Remember what storms are like? Nature to provide reminder

SEATTLE -- Rain, wind and mountain snow? According to ancient lore, those type of storms used to happen quite frequently around here in the winter time. But ever since the calendar flipped to 2013, it's as if stormy weather had forgotten where to find the Northwest.

It just found its map.

A potent, but in the grand scheme of things, fairly routine winter-time storm will be rolling through the area on Friday, bringing back that that lost trilogy of rain, wind and mountain snow for a visit.

The rain isn't much of a factor besides it'll likely be the wettest day the region has seen since early January, but well within the city's tolerance level.

Up the mountains, it's a return of the forecasts of feet of snow. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect there for 1-2 feet of new snow late Thursday night through Friday night. -- that's coming on top of the 6-11 inches of snow coming Thursday with the current precursor weather system already here.

The winds will kick up as well, starting pre-dawn Friday morning on the coast and likely peaking in the Puget Sound region from about 7 a.m. - noon. Gusts will be strongest on the coast and Northwest Interior -- potentially reaching 45-50 mph and generally remaining breezy through the day. A Wind Advisory is in effect there.

In the Puget Sound region, gusts are expected to be in the 30-40 mph range - maybe some 45 mph gusts in the exposed areas. Certainly nothing too extreme.

Temperatures on Friday will spike early in the morning to around 50 but cool through the day as the front passes.

The rain, wind and mountain snow all calm down Friday night with showers around though the weekend. Long range models keep moderate weather systems passing through about every 48 hours next week -- wettest days Monday and Wednesday; showery days Tuesday/Thursday.