Mother Nature dumped up to a foot of snow in parts of Western Washington from Wednesday night until early Thursday.

But the National Weather Service in Seattle is reporting that better conditions are expected throughout Thursday.

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	Pat and Warren Nagourney walk their dogs Callie and Ilse in Lake Forest Park Thursday morning as Phil Hoffman clears away the snow "so we can all go to work."

Much of the snow fell in northern King County and Snohomish County, said Jay Albrecht, a Weather Service meteorologist.

As of 8:40 a.m., he said there were snow showers in the Arlington and Whidbey Island areas and as far north as Bellingham. Some snow also was falling on the Eastside from Tiger Mountain toward Snoqualmie Pass, he said.

"The activity is decreasing rapidly," Albrecht said. "I would expect we'll have a couple of flurries between now and noon in those areas."

The Weather Service, he said, has received reports of nearly a foot of snow in parts of Bothell and Monroe. Near Shoreline and up to Lake Forest Park, about two inches of snow fell, he added.

The area around South Everett received eight inches of snow and Mill Creek had over 10 inches of the white stuff.

From Shoreline up to Lake Forest Park, about two inches of snow hit the ground, Albrecht said.

Areas that have a few inches of snow on the ground might "struggle" to reach the 40s on Thursday, he said, adding that Everett was hovering around 25 degrees as of 8:40 a.m.

But areas that do not have snow on the ground, such as Seattle, will get into the mid 40s.

The Seattle metro region, south of Shoreline to Sea-Tac, did not receive heavy, if any, snow since Wednesday night, he said.

"It's coming to an end right now," he said Thursday morning.

Friday morning could see some precipitation that starts as a snow flurry, he added. But it will most likely turn to rain, and snow levels will rise to the 4,000-foot level on Friday.