Looks like we are going to get some great weather for skiing over Christmas and New Year.
From Cliff Mass:
One Last Storm and Snow Fest In the Mountains
Even native Northwesterners are getting a bit storm weary, but there is one more storm to deal with before the weather cools and calms down. A sea level pressure forecast (solid lines are isobars, lines of constant pressure) show a deep (975 hPa central pressure) low center off northern Vancouver Island at 4 PM. Temperature is shown by the colored shading. Not super warm. That is good for snow.
And the money quote:
The freezing level is relatively low right now (about 3000 ft) and with plenty of precipitation from this system, there will be substantial snow today, certainly above 3500 ft. Then the temperatures cool behind the low (northwesterly flow follows) and we will move into a cool, showery regime with moderate snow in the mountains.
Here is the forecast 72-hr snow total for the next three days. We are talking of several feet of snow in the Cascades and Olympics. Very good for skiers. This period will guarantee skiing over the holiday break. And really good in increasing the snowpack for water resources next year.
Wonderful news - last year was a bust with some of the poorest conditions I had seen in my 12 years up here. Nice to get some decent pow for a change...
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