There has been snow in the mountains for a while now- it's the lower elevations that are getting hit now for the first time.
Here's the latest weather alert:
Watches, warnings, and advisories forSpokane, WA National Weather Service - Sunday, November 26, 2006 9:50 AM Local Time
Urgent -- Winter Weather Message
COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...
GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 950 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE REGION SHORTLY BEFORE NOON.
SNOW WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE COEUR D'ALENE AREA.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.