MOUNTAIN WEATHER FORECAST

Stevens Pass Mountain Weather Forecast

Day and Time: Tuesday 0800

Welcome 2019

Current Observations:

24hr Precipitation: 0

Temperature profile: 22 degrees resort wide

Barometer: holding at 1023mbs

Pass level winds:  5-10 WNW

Sky:

Radar:  

The Forecast:   Warmer temperatures and increasing clouds arrive today.  Snow changing to rain begins late tomorrow night with rain on Thursday likely.

Long Range: Rain turns to back to snow early Friday morning with the weekend trending dry.   

  

The Science: The high pressure ridge that brought us into the New Year will flatten and push to the south today.  This will open the door for another strong SW oriented frontal system to move in.  Freezing levels will push up to 5000’ by early Thursday morning with moderate rain likely. 

A low pressure system with an imbedded cold front will swing through late Thursday night or early Friday morning.  Freezing levels will drop and the rain will shift to snow showers heading into Friday.  Winds with this event will be moderate and SSW. 

Current storm values from 4am Thursday through 4am Friday are 1-2” storm water equivalent (SWE), 3-6” of snow.     

Values from 4am today through

 4am tomorrow.

Precipitation: Today 24hr water:  0 snow: 0 Tomorrow’s 24hr water: .25+  snow: 0-1 Trend and Timing: Dry through tomorrow with moisture moving in late tomorrow night.

Temperature: Low: 23    High: 30 Freezing level: 1000’ – 4000’ Trend and Timing:    Freezing levels will rise to 4000’ today and then push up to 5000’ tomorrow.

Winds Base: 0-10 W Ridge Top: 5-10 W Trend and Timing: The winds will be generally light and out of the W today.  The flow aloft will shift SW overnight.