SEATTLE - Winter weather is blowing into Washington and Idaho. The National Weather Service canceled a winter storm warning for the central Puget Sound region.

However snow fell most of the day in the Cascades and in parts of Eastern Washington.

Cold air was forecast to come blasting out of Canada on Saturday, bringing winds gusting to 50 miles per hour in northwest Washington's Whatcom County and the San Juan Islands.

Temperatures will drop to the teens in most of Western Washington by Monday and remain below freezing through the middle of the week.

Mountain pass snow and icy roads

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The Washington State Patrol closed I-90 near Easton, Wash., due to multiple slideoffs.

Mount Baker, in the north Cascades, had collected 13 inches of snow as of Saturday morning.

Seven inches have fallen at Stevens Pass and about the same at Snoqualmie Pass.

Stevens and Snoqualmie Pass are currently open with traction tires required in both directions. Larger vehicles are required to carry chains.

“What we need is drivers who come prepared with chains ready if we go to that restriction,” said Washington State Department of Transportation spokesperson Mike Westbay.

WSDOT is warning drivers all weekend to prepare for delays as up to two feet of snow is expected to fall.

Chinook and Cayuse passes and the North Cascades Highway are closed this weekend.

Drivers are warned to be especially cautions driving on bridges and shaded areas. WSDOT is mostly concerned about conditions through Saturday.

Arctic blast bears down on Oregon

The front edge of a one-two arctic blast arrived in the northwest this weekend. At the Oregon Coast, wind gusts of 67 mph were recorded in Lincoln City, and hundreds of residents in Cannon Beach lost power when wind knocked down a power line.

Meanwhile, a blizzard watch was in effect for mountain passes and snow was piling up already at Mt. Hood.

Daytime temperatures on Saturday are expected to be warm enough to cause mostly rain or a rain-snow mix at the lowest elevations, while the higher hills around Portland could receive another several inches of snow during the day.