It's "actively raining" in the greater Seattle area. The weather forecasters predict between 5-10 inches tonight. That's already on top of the several feet of snow that has melted this past weekend. You can read the whole story here.

Local rivers are expected to crest on Wednesday.  There has been damage to residences, businesses and farms due to the extreme weather we have had for the past two weeks.  We are not used to receiving as much snow as we did (several feet in many areas) and it melting so quickly.  There has been avalanche control in the mountains as well.

So if you are intending to visit soon, bring your yellow ducky and rain boots. We still are "the prettiest place one earth.