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Winter weather advisory in effect for Olympia area

By Rolf Boone

rboone@theolympian.com
Helena Valandra and her daughter, Kira Valandra, walk in the snowfall with the family dog, Atari, on Tumwater Hill on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Kira, a Black Hills High graduate, is home for the holiday vacation from Western Washington University in Bellingham.
Helena Valandra and her daughter, Kira Valandra, walk in the snowfall with the family dog, Atari, on Tumwater Hill on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Kira, a Black Hills High graduate, is home for the holiday vacation from Western Washington University in Bellingham. Tony Overman toverman@theolympian.com

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the Olympia area through 6 a.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

One to two inches of snow is expected to fall in the area, turning to a mix of snow with sleet or freezing rain by Monday morning.

By Monday afternoon, the weather is expected to transition to rain.

Rolf Boone: 360-754-5403, @rolf_boone

This story was originally published January 3, 2016 at 3:16 PM with the headline "Winter weather advisory in effect for Olympia area."

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