Quick Update

Just a quick update as I don’t have time for a full weather report.  Unfortunately, the storm track of the big storm I wrote about in my Friday update looks like it will go too far north, and we have no big snows in our future.  Maybe an inch on Wednesday night.  Then, this weekend, […]

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Light Snow This Weekend.  Bigger Storm Late Next Week.

A cut-off low stuck over Seattle area will bring a little bit of snow today through Sunday.  Here’s the model forecasts for that time: 4” – European Model 3” – American and Canadian Model Highs should be right just about 30 both weekend days and windy (of course).  Sunday will probably be the windier of […]

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Three Small Snowfalls This Week

A minor system comes in from the northwest on Tuesday.  Here are the model forecasts: 3” – WRF Model 2” – Canadian Model 1” – American and European Models On Wednesday, a closed low goes south of our patrol zone with hopefully a little wrap-around / upslope snow.  Here are the model forecasts: 3” – […]

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Our Patrol Zone Snow Record Challenged?

A little trivia.  What location in the United States holds the record for the most snowfall in a 24 hour period?  The Cascades?  No.  The Chugach?  No.  Our patrol zone?  Yes!  76” of snow fell at Silver Lake during a 24 hour period spanning April 14 and 15, 1921, which remains to this day as […]

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Nothing Huge, But Lots of Snow in the Forecast

Two sets of moisture, one coming from the northwest and the other from the west southwest look to join forces on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, and will bring snow to our patrol zone.  There may be a bit of upslope Wednesday, with temperatures steadily dropping.  Here are the various model forecasts from Tuesday afternoon […]

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