SPOT WEATHER FORECAST

12/20/2009 Weather


Short term: It is nice to know that Mother Nature has a few tricks left to fool us all. The moisture just didn’t quite make it far enough east. Radar continues to show the bulk of the moisture just west of the crest. A big change tomorrow as a strong cold front drives in, dropping freezing levels and allowing the moisture to turn to snow.
Long-term: A high-pressure ridge will build mid week producing dry cool weather for remainder of the week.

24 hour forecast starting at noon on Sunday
Precipitation
“ Water: .25-.5
“ of Snow: Trace – maybe an inch or two on the ridge.

Temperatures (F):
4000’ Low: 28 High: 34
5000’ Low: 24 (tomorrow am) High: 36

Winds speed/Direction
Pass level: 0-5 SSE
Ridge top: 0-10 SSE

TRENDS AND TIMING
Precipitation: Expect this saturation to continue through the night. Snow should show up after 7am tomorrow, hopefully we will get some nice snow on the ground before things completely dry out on Tuesday.

Freezing levels: Freezing levels will remain high (6-7000’) through the night. Temperatures will then drop in the wake of the approaching cold front tomorrow morning. Freezing levels should drop below Pass level by noon tomorrow and then continue its decline, reaching a 1000’ or lower on Tuesday.

Winds: Southerly flow will continue until the cold front passes through tomorrow morning. Expect gusty westerly’s (20+ mph) when front arrives sometime after 10 am tomorrow. JDM