Snow Chances Looking Grim and a Weak Storm.

Yesterdays so called storm was not all that impressive as it was forecast. Rainfall total at PDX was only 0.49" at my house however it was 0.93". PDX also reported a gust of wind at 40 mph which is strongest since mid march.
Now on to the snow outlook

Here is the image of the 72 hour snowfall from the 12z rpm model.

   Notice how all the snow is only over around 1,000 ft

Temperatures are going to be just to warm for snow both Friday and Saturday however this does not rule out a chance of rain/snow mix in the valley during heavy showers. So it looks like we didn't get lucky this time but there still is the whole winter left!

As for next week, it is looking wet! just as this model shows the 72 hour precipitation totals.Over 10 inches in the Olympic mountains! and over 2 inches in the valley.

For skiers/snowboarders:

Timberline forecast:

Tonight: Snow showers. Low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -3. Windy, with a west southwest wind between 30 and 34 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible. 

Friday: Snow showers. High near 16. Wind chill values as low as -3. Breezy, with a west wind between 13 and 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. 

Friday Night: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind between 8 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. 

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 17. West wind around 9 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.