Stevens Pass
Mountain Weather Forecast
Day and Time: 0830
Current Observations:
24hr Precipitation : 0
Temperature profile: 34
Pass level winds: calm
Barometer: 1016 rising
Sky: partly cloudy
Radar: clear
The Forecast: Dry and warmer today with rain entering the
mountain late tomorrow night.
Long
Range: Mixed rain and
snow can be expected Wednesday through Saturday.
The Science:
A triple point storm is brewing offshore and will bring rain and high mountain
snow to the Cascade Mountains starting late tomorrow night. Warm SW flow out ahead of the leading warm
front will push daytime temperatures into the mid to upper 40’s this afternoon
and then again tomorrow.
The leading band of
moisture should reach the mountains sometime after sunset tomorrow. Freezing levels will start out around 7000’
and then fall to +-5000’ by Wednesday.
The moisture will keep streaming in through the week with periods of
mixed rain and snow above 4500’.
Storm totals Wednesday through Saturday could exceed 3”
of water, 6-12” of snow above 4000’.
Values from 4am
today through
4am tomorrow.
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Precipitation:
Today 24hr
water: 0 snow:
0
Tomorrow’s
24hr
water: .24 snow: 0
Trend and
Timing:
Dry today with light rain beginning tomorrow night.
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Temperature:
Low: 32 High: 45
Freezing
level: 4500’ -7000’
Trend and Timing:
Freezing levels will begin to rise today with peak heights +7000’
tomorrow.
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Winds
Base: 0-5 E
Ridge Top: 0-10
E
Trend and
Timing:
East flow will develop today and remain in place through late tomorrow
night.
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