THE WEATHER

2/11/2008 Weather Discussion: A warm front will push up from the south tonight bringing warm temps and some light rain snow mix to the Pass. Tomorrow a cold front will bring snow to the mountains. Long-term models show high pressure aloft developing Wednesday/Thursday which will bring us a few days of “calm” dry weather. More active weather is on the horizon for the weekend. Forecast from Monday 4pm to Tuesday 4am Precipitation Lt .10 in. Water trace in. Snow Temperatures Low 28 High 34 Winds 10-20 W Forecast for Tuesday 4am to 4pm Precipitation .25 in. Water 1-4 in. Snow Temperatures Low 26 High 32 Winds 5-15 W TRENDS AND TIMING Precipitation: Light mountain snow showers should eventually taper off later today. A warm front arriving sometime after 4pm will change what is left of the moisture to rain/snow mix. The night should be relatively dry. The next push of moisture will arrive in the mountains after 4am tomorrow. This will start out as rain in the base and a rain snow mix up to 5000’. A cold front arriving sometime after 2pm that will bring a welcome dose of snow to the Pass. Freezing levels: Freezing levels should rise to 4500’+ by the early morning hours. Freezing levels will slowly drop below pass level sometime after noon tomorrow and stay low through Wednesday. Winds: A persistent westerly flow will keep gusty winds around for the next 24 hours. Shouldn’t be too bad. Winds should calm before the arrival of tomorrows cold front. Strong frontal winds are expected with the cold front tomorrow afternoon.