MOUNTAIN WEATHER FORECAST

Stevens Pass Mountain Weather Forecast

Day and Time: Monday 11/4/2019 -  0930

Current Observations:

24hr Precipitation:        0     

Temperature profile:   36 base,         

Pass level winds:            Light westerlies                  

Barometer:                    1020mb’s holding                           

Sky:                                 High clouds            

Radar:   A high cirrostratus layer is moving through with clearing to the west.  Dry conditions are being observed state wide.

The Forecast:  Dry and warm today and tomorrow with cooler temperatures arriving on Wednesday.

Long Range:  No significant precipitation is expected for the week with a possibility of some light rain over the upcoming weekend.

  

The Science:  The high pressure system parked over the PNW waters will remain solidly in place through the week.  Some of the cold artic air descending into the Great Plains will make its way west starting on Wednesday. This will create a cooler offshore flow pattern with freezing levels dropping to or below 4000’.  Unseasonably warm air will return over the weekend under a SW flow pattern.

Values from 4am today through 4am tomorrow.

Precipitation: Today 24hr water: 0 snow: 0 Tomorrow’s 24hr water: 0  snow: 0 Trend and Timing: 0

Temperature: Low: 34    High: 50 Freezing level: 10,000’ – 6000’ Trend and Timing:    High freezing levels will slowly fall over the next 48hrs.

Winds Base: 0-5 W Ridge Top: 5-10 WNW Trend and Timing: Light westerly flow will persist through early Wednesday morning.