of convergence! It is poetry]. ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH THE CONVERGENCE ZONE. A SMALL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SHOWERS ROTATING [!?] AROUND THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS TODAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ALONG THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR WITH THIS FEATURE TODAY ["this feature"—love]. OUTSIDE OF THESE AREAS SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE ISOLATED WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATIONS.

A DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN TONIGHT. MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE COLD AND DRY.

STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW EVENT SOMEWHERE IN WESTERN WASHINGTON. GREAT UNCERTAINTY INHERENTLY EXISTS [beautiful, National Weather Service!] IN A FORECAST WITH THIS MUCH LEAD TIME...AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A HEAVY SNOW SITUATION [do they get paid by the word?] WILL NOT DEVELOP. FORECASTS SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IF IT LOOKS LIKE A SNOW EVENT IS IN THE OFFING...THEN THE DRY WEATHER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL AFFORD AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE [this means go to the liquor store].