Time and Day: 0630
Saturday
The Snapshot: Light snow is falling this morning with an inch
of new to play on. Snow today with drying
late tonight and tomorrow. More of the
same mixed bag of weather next week.
The Science: Temperatures cooled
off nicely overnight with the temperature
dropping to around 21f on the upper mountain.
This morning’s satellite imagery has isolated snow showers along the
cascade crest, clear skies to the east and more moisture to the west rotating
around a parent low. As the low-pressure cell makes its way north, the flow
will shift westerly which will allow some orographic snow showers to move into
the mountains. Hopefully, we will squeeze a few more inches of snow out of these
passing showers before it tapers off tonight.
A high pressure ridge develops tonight which will cut off the moisture
and begin to break up the clouds for a partly sunny and mostly dry day
tomorrow.
The Long Range: Next
week will start out with another light rain and snow event with Tuesday trending
dry and rain showers expected on Wednesday/Thursday. Freezing levels (temperatures) through the
week will be seasonal average +-5000’.
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24hr Precipitation
ending at 4am:
Today 24hr water = .5 snow
= 2-5
Tomorrow’s 24hr water
= .10 snow = trace
Trend and Timing:
Snow showers today
with some moderate periods possible.
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24hr temperature ending at 4 am:
Low: 22 High:
32
Freezing level: 3500’
Trend and Timing:
The temperature will rebound to
near freezing today but drop with the aid of clearing early tomorrow morning. We could see a nice melt freeze cycle over
the next +-4 days.
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24hr Winds (mph) ending at 4am:
Base: 0-10 WSW
Ridge Top: 5-15 WSW
Trend and Timing:
Winds will slowly
shift westerly though the day. Watch for periods of gusty ridge top winds
today as well.
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jM
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