Today will be one last mostly sunny day for the interior with highs in the mid 50`s to maybe upper 50`s. However and as seen by the 915am inferred satellite imagery, our frontal system is already approaching the WA coast. In fact, visible satellite shows high cirrus clouds starting to increase over the NW WA coast this morning.This frontal system is our cold front. And this front looks to pass through by early tomorrow morning with showers and mountain snow showers following behind it. So a cool and showery day is on tap as a -35c 500mb trough brushes our area. And with this trough comes what looks to be a slightly unstable air mass so could see the isolated thunder shower. Otherwise, just showers with possible sun breaks behind the cold front. Yet another frontal system comes in sometime Sunday with showers following behind that system. So the Olympics/Cascades should pick up some snow for both days.
The Mon-Wed looks to be continued cool and showery at times with highs near 50 to maybe lower 50`s. Yet another cold front looks to arrive by middle of the week for another round of rain and showers and keeping us on track with coolish conditions.
Joseph...here`s a few sites you can go to get that info.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/(scroll down half way to where it says Satellite with obs)
This is the main UW weather model site. Just click on any of them to see the maps you want to look at.
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/mm5rt/
NCEP site
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/index_namer.shtml
Oh don`t worry Joseph.:o) You`ll eventually be able to get a handle on the models Like I have as you can see from my postings.
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