THE WEATHER

2/14/2008 Weather Discussion: Warm air will move in overnight which could bring a brief period of light rain before a cold front moves through tomorrow changing things to snow. We could get a nice dose of snow tomorrow afternoon/evening. Long-term models show high pressure building again for the weekend; this should bring us a good 5 days or more of dry weather starting Saturday. A deep low pressure trough is creeping into the picture for the second part of next week. Forecast from Thursday 4pm to Friday 4am Precipitation Lt. 10 in. Water 0 in. Snow Temperatures Low 26 High 34 Winds 0-5 N Forecast for Friday 4am to 4pm Precipitation .25 in. Water 1-3 in. Snow Temperatures Low 28 High 34 Winds 5-10 SW TRENDS AND TIMING Precipitation: The first push of moisture should show up after 7am tomorrow– this could start out as light rain at the lower mountain. Rain should turn to snow after noon with some potential moderater snow showers through the afternoon hours -precipitation should be done by midnight. Freezing levels: Freezing levels will rise to peak around 5000’ by midnight tonight. Freezing levels are expected to drop below pass level after noon tomorrow. Freezing levels should reach its bottom end of 2500’ sometime early Saturday morning. Winds: The northerly flow will slowly taper off tomorrow. Once the cold front hits the wind will shift to SW then west. A weak short lived convergence period could happen tomorrow afternoon.