Three Weekends In A Row . . .Nice?
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
NOWCAST- More showers, hail, thunder and clearing periods through Wednesday. A break Thursday, rain Friday and . . . perhaps the third weekend in a row with fair skies and warm temperatures. We'll see. Temperatures should warm into the 60's to near 70 Saturday through Tuesday. At least for a while we may be out of the real chilly weather. Stay tuned.
OUTCAST- Ski Bowl on the lower slopes of Mt. Hood measured 213 inches of snow early today for a new record going back to the late 1800's (although for a time it was measured across the highway at Government Camp). Over 600 inches of snow has fallen this season. The end of April and still 213 inches on the ground? Amazing. That is nearly 18 feet!
Now that data is coming in showing things have been cooling off global wise and especially after this winters crazy cold weather, more and more experts and politicians are using the term "Climate Change" rather than global warming. Ha!
And with that said, those with their own opinions are still under fire for not conforming with the accepted aspect of climate change. The latest victim is hurricane expert Dr. William Gray of Colorado University and the institution will not promote or support his predictions because of his non conformist view on Climate Change. Read here.
Looks like April will go into the record books as a cooler than normal month and drier than average. If so it will be a string of 15 out of 16 months with less than average rainfall, at least for Vancouver. Trend???
The week of May 4th through 10th is Severe Weather Awareness Week in the Pacific Northwest, including the states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington. More here
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
202 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008
...SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND CASCADE FOOTHILLS
OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON AS WELL AS THE UPPER
HOOD RIVER VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY..
COLD SPRING WEATHER IS TAKING HOLD OVER SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND
NORTHWEST OREGON AGAIN DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS WEEK.
ANOTHER RATHER COLD SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL LOWER SNOW
LEVELS TO AROUND 2000 FEET LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE ABOUT 2000 FEET IN THE COASTAL
MOUNTAINS...THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS...AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER
VALLEY COULD REACH A COUPLE OF INCHES LATER TONIGHT.. AND AGAIN
ON WEDNESDAY.
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 7:05 PM,
