No time to dig out! MORE snow is predicted for the Pacific Northwest as parts lay buried beneath over a foot of the white stuff

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Pacific Northwest residents who are more accustomed to rain than snow are digging out from a winter storm and bracing for more.

The sun was out on Sunday morning but the National Weather Service says snow will return late in the afternoon into the evening across the Northwest.

Snowfall amounts will range from an inch to 3 inches (2.5 centimeters to 7.6 centimeters) through Sunday night, on top of the foot that has already accumulated over the weekend in some areas.

Some cities within the region are expected to see as much as three feet of total accumulation through Tuesday, before multiple winter systems pass over the area.

The National Weather Service predicts more snow for the Pacific Northwest through Tuesday, after parts of the area saw over one foot of accumulation throughout the weekend

Storms have delivered more snow to Seattle in the first days of February than it usually gets in a year, the Seattle Times reported.

Cities along the Washington-Oregon border near Portland are within the zones that may get more than three feet of snow in total. 

In Washington, the National Weather Service told people to anticipate steady snowfall from Sunday afternoon  in the Olympic Peninsula, spreading into the Puget Sound area by evening.

Over Sunday night, snow was expected to be confined to the mountains, with a 'VERY BRIEF' break on Monday morning before another winter system began dropping snow in the Seattle area.

In Washington, the National Weather Service told people to anticipate steady snowfall from Sunday afternoon in the Olympic Peninsual, spreading into the Puget Sound area by evening

With temperatures already in the teens or single digits, meteorologists predict low temperature records could be broken on Sunday.

It was 9 degrees Fahrenheit in Arlington, Washington early on Sunday.

The weather service says that was colder than the Arctic coast or North Slope of Alaska.

With temperatures already in the teens or single digits, meteorologists predict low temperature records could be broken on Sunday. A City of Olympia sanding truck makes it way up a street on Sunday in Washington state

A snow covered Capitol Hill neighborhood seen from First Hill in Seattle on Saturday

Several hundred people took advantage of the unusual weather and got outside to have a little fun with it.

The large group of people participated in a public snowball fight on Saturday at Wright Park in Tacoma, Washington. 

Word of the friendly battle spread on social media on Friday night and Saturday, as a winter storm that blanketed Washington state with snow moved south into Oregon.

Several hundred people take part in a public snowball fight on Saturday at Wright Park in Tacoma, Washington

But it wasn't all fun and games for the people scheduled on the hundreds of flights that were canceled in Seattle and Portland over the weekend.

Additionally, heavy snow drifts closed major highways in eastern Washington, with around 50,000 people losing power on Saturday.

Parts of Seattle were in a complete whiteout on Friday, with one resident captured on camera taking his own selfie against the solid wall of white.

Another was pictured walking along the waterfront in Seattle, with what looked like a solid wall of white behind her.

As the Seattle cityscape is lost in a whiteout behind him, Scott Mathews snaps a photo of a metal sculpture of women on a beach during a snowstorm on Friday

A pedestrian moves along the waterfront during a snowstorm on Friday in Seattle

A homeless encampment in Seattle is pictured covered in snow on Friday

Residents in Seattle cleared out grocery store shelves and left work early on Friday afternoon as the storm arrived.   

Many businesses and schools closed early, as well, so workers could get home.

State and local officials urged people to stay off the roads over the weekend as traffic slowed to a standstill in some places because of the snow. 

State and local officials urged people to stay off the roads over the weekend as traffic slowed to a standstill in some places because of the snow. Cars are pictured driving on snow and ice on Interstate 405 approaching Kirkland, Washington, on Saturday. This view looks south from Northeast 160th Street.

Cars, trucks, and a lone cyclist make their way in the snow on Capitol Way in Olympia, Washington on Friday

A pedestrian joins traffic in Seattle as it backs up heading out of downtown on State Route 99 at the beginning of a snowstorm on Friday

More than a foot of snow (30.5 cm) was recorded by Saturday morning on the Olympic Peninsula.

Severe snow drifts shut down Interstate 90 and other roads in central Washington. 

Interstate 405 was covered with snow and ice, but vehicles still passed through on Saturday.

About 200 flights were canceled at Seattle-Tacoma and Portland international airports on Saturday, roughly matching the number of Friday cancellations. 

More than a foot of snow (30.5 cm) was recorded by Saturday morning on the Olympic Peninsula, in the nation's latest bout of winter weather. Snow falls at the Washington Capitol in Olympia, Washington on Friday