Pushing Back Spring Fever

As stated in the last few reports, our mild, Spring-Fever-inducing weather will end for 2 or 3 weeks, pushing back the warmth for awhile.  Here’s the latest scenario.

'Wee bit' of a break today & most of Tue before a WET & blustery series of systems hit the PNW.  A wintery pattern for sure, with relatively low freezing level and chilly temps.  The 2 key storms will be overnight Tue into Wed and again this coming weekend.  Showers and maybe even a rain/snow mix at or near valley floors on Thu.  Increasing rain & wind on Fri before a POWERFUL storm moves onshore overnight Sat.  Lots of ‘options’ on this storm as to how deep the Low will get, and its track.  Either way, expect moderate-to-heavy rain and WINDS this weekend.  Power outages are probable; you know the prep drill, just in case.

🍀 St Patty’s Day, Monday Mar 17, will remain blustery, with cold showers, on the backside of the weekend storm.  Tue the 18th should be dry.  Another cold storm moves in on from the north on Wed - probably late morning.  WINDY & wet, esp over western WA & BC.  The 1st day of Spring 2025 - Thursday Mar 20 - is trending mostly dry until the evening.  Fri Mar 21 will likely be dry.  

The weekend of Mar 22,23 is trending wet over northern portions of WA on Sat; clearing Sunday.  Right now, a cold air mass looks to settle in over the eastern Pacific during the week of Mar 24-28, which typically equates to cold rain, showers and again, fairly low snow levels (not unusual for Mar in the PNW).

Variability in the specifics of our forecast above is a given, however, the overall trend is for a wet & CHILLY period ahead.  Spring Fever will be pushed back for awhile.  

Repeating our ☕️☕️ Second Cup: Please note, we will be out-of-country from Fri Mar 14 - Sat Mar 29.  Depending on internet connections and available time to study/prepare, we may not publish forecast discussions during that period.  The effort will be made, of course, to uphold your Mon & Fri morning 'Mug Up' tradition.