Winter weather could affect travel in Eastern Washington Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service and Washington State Department of Transportation.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for Cle Elum, Cliffdell and the eastern slopes of the Cascades from midnight Monday to noon Tuesday. It could bring difficult travel conditions and delays on Interstate 90, Snoqualmie Pass, U.S. 97, U.S. 2 or U.S. 95, according to the weather service. Snow and freezing rain are expected between 2 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Snoqualmie, Blewett and White passes were open for travel Monday after days of clearing lanes of heavy ice and snow.
Mountain passes
White Pass reopened at 3 p.m. Monday with traction tires required from the summit to 9 miles east of the summit, milepost 151 to milepost 160, according to the WSDOT alert.
U.S. 2 Stevens Pass still had a significant amount of snow and ice removal to be done, WSDOT said in a series of updates posted to Twitter Monday afternoon. Stevens Pass will likely remain closed until at least Wednesday, the update said.
Crews are continuing to work to clear snow from lanes and shoulders of all four passes, the updates said. Snoqualmie and Blewett passes reopened Sunday night.
Weather forecast
There is a slight chance for freezing rain or rain in the Yakima Valley throughout the week, said meteorologist Rob Brooks with the weather service office in Pendleton, Ore.
There is a slight chance for freezing rain Tuesday morning, and a slight chance for rain throughout the day, Brooks said. The low overnight is expected to be 22 with a high of 35 degrees Tuesday.
There is a slight chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, he said. The low on Wednesday is forecast to be 32 with a high of 41. It’s expected to be mostly sunny Thursday, Brooks said, but there will still be a slight chance of rain and patchy fog…