Stevens Pass
Mountain Weather Forecast
Day and Time: Friday 0700
Current Observations:
24hr Precipitation: 17swe, 4” of snow
Temperature profile: 17 base, 16 ridge
Pass level winds: Calm SW
Barometer: 1009mb’s and holding
Sky: Partly cloudy
Radar: light snow falling to the SW with dry conditions in the mountains.
The Forecast: Well,
the convergence zone didn’t come through for us last night; you win some and
loose some. The light snow showers will
diminish today with a drying trend underway.
Long
Range: The weekend will be mostly dry with clear
periods.
The Science:
A high pressure ridge will begin to move over the region tonight setting up a
few days of dry and mostly clear weather.
The next system of
interest is a warm front approaching on Monday.
As of now, freezing levels rise to +-4000’ with moderate precipitation expected
late Monday night into Tuesday. Those details
will likely change as things mature.
Forecast confidence: good through the weekend and poor
to fair for Monday/Tuesday’s storm.
Values from 4am today through
4am tomorrow.
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Precipitation:
Today 24hr
water: .10 snow:
trace
Tomorrow’s 24hr
water: 0 snow: 0
Trend and Timing:
Mostly dry weather will persist
through the weekend.
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Temperature:
Low: 17 High: 24
Freezing level: +- 1500’
Trend and Timing:
Freezing levels will hold around 1500’
today. Good daytime radiation may push
surface temperatures up to near freezing over the weekend.
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Winds
Base: 0-5 SW
Ridge Top: 5-10 W
Trend and Timing:
Light westerlies today shifting to
easterly tomorrow.
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