By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
And the passes saw snow yet again down to at least 500’ this morning, but the snow level lifted to above 1500’ this afternoon. With a trough of low pressure moving across still, we will continue to see scattered showers this evening, some with small hail, and there is that slight chance of thunderstorms. Winds tonight are southwesterly 5-10 but becoming southeasterly 5-10 after midnight, the low near 35 so the snow level could be into the summit again after midnight.
Tomorrow looks mostly cloudy, the showers become a little more scattered, the thunderstorm threat ends, but then some rain moves back in associated with a warm front, winds becoming southerly 8-12, the high up near 51 which helps to push the snow level up near 3500’. Rainy tomorrow night, winds becoming westerly 5-10 after midnight, lows near 43.
Friday, we see a flat upper level ridge with a weak system riding over the top that gives us some mainly light showers, winds southerly 4-8, the high near 54, mostly cloudy with more scattered showers Friday night, lows near 46.
As for the weekend, the ridge builds some but with a weak frontal system offshore, we continue to have scattered showers affecting the area, the high Saturday up near 57, the low near 45.
Sunday, we have a weak trough move over the ridge, into our area, keeping us with a chance of showers and cooling us down a few degrees with the high only near 52, lows near 42.
The models are a little mixed for the start of next week, but it looks like we see the ridge building some which would suggest less shower activity and a little warmer with the high by Tuesday back up to near 57, the low near 41.
There is some hope for spring on the horizon though, the Climate Prediction Center shows a 30-40% chance of a below average precipitation chance and about the same for an above average temperatures chance in the 8-14 day outlook. Fingers crossed!
