By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer
Friday, April 7, 2023
A front finally pushed through this morning leaving some scattered showers for the rest of the day. This activity slowly diminished and should end around sunset, and the snow level remains above 3000’. We do have a disturbance moving north that is enhancing the southerly flow causing southerly winds 8-12 gusting to 20 tonight as it also brings up a slight chance of showers after midnight.
Tomorrow looks cloudy with a little better chance of showers by the afternoon, winds becoming southerly 10-15 gusting to 25, the high near 53. We have an approaching cold front that will push in the rain after around midnight, winds still southerly 10-15 gusting to 25, the low near 46.
The cold front continues to slowly move towards the coast Easter Sunday, giving us more moderate rain with southerly winds 15-20 gusting to 35, highs near 56. Still rainy and breezy Sunday night, and that rain could be heavy at times, lows near 45.
The front is still in the area, bringing more rain during the day Monday, finally pushing through Monday night leaving the usual post-frontal showers. The high Monday near 51, behind the front the temperatures and snow levels start to drop, the low near 39, the snow level down near 2400’.
As far as the rivers are concerned, I suspect they will see some sharp rises in the flow rates from all the rain and continued snowmelt though the forecasts keep them below even Action Stage. The higher rainfall totals still appear to be in central and northern Washington area, but I think it is still worth watching just in case there are any forecast changes.
So, scattered showers Tuesday, the high only near 48, the snow level around 2000’. Tuesday night we see mostly cloudy skies, still with the scattered showers, and the snow level continues to fall, bottoming out at around 1300’ after midnight, with the low falling to near 34. This means the summit is looking at snow once again in the overnight hours into Wednesday morning.
We still have a chance of showers Wednesday under partly sunny skies, the high back up to near 51, so the snow level that starts out at 1300’ that morning, climbs to near 2000’ in the afternoon. The lows Wednesday night drop to near 37, the snow level drops to near 1700’.
Still partly sunny with a chance of showers Thursday, the high near 51 so the snow level remains above the passes.
