THE WEATHER

1/17/2008 Weather Discussion: High pressure off the coast will produce a few more dry days for the PNW. Ridge top convection clouds will pass through from time to time but should be dry until tomorrow night. A system is flowing in from the north tomorrow night that will bring light snow to the mountains for Saturday. Long-term models shows a cold dry Canadian air mass moving in on Sunday. This could bring us very cold temps and dry weather for most of next week. Forecast from Thursday 4pm for Friday 4am Precipitation 0 in. Water 0 in. Snow Temperatures Low 12 High 24 Winds 0-5 N Forecast for Friday 4am to 4pm Precipitation 0 in. Water 0 in. Snow Temperatures Low 24 High 30 Winds 0-5 N/NW TRENDS AND TIMING Precipitation: Models indicated snow developing after 4pm tomorrow night and continuing into Saturday. Saturday is looking to be a snowy and cool. Freezing levels: Cold air aloft flowing in from the north will keep surface temps on the cool side. Freezing levels will hover around 3000’ for the next few days and slowly drop over the weekend. Winds: A steady northerly flow will continue as cold air flows over the ridge of high pressure ridge. Wind should shift to NW flow later tomorrow. Could see a period of gusty cold winds tomorrow afternoon as the cold front drops in from above.