Time and Day: 0600 Wednesday
The Snapshot: A “quiet”
weather day today with some sunshine. Light
snow showers develop tomorrow and persist
into the weekend.
The Science: 6” of snow fell yesterday with mostly clear
skies and light winds this morning. Temperatures cooled off nicely due to the
clearing. 220 .
A high-pressure system developing over the
Oregon/Idaho region will provide dry and partially clear weather for Stevens
Pass today. Temperatures will also be on warm side with SW flow entering the
region.
Clouds will increase
tonight in response to a weak disturbance tracking in from the NW. Light snow will show up tomorrow with intermittent
showers persisting through the rest of the week.
The Long Range: A low-pressure
system forming off the coast of California will track northeast through Oregon and eventually Eastern Washington over the
weekend. This will likely spin light
bands of snow along the eastern slopes of the Cascades. Cold air from the north will also return for
low temperatures heading into the holiday weekend.
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Precipitation
Ending at 4am:
Today 24hr water = .10 Snow = trace
Tomorrow’s 24hr water
= .25 snow = 2-4
Trend and Timing:
Dry today with light
snow developing during daylight hours tomorrow.
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24hr temperature ending at 4 am tomorrow:
Low: 22 High:
36
Freezing level: 3000’
-4500’
Trend and Timing:
Freezing levels spike
up today then slowly fall through the rest of the week.
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24hr Winds (mph) ending at 4 am tomorrow:
Base: 0-5 E
Ridge Top: 0-10 SE
Trend and Timing:
Light east flow at the surface with
southerly flow aloft will develop today.
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jM
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