Tuesday, April 11, 2023
We had another cold front go through today leaving us with scattered showers with possible thunderstorms, and as has been the case lately, heavier showers gave some areas some small hail. The colder morning temperatures also brought snow to the higher passes again.
Tonight, we see a low pressure area to the northwest, sliding down the coast near Vancouver Island. This will enhance the shower activity and continue the chance of thunderstorms. Winds will become southerly 8-12, and with the low dropping to near 35, the snow level will again be falling to near 1200’ after midnight with lower snow possible in the heavier showers.
The low weakens and moves inland into Washington tomorrow, so while the shower activity becomes more scattered, the thunderstorm threat diminishes by lunchtime tomorrow under partly sunny skies. Winds tomorrow northwesterly 5-10, the high near 50 and the snow level rises to near 1900 by the afternoon. Tomorrow night looks dry but cold with northerly winds of 5-10, the low drops to near 35 which may lead to areas of frost in the early morning hours.
Thursday we have a weak disturbance and front moving across that brings more clouds and a slight chance of showers, the high near 49, lows near 36, the snow level now around 2000’.
A weak ridge moves in on Friday, bringing partly sunny skies with a high near 54, mostly cloudy skies that night, lows near 39.
A large low pressure area parked in the Gulf of Alaska, and its flow across our area, will help push a front in by Sunday but the rain chance actually starts ahead of the front, so there is a chance of rain starting Saturday with a better chance Saturday night, but that rain is likely across the area Sunday into Monday. We will also see some breezy winds with the front, the weekend highs in the low to mid 50s, lows in the low 40s.