Good morning, snow campers. Welcome to a Capitol Hill starting its day with clear skies, gusting winds, a temperature of 18.8 F degrees and large piles of encouragement from local officials that you stay home, stay off the roads and enjoy the snow day. Have a picture or a tip you want to share? [email protected] or call/txt (206) 399-5959.

• Here is Tuesday night’s update which includes more details on the latest from National Weather Service. Summary: Snow appears to be done but freezing temperatures and wind will continue. Here are the daily forecast details:
  

  Today: Sunny, with a high near 24. North wind 7 to 13 mph becoming east.

  Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

  Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. South wind between 5 and 7 mph.

  Wednesday Night: Snow likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

  Thanksgiving Day: Snow likely before 10am, then rain likely. Snow level rising to 2300 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind between 8 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

  Thursday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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• The Hill’s roads are snow-covered (view traffic cams). This is a bad time to drive. Experienced snow drivers with adequate vehicles and equipment (ie, not most of us!) will want to consult the city’s strategy for clearing snow and ice:

   

  o Service Level 1 ORANGE – bare and wet from curb to curb
  o Service Level 2 BLUE – bare and wet in one lane in each direction
  o Service Level 3 GREEN – deicing treatment on curves, hills and stopping zones.

   

  

• Metro’s morning commute plan is for continuation of snow routes and there are many cancellations:
  

  King County Metro Transit will operate with buses on snow routes and some service cancellations on Tuesday morning, and is urging people to stay home and off the roads if at all possible. Road conditions are dangerously icy, and abandoned vehicles still block roadways. About 14 Metro bus routes have been cancelled this morning due to the travel conditions.

   

  Information is available here:  http://www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/NewsCenter/Ne

   

  A complete list of bus routes that are on snow routing or that have been cancelled is at: www.kingcounty.gov/metro/snow.

• Routes 43 and 48: “Metro Routes 43 & 48 are not serving East Capitol Hill or Montlake in either direction due to icy conditions along 24th Av E. Both routes are using the Route 49 routing via 10th Av E and the University Bridge.” UPDATE: These service changes will likely be updated through the day. Make sure to check http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/rr/adverseweather.html
• Routes 10 and 12: “Metro Routes 10 & 12 are not traveling east of 10th Av E. 15th Av E & 19th Av E are closed due to icy conditions.”
• Sledding accident: Sledding made an excited return to Denny Way overnight but a relatively significant 911 callout to the scene clouded the fun.
• Schools: All public elementary, middle and high schools and major private schools are closed. Seattle University is open after 10 AM is now closed. Seattle Central is closed. Cornish is closed.