Updated Friday 5:10 p.m.

We've had strong winds, heavy rain, mountain snow, hail, lightning, thunder, and mammoth coastal waves over the past 24 hours. But for those of you playing weather bingo today, if "funnel cloud" was the last one you needed to make the winning line, stand up and shout "Bingo!" now.

A strong storm cell moved through the Enumclaw Friday afternoon, providing what appeared to be a funnel cloud. (See the story in the weather blog for more information.

The active weather is here to stay for a while, courtesy of very cold, unstable air that has moved in behind Thursday night's really strong cold front.  Satellite imagery shows a big blob of storms moving through this evening and into about midnight, so we'll continue to see frequent showers and thunderstorms this evening and tonight -- some of which could have plenty of lightning, gusty winds and small hail. Lows will be in the low-mid 40s.

Saturday will be much like Friday -- sunny at times, but also occasional showers and thunderstorms.  The first part of the day has better dry chances, but another cluster of showers/thunderstorms is expected to roll in during the afternoon and evening. Highs will struggle to get to 50.

Snow levels have crashed to about 2,500-3,000 feet in the mountains and with all this moisture around, we're expecting our first true mountain storm of the season. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the Cascades until 4 a.m. Sunday.  Expect 6-12" at Stevens and Snoqualmie Pass levels, but it'll come in strong bursts than a steady snow.  Higher up, it could be 18-24" of new snow. Mt. Baker will have a good start on their ski base.

Also, not to forget the coast, where high surf will continue through Saturday.  Waves are as high as 25-28 feet there, making for dangerous conditions along the ocean surf.

We start to calm down Sunday with just a few lingering showers, but plenty of dry time and sunbreaks in between. Highs will stay around 50.

Another storm comes in late Sunday into Monday, making for our next round of rain and gusty winds, but not as strong as this past storm.

Showers linger Tuesday and Wednesday, and then we calm down even further. I don't think we can go totally dry on Thursday so we'll leave isolated showers in the forecast there.  Friday is leaning dry, but still maybe a stray shower or too just to keep us on our toes.  Highs will be near 50 through the week with lows near 40.

Scott Sistek
KOMONews.Com Meteorologist