Time and Day: 1000 Monday
The Snapshot:
POWDER DAY! The snow will diminish today with the next
storm poised to bring more heavy snow tomorrow.
This active winter storm cycle will continue through the weekend.
The Science
Current Observations:
It is moderately snowing with 7”
of new snow
on the ground thus far. The temperature is 290f at the base and
240f on the upper mountain. The
winds are westerly and gusting +-10mph. The barometer has bumped up a notch to 1016mb’s.
The Forecast: The
snow will begin to diminish to intermittent showers through the day as an upper-level ridge slides in. The next strong frontal system arrives
tomorrow with heavy precipitation and rising freezing levels. The storm will start out with heavy snow with
temperatures influenced by east flow for most of the day.
A warm front will lift up
from the SW late tomorrow night or early Wednesday morning. This will push freezing
levels to 4500’ or 5000’. Mixed rain and
snow showers can be anticipated starting after midnight tomorrow. With some
luck and east flow love, the snow levels will stay at or below 4000’.
The Long Range: The storms keep rolling in right through the
weekend.
Tomorrow night/Wednesday’s spike it temperatures should be the warmest
of the bunch.
Values are from 4 am
today to 4am tomorrow.
Then 4am tomorrow to 4am the following day.
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Precipitation:
Today 24hr water: .5 snow: 4-6
Tomorrow’s 24hr water:
1-1.5 snow: 12-15
Trend and Timing:
Snow
will diminish to showers this afternoon.
Heavy snow kicks in after 4am
tomorrow morning with heavy snow through the day.
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Temperature:
Low: 22 High:
30
Freezing level: +-3000
Trend and Timing:
The
freezing levels should hold around 3000’ through the day and into tomorrow
morning.
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Winds (mph):
Base: 5-10 W shifting
E
Ridge Top: 5-15 W
shifting E
Trend and Timing:
Wind
will remain westerly today and shift easterly overnight.
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