MOUNTAIN WEATHER FORECAST

Time and Day: 0700 Tuesday

The Snapshot:  Light snow showers with cooler temperatures are expected for the remainder of the week.

The Science:  Well, the extra snow that we expected yesterday decided to stay to the south after all.  3” of snow fell overnight with light snow falling at this hour.  There is another weak system working it’s way across the southern portion of the state, but like yesterday, most of the energy is expected to stay south and east of Stevens Pass.  Light snow showers with some clear periods will be the main weather game for the remainder of the week.  

The Long Range:   The pattern shifts to cooler NW flow over the next few days which will drop freezing levels and provide some passing snow showers from time to time.  This is not a lot of available moisture hanging around in the North Pacific waters; so no significant snow will be likely in the long-range 3-7 day forecast.   

Precipitation Ending at 4am: Today 24hr water = .10  Snow = 0-1 Tomorrow’s 24hr water = <.25 snow = 1-2 Trend and Timing: Light snow showers expected for the remainder of the week.

24hr temperature ending at 4 am tomorrow:  Low: 22    High: 32 Freezing level: +- 3000’  falling Trend and Timing:    Freezing levels will slowly fall to around 2000’ or lower over the next 24-48hrs

24hr Winds (mph) ending at 4 am tomorrow: Base: 0-5 NW Ridge Top: 5-10 WNW Trend and Timing: Winds will be light out of the WNW for the next few days.

jM