MOUNTAIN WEATHER FORECAST

Time and Day: 1000 Wednesday.

The Snapshot: Snow showers with cooling temperatures will continue for the rest of the week.  More storms arrive over the weekend.  

The Science

Current Observations: The snow has diminished to light showers.  The temperature is near freezing.  The warm front passed a few hours ago with the following cold front just making land fall. 

The Forecast:  The approaching cold front will push snow showers into the mountain through tomorrow.  Temperatures will stabilize around freezing today.  Once the cold front move east of the mountain later today, freezing levels will fall and the snow showers will persist.    

The Long Range:  More organized frontal systems lifts up from the SW late Friday night and then again on Sunday.      

24hr values daily 4am to 4am.

Precipitation: Today 24hr water: .25  snow: 2-4 Tomorrow’s 24hr water: .5  snow: 4-6 Trend and Timing: Light snow shower will persist through tomorrow.

Temperature: Low: 26     High:32 Freezing level: 4000’ – 2500’ Trend and Timing:    Freezing levels will  hover around 4000’ today and then fall to 2500’ early tomorrow morning.

Winds Base: 0-5 E shifting SW Ridge Top: 5-10 SW Trend and Timing: East flow will slowly erode today with SW flow aloft kicking in tonight.