STEVENS PASS MOUNTAIN WEATHER

”We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey”. Kenji Miyazawa


General Discussion: A vigorous warm front will bring moderate to heavy precipitation to the mountains tonight and tomorrow. Rain in the base area with snow mix on the upper mountain is expected tomorrow. It seems that Mother Nature has anger in her heart as well.

Long-term: Strong westerly flow will continue to bring active weather to the mountains through most of the week.

24 hour Forecast Starting at NOON on Monday

Cumulative Precipitation Totals:
“water by midnight= .25
“of additional water by 4am= .25
“of additional water by 12pm= .75

24hr total “of water = 1.25

24hr Snow Total= 4-6 base 6-10 upper ridge

Trend and Timing:
Light snow will continue today with a strong warm front arriving late tonight. Expect heavy rain in the base area tomorrow with mixed rain and snow on the upper mountain through most of the day.

Base Area Temperatures (F):
Low: 24 High: 38
Freezing level: 3000’ 5500’

Trend and Timing:
Freezing levels will reach 4000’ sometime this evening. Temperatures will continue to rise through the night with freezing levels topping out between 5k and 6k for most of tomorrow.

Winds Speed (mph)/Direction
10-20 W

Trend and Timing:
The wind will be a contender, as strong westerly flow accompanies this storm. Models show 40-60mph gust possible tomorrow.