By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer
Well, there are a few changes in the forecast it seems. It appears the snow level will be falling each evening this weekend and into next week, increasing the chance of seeing a rain/snow mix, or even just snow, at low elevations. Each evening, some accumulation is possible in some areas as low temperature forecasted Saturday nightat 31 and tonight, Sunday, the low at 27. It looks like Lees Camp could get up to an inch of snow with 1-3” possible across the summit and 5-10” possible above around 2000-2500’ through Sunday night. The low temperature Saturday night across the summit forecasted at 26 with today’s high temperature only reaching 31-32 at the summit, down here in the lower levels the temperature climbs to 42. As you can see, the really cold air pours in tonight, Sunday night, with the daytime highs in the lower 40s, with the nighttime lows in Tillamook falling into the mid 20s. This has caused the NWS folks to issue a Winter Weather Advisory for parts of the Coast Range lowlands from 4am Sunday thru 4am Monday and a Winter Storm Warning for higher parts of the Coast Range, including the summit, from now until 4am Monday.
Unfortunately, the pattern does not look to change much next week. We are looking at showers during the day with high temperatures in the low 40s, and snowy nights with lows in the mid and upper 20s. Being the precipitation will be showery in nature, some areas could see higher amounts of snow while other areas don’t. It will be in the luck of the draw, so to speak.
Remember too, any area that falls below freezing, that has moisture on the roads still, could have road and bridge icing issues, sometimes hidden by fresh snow. Watch the forecast and look at Tripcheck before you go!
PS – The “Groundhog” Report: 2/2/25 – Before a huge crowd filled with excitement and anticipation, and bundled up against temperatures in the 20s, the groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday morning in central Pennsylvania. That means we could see six more weeks of winter , at least according to Groundhog Day lore. Here’s more from The Weather Channel about this morning’s event: https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2025-01-31-did-the-groundhog-see-his-shadow-2025
