Finally (!) just about every resort is getting snow, except, unfortunately the ones in the California Sierras. WA and OR are in the path of a strong, cold system that’s expected to move in Sat. and stay all next week. NOAA”s calling for our base areas to receive up to 5″ at Snoqualmie Pass, 8″ at Stevens Pass, 10″ at Mt. Baker and possibly even some snow in the lowlands by Sunday. Read NOAA’s current Special Weather Statement for the region below:
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON SAT. AFTERNOON USHERING IN A COLDER AIR MASS WHICH WILL LINGER INTO NEXT WEEK. THE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH SO THAT SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AT OR NEAR SEA-LEVEL BEGINNING SAT. EVENING….THERE IS A THREAT OF SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS. NEXT WEEK, A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BRINGING A THREAT FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER TO WESTERN WA. THESE STORMS WILL SPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS RAISING THE POTENTIAL FOR AVALANCHES AND PERIODS OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES. THE EXPECTED OVERALL AIR MASS OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL BE COLD ENOUGH THAT THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT FOR PERIODS OF SNOW OVER THE LOWLANDS ESPECIALLY EARLY TO MID WEEK.
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