MOUNTAINW WEATHER FORECAST

0700 Wednesday:

The Snapshot:   Snow will taper off today, drying and warming for the remainder of the week.

The Science:  Telemetry shows  3” of snow at the base and +-7” on the upper mountain.   As suspected, most of the energy was south of Stevens Pass.  Cool unstable NW flow will keep the threat of snow showers through the day.   Barometric pressure values begin to rise tonight for the start of a drying trend.     

Long Range: High-pressure building along the NW coast will begin a period of dry, warm, and clear weather starting tomorrow and lasting into early next week. 

Precipitation ending at 4am: Today’s 24hr Water = .25   Snow = 1-3  Tomorrow’s 24hr Water = 0   Snow = 0 Trend and Timing: Snow showers will slowly taper off today.

24hr temperature ending at 4am tomorrow:  Low: 24   High:  32 Freezing level: 2500’   4000.' Trends and Timing: Freezing levels will stick around the 4000’ through early tomorrow morning.  A warming trend will then kick in with rising freezing levels well above 5000’ by the end of the week.

24hr Winds (mph) ending at 4am tomorrow: Base: 5-10 NW Ridge Top:  5-15 NW Trend and Timing: Ridge top winds will be gusty this morning and begin to diminish this afternoon.

JM