Snow Chance Remains

Lots of snow in some PNW locations, esp north of Everett; others have none.  The current air mass is cold enough for snow or snow showers, it’s just the lack of precip that prevents The White everywhere.  As we sip our morn’n bev, the question arises, “Is there any more snow on the way?”  Well - - - 

Maybe.  Cold, modified Arctic air yet is charting to continue sliding into the PNW this week (esp out of the Fraser River Gap).  The rather stationary Low offshore will shift a bit this week to allow for a couple snow bands to move onshore, with the likelihood an inch or two of snow may stick the farther north one is located.  Later this week, a stronger band of moisture will move onshore, primarily over southern OR - maybe southern Willamette Valley - for additional snow or snow/rain mix.  Overnight subfreezing temps could make travel-by-road a cautionary tale.  

The PNW will remain on the cold side heading into the weekend, with continued chance for snow, snow/rain mix, or plain rain.  Trending drier for the first couple days of next week - Feb 10,11, before a normal, wet-pattern series of Pacific storms move onshore.  The first is charting for Wed the 12th.  While the Wed system should present as rain for western OR, there is an elevated chance for a snow event over for the Puget Sound area and Columbia Gorge / eastern basins.  A stronger system yet will arrive Thu night Feb 13, which should finally ‘blow out’ the last remnants of cold air in west side locations; still winter wx for east side & Idaho.

Valentine’s Day - a Friday this year - should be fairly dry as we'll be between Pacific storms.  Rain does return on Sat for a wet weekend, Feb 15,16.  Snow in the mountains.

Showers will be in play as the week of Feb 17 gets underway.