Time and Day: 0700 Friday
The Snapshot:
The snow showers will linger in the mountains today and taper off tonight. Tomorrow will start out cold and dry with a
chance of light snow tomorrow night and Sunday.
More storms developing for the middle of next week.
The Science
Current Observations: 6” of snow with .41” of water fell during the last
24hrs.
It is 280f at the
base and 23f on the upper ridge, the Rh is 91%, the barometer is 1005mb and
steady, winds are light and out of the southeast.
This mornings radar has
fairly dry sky’s over the mountains with most of the moisture confined to the west. The atmosphere will remain fairly unstable, so
occasional snow showers through the weekend will be likely.
The featured topic for the
weekend will be the early season cold snap. Cold air flowing in through the Frazer River
gap will bring freezing levels down to +- 1000’. Sunday’s
early morning low temperatures could hit the mid to lower teens and even possible
single digits by Monday. There is a
system tracking across the southern portion of the state on Sunday but not much
moisture is expected to reach Stevens Pass.
The Long Range: Next week will start out cold, dry and partly clear. A low-pressure
cell tracking down the BC coast will bring warmer temperatures and moisture to
the region starting on Wednesday. This
could be a nice snow producer for the Cascades so stays tuned at those details
develop.
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24hr Precipitation ending at 4 am:
Today 24hr water: .25 snow: 1-3
Tomorrow’s 24hr water: lt.25 snow: 1-2
Trend and Timing:
Light snow showers will persist
through Sunday.
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24hr temperature
ending at 4 am:
Low:18 High:
26
Freezing level: 4000’ – 1500’
Trend and Timing:
Freezing levels will fall today and
bottom out at 1000’ or lower on Sunday/Monday.
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24hr Winds (mph) ending at 4am:
Base: 0-10 E
Ridge Top: 5-10 E
Trend and Timing:
East flow is expected to develop and
strengthen today.
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jM
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