Before you gather with family and friends for a heaping helping of Thanksgiving goodness, you’ve got to get to the table first.

After a bit of light precipitation Monday afternoon, the lowlands around Seattle should expect some rain during the day Tuesday, National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Reedy said. Rain could still be in the cards for Wednesday and Thursday.

But if you’re going over the mountain passes, Reedy said, “If you have the chance to leave early, I would do that now as opposed to waiting.”

Precipitation in the Cascades passes will look like rain on Tuesday, but come Wednesday, it could look like “significant snowfall” in the form of 6 or more inches, he said. NWS did say the warmer weather means snow levels could rise.

If you’re heading east on Interstate 90 from

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