Saturday, November 19, 2011

Very Wet Week Ahead.

Well as predicted there was no snow in the valley although many places did see a rain/snow mix.
Tonight may be the coldest night of the season for many places as lows will dip down into the mid 20s.
This Tuesday ,Wednesday and Thursday are looking wet as a weak pineapple express comes in..

The image below shows the jet-stream dipping down into the tropics and aiming right at us, the non technical term for that is a pineapple express.
As the jet-stream picks up moisture from the tropics the moisture in the form of rain dumps on us in addition to that snow levels will rise up to possibly 6,000 ft which is bad news for skier/snowboarders.

the image below shows the 72 hour forecast ending Wednesday afternoon
Nearly 5 inches in the valley! If this does come true there will be some flooding concerns. 

for skier and snowboarders: 
Timberline forecast: 
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind between 9 and 13 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected. 

Monday: Snow likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west southwest wind between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. 

Monday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy and breezy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. 

Tuesday: Snow likely. Cloudy and windy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. 

Tuesday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy and windy, with a low around 25.


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