Time and Day: 0700 Friday
The Snapshot:
Light snow tapering off this morning with
a clearing and cooling trend beginning. The
sun makes an appearance tomorrow with light snow expected on Sunday.
The Science
Current Observations:
Freezing levels finally
dropped below 4000’ around 8:00 pm last
night. .7” of rain fell yesterday with
an inch of snow left over this morning.
The barometer is 1018mb’s and starting to climb. The ridge top winds are blowing from the west
10-20mph. The temperature profile is 24
ridges / 29 base. The satellite radar
has few showers left in the convergence zone but dissipating.
The Forecast: There will be a lot of quick changes in the weather
pattern over the next 3-5 days. Cold dry
northerly flow takes over today with a high pressure ridge brushing the region tomorrow. A low-pressure
cell will the then drop in from the north on Sunday for the chance of some snow.
The Long Range: Next week will start out dry with a winter
storm taking shape for the middle of next week.
24hr values daily 4am to 4am.
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Precipitation:
Today 24hr
water: .10 snow: trace
Tomorrow’s 24hr
water: 0 snow: 0
Trend and Timing:
Snow tapers off today with dry
conditions persisting into Sunday morning.
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Temperature:
Low: 16 High: 30
Freezing level: 3500’- 2000’
Trend and Timing:
Freezing levels will fall to 2000’
today. Daytime
warming with some sun effect will push surface temperatures into the mid to
upper 20’s tomorrow.
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Winds
Base: 0-10 WNW
Ridge Top: 5-10 NNW
Trend and Timing:
Winds will diminish today and shift
northerly and then easterly over the next 24-36hrs.
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