By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Weather
Well, many folks saw a dusting of snow overnight, but you didn’t have to go far in elevation to see sticking snow with tripcheck reporting 6” of roadside snow this morning at the Coast Range Summit. This evening we are watching a low pressure area sliding southward that will pull the shower activity southward though we can still see some wraparound showers across our area tonight.
So tonight looks wet and cold with some rain then snow shower later tonight as the temperature lowers. Again, the snow amounts will be variable, depending on where the showers are. Winds tonight becoming easterly 10-15 gusting to 25, the low drops to around 23 so the windchill will be in the low teens.
The activity will move south with the low tomorrow so we see only widely scattered showers that diminish by the afternoon, still breezy with east winds 20-25 gusting to 35, the high only near 35, so again, with the winds it will feel much colder. Tomorrow night looks to be the coldest, with mostly clear skies the low drops to 19, but the persistent east winds 15-25 gusting to near 40 will put the windchill temperature down near zero.
Friday looks sunny with east winds only 5-10, the high warms to near 43 but with mostly clear skies Friday night, the low dips to 23.
The rain returns Saturday night with the next approaching trough of low pressure. The good news is the temperatures will be moderating so while there is a chance of a low rain/snow mix to start, the snow level will be rising overnight to possibly above the summit level by midnight. The high Saturday near 46, the low near 33.
It looks cloudy, rainy and breezy Sunday and Monday, highs near 45, lows near 34 with more rain likely Tuesday as well, the high up near 46, lows near 35. It looks like we will see more snow in the Coast Range.