A potent atmospheric river arrives on Christmas Day. Conditions will be blustery with increasing wind along the coast, through the Inlet and for some portions of the North Sound. Heavy lowland rain and mountain snow will increase throughout the morning and into the evening.

A lot of retail businesses are open on Christmas Eve in Washington, but many chains close early. Many stores are closed on Christmas Day.

With many residents and families home for the holidays, there are events all over town for those looking to get out and celebrate.

Leavenworth was a near ghost town on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains, with abandoned mines and abandoned dreams. Then, desperate business owners made a far-fetched pitch.