By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer
Monday, March 20, 2023
We had a few showers moving across today thanks to a weak low pressure area moving up the coast, and we’ll see a few more tonight, then diminish a little before midnight. We could also see some patchy fog before some winds kick in around midnight, becoming easterly 4-8, the low near 35. The snow level will drop from near 3000’ down to near 2200’.
Tomorrow looks mostly sunny and dry with some breezy northwesterly winds becoming 10-15 gusting to 25, the high still makes it to 58. We see partly cloudy skies tomorrow night, winds northerly 8-12 gusting to 20, lows near 37. The snow level up near 2800’.
The fair weather continues Wednesday morning, then with an onshore flow strengthening, we see increasing clouds with a slight chance of a shower developing in the afternoon, winds becoming westerly 5-10, highs near 55. It looks like Wednesday night we will see another trough of low pressure bringing us more clouds and some rain after midnight, lows near 40, the snow level near 2400’.
Thursday also looks cloudy, rainy, and breezy, the highs only near 48, the snow levels dropping to near 1900’ that evening. Still cloudy, rainy and breezy Thursday night, the lows down to near 35 degrees, and the snow level dropping to near 1200’, so the Coast Range passes can once again see snow overnight.
Friday we transition over to showers, still on the breezy side with highs still only around 48, the snow level climbs to near 1500’ but falls to 1200’ again Friday night with the low down near 34. Remember that with the colder nighttime temperatures, it will feel like the 20s with the breezy conditions.
It looks like with additional disturbances we will continue to see showers Saturday, highs near 47, lows dropping to near 33 so the snow level falls down near 500’ after midnight, maybe briefly lower in heavier showers.
More showers likely Sunday, the high near 48, lows near 38, the snow level around 1600’.