**WHITE CHRISTMAS HERE LOOKING UNLIKELY (but not zero!)** Now through Christmas Day, about 4-5 medium to low end strong storm systems will bring periods of rain totaling up to 3-4" and 1-2 feet of total new snow in the Cascades. Could see a strong storm on Dec 21 and Christmas Day, but this is still […]
Friday will be the last day of fog then a storm system will bring about 1/2" of rain late Friday night or early Saturday morning through Sunday morning (most of the rain occurs 10am-10pm Saturday. Very light showers on Sunday may linger through the afternoon. Light winds. Snow levels Saturday morning will be high at […]
Dec 1: Today begins the Meteorological Winter, which is tied to temperatures and not to be confused with the Winter Solstice on Dec 21 (astronomical event). Weather-wise, same song and dance of strong high pressure through Wednesday with lows 28-32, stagnant air, and night/morning fog. Rain chances exist Friday-Saturday (1/4" or less), then we switch […]
Less than 1/3" of additional rain through Monday night and maybe a few wind gusts to 20 mph (no big deal). Snow levels 3500-4000' but nothing crippling over the passes. Then no snow over the Western Oregon + OR/CA border passes Tuesday night through the entire holiday weekend. In fact, an extended dry period is […]
Through Monday, two more storms will bring a total of 1-2" of more rain then it's looking like a long dry/cold stretch Tuesday through probably the entire Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. Tomorrow (Friday) 6am-3pm, could see some gusts to around 30 mph. Remember that 30 or 35 mph winds are not considered strong, but since the […]
Tuesday 3:45pm: BREATHE! No big changes to yesterdays post, but just wanted to give a quick update. Watch the satellite GIF below and you can see how quickly the storm tightens up (rapid intensification or the "bomb" cyclone that the media loves to say). Second GIF below is one of the many computer models showing […]
Monday 3:15pm: Let's clear up misunderstandings here (second paragraph is the forecast). We all know that every year the Pacific Northwest gets several strong winter storms. "Bomb cyclone" first used in some research paper in 1980 to describe low pressure systems that undergo specific rapid strengthening within 24 hours. It's a ridiculous term, media now […]
Storm system with a good amount of moisture will bring 1.50-2.50" of total rainfall between this afternoon (Saturday) and Monday. No wind concerns (20 mph or less), a chance of a thunderstorm Sun/Mon. Snow levels above 4000-5000' through Sunday morning then will lower Sunday afternoon and bottom out at 2000-3000' Sunday night through Monday. Next […]
Strong storm will affect the region Tuesday afternoon or evening through Thursday. This will be the strongest storm of the season so far and is more typical of the strong storms that we see for this time of year. Here, expect some wind gusts of 25-35 mph at times, especially between 8pm Tuesday and about […]
Happy Friday! Three strong storms will affect the region later Sunday through the end of next week. Expect 1.50-2.50" of total rain (Sunday afternoon thru Friday), wind gusts of 20-30 mph at times, and maybe a rumble or two of thunder. Snow levels mostly above 5000-6000', but will lower to near 4000' at times (esp […]
