Subfreezing weather gripped East Jefferson County last week, a rare stretch of days when daytime highs barely broke 32 degrees.
Topping it off was an unexpected snowfall on Saturday morning, Dec. …
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Union Wharf was a quiet escape for two teens during the Saturday, Dec. 17 unexpected morning snowfall. Photo by Patrick Sullivan
Port Townsend’s Haller Fountain was an icy attraction Dec. 17 for people like Claudia Dubuque, enjoying her first sea-level snow in her second winter here. Photo by Patrick Sullivan
The season's last Port Townsend Farmers Market Dec. 17 came and went with a dusting of snow. Photo by Patrick Sullivan
Maybe it was the presence of large patches of flat ground, or maybe it was a message: A series of snow angels were left in the snow outside the East Jefferson Fire Rescue fire hall in Port Townsend. Omar Ramos, resident firefighter, tossed ice-melted pellets outside the building. Photo by Patrick Sullivan
Downtown Port Townsend had a fair share of shoppers out and about in the unexpected snowfall Dec. 17. Photo by Patrick Sullivan
Subfreezing weather gripped East Jefferson County last week, a rare stretch of days when daytime highs barely broke 32 degrees.
Topping it off was an unexpected snowfall on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. Although it amounted to little more than a dusting, snowflakes rarely stick at sea level in Port Townsend.
The cold temperatures affected homes and disrupted businesses; car washes in Port Townsend had closed by Dec. 16 due to ice problems.
Plumbers were certainly busy with frozen pipes, including one call on Dec. 17 when East Jefferson Fire Rescue was dispatched to turn off a Port Townsend home’s water at the street, where asphalt work had apparently made the hatch cover difficult to dislodge.
By Sunday afternoon, temperatures were at their warmest point in nearly a week, and the snow melted.
Do not expect a white Christmas: Daytime temperatures this weekend are expected to be normal, in the 40s.
