Thursday night is our first 8 p.m. sunset of the year.

But before we get there, it won’t be all spring and sunshine — Puget Sound could see lightning, hail, frost, snow and rain in the next 24 hours, depending on where you are. 

We’re in the middle of the cold, heavy system we have to thank for these weather features. 

Tuesday night saw pulses of heavy rain, wind and fairly heavy snow in the mountains, mostly at Snoqualmie Pass, said National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Cullen. Wednesday morning is cold in Seattle, with temperatures in the high 30s, and we’ll reach only the high 40s later in the day. 

Thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening, so people across the Puget Sound area could see lightning and even small hail, Cullen said. Seattle has a maximum 30% chance of seeing lightning, but the odds go up for the Olympic Peninsula and the coast. 

Rain showers, at least, will wet the Seattle area while a few inches of snow are possible around Snoqualmie and Stevens passes, Cullen said. But, most of the snowfall happened Tuesday night.

Freezing temperatures Thursday morning will likely come before the sunset milestone, and that could mean frost, especially on the east side of Seattle and in South Puget Sound, Cullen said. 

Thursday and Friday will dry out but remain cold before things begin to warm up again, Cullen said. 

Temperatures will rise into the lower to mid-60s Saturday while the skies remain fairly dry, Cullen said.