Start of the Work Week

11-29

As we close the book on November, the story goes a lot like how we began the month. Rainy. As a low pressure system spins well off our coast and to the north, it is sending a good dose of rain our way this evening and into tomorrow morning.

The warm air in front of the system and increasing clouds overnight will keep temperatures from dropping any farther than the mid-high 30s. Tomorrow will be mild as the warm air moves through to the cold air behind the front. Expect temperatures anywhere from mid-high 40s.

What this also means is LOTS of snow for the Cascade Mountains. A WINTER STORM WARNING is up for the Olympics and Cascades from Monday night to Tuesday at 1PM. The warning calls for 1-2 feet of snow for most elevations. Pass levels may see some mixed freezing rain as freezing levels will fluctuate from 2000-4000 feet from morning to afternoon, falling back down by evening to all snow.

The other part of this story is the wind. A WIND ADVISORY is up from Admiralty Inlet up to the Canadian border. Expect winds 25-35 mph all the way into British Columbia with gusts near 50. The Southern Coast also has a HIGH WIND WARNING up with winds sustained 30-40mph and gusts up to 65.

The book on November is closing fast, and here is a nice summary: Started with record rain on the 1st; 2 days later record heat; 3 weeks later record low temperatures; Finishing it off with a good ole fashioned rainy day. Nothing is better than a La Nina winter in the Northwest.

P.S. Winter starts on December 21^st ;)

Look Ahead: In general the rest of the week looks a tad cyclical as we will have periods of showers mixed with sun-breaks up until the weekend. I have a feeling sun-breaks may dominate toward the end of the week. Weekend doesn’t look half bad right now