Are you really excited about the possibility for snow this weekend?? I have some bad news...and you may not want to read what I have to say. It's doubtful. Now, we are still a few days away so things can change (as they have over the past few days where some people had friday pegged as a day for snow). Models have kinda halted on the really cold air coming in for the Thursday and Friday timeframe. We are headed into a much colder pattern, that is for sure, but it may not come as quickly as we need in order to see some lowland snow. Let's talk about what's going to happen before then.
Tuesday we will be in between the system that came by last night, which brought some intense winds from the south in a very quick fashion, surprising not only TV forecasters but the National Weather Service who didn't put up warnings until about 8pm, and the system coming in Wednesday morning. There is a central low that will be sitting off the BC coast and will bring with it some steady and heavy rain at times, dropping snow levels in the mountains to about 2000 feet. A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect for the mountains for Wednesday, with all passes expecting at least 8 inches, some of the higher ones probably getting more than a foot. Be careful going over the passes this week.
Showers will be possible for Thursday and Friday as the Low continues to sag down to the south, very slowly, and will spin the moisture continuously at us. This low is carrying a good amount of cold air out of the arctic, so once it passes, cold air will begin to invade the Northwest. Temperatures will significantly drop by Sunday with potential daytime highs only in the high 30's. Monday and Tuesday offer even colder air and it is a little too early to tell where the moisture will be, but if it is around, my guess right now is we would see snow around the lowlands.
Stay tuned for more updates as they become available. :)
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