Tuesday, March 30, 2010

March 30th, 2010; Rain, Hail, Thunderstorms, Snow, spring is in the air!

I forget, I did say it was spring right? Cool and unstable air continues to move across the area causing showers and giving us a threat of daytime thunderstorms and hail. The snow level is down around 1500-2000’ and the Cascades remain under a Winter Storm Warning. A check of the temperatures in the area of the passes this morning ranges between 32 and 37 deg. The radar shows more showers offshore moving in our direction so we can definitely expect more showers today, and with the low snow level, snow in the passes is not out of the question. The passes will likely be a few degrees cooler tonight so, snow and ice are definately a concern. When all is said and done for this event, between today and tomorrow (yes, more tomorrow!), we could see 1-3” of snow in the Coast Range and, a reminder, the stud season expired April 1st.

So, more showers tomorrow then Thursday a short break during the day but we can expect another relatively strong system to bring rainy and breezy conditions, along with some snow for the mountains, back to the area Thursday night with the cold front itself moving through Friday. As has been the pattern, more showers after the front lasting into Saturday then the next system is expected on Easter Sunday! And for next week, the active weather pattern continues!

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