1/13/2010 Weather
Short term: A low pressure system will brush the NW corner of the state tonight. This will provide the chance for some moderate snow showers to develop early tomorrow morning. Might just get a nice day of skiing tomorrow.
Long-term: There is plenty of active weather out there. The challenge is to get them to reach the North Central Mountains with cool temperatures. It will be possible to get some nice snow in the next few days. The weekend is looking warm and wet again.
24 hour Forecast Starting at NOON on Wednesday
Precipitation
“ Water: .5
“ of Snow: 4-6+
Temperatures (F):
4000’ Low: 26 High: 32
5000’ Low: 24 High: 28
Winds speed/Direction
Pass level: 0-5 E - 5-15 W after midnight
Ridge top: 0-10 E - 10-20 W after midnight
TRENDS AND TIMING
Precipitation: light snow showers will continue today. A short burst of moderate snow will be possible tonight as the westerly flow kicks in. This could allow convergence conditions to develop. If this materializes, it could bump precipitation totals up a few inches. Snow will quickly taper off by the start of operations tomorrow. Another band of moisture is expected to move through tomorrow afternoon.
Freezing levels: Freezing levels will drop to 3000’ overnight. Freezing levels will then slowly rise to 4000’ tomorrow night.
Winds: Light east flow will give way to a push of westerlies tonight. It will be possible to get gust of +20mph during the early morning hours. Gusty winds will continue tomorrow. JDM
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