The Northwest continues to ride the storm train

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By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 4 years ago January 23, 2020

Summary

The good times will continue in the Northwest with storms for the next two weeks. Warm air will increase the rain/snow line at times, but overall, conditions should stay pretty darn good. Other areas will also see snow over the next week including the Northeast and the Rockies.

Short Term Forecast

Consistently Deep

The Northwest hasn’t just seen a lot of snow, they’ve also seen consistent snow. The snow history chart for Mt. Baker shows that snow fell on 20 of the first 22 days of January 2020.

Forecast for Thu, Jan 23 – Fri, Jan 24

The main story for the end of the week will be continued snowfall in the Northwest, including northern Washington and coastal British Columbia.

Forecast for Sat, Jan 25 – Sun, Jan 26

Weekend warriors in the Northeast will be rewarded with a storm starting late on Saturday and continuing through all of Sunday. Coastal locations may see mixed precipitation or all rain, while farther inland and farther north it’ll be all snow. Elsewhere, coastal British Columbia and northern Washington will continue to see snow, and California, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana will see light amounts.

Forecast for Mon, Jan 27 – Fri, Jan 31

It's looking like a pretty darn good forecast for next week as all regions will see snow. The Northeast will see light amounts, the Rockies will see a few days of consistent snow during the week, and the deepest totals will (again) be in the Northwest.

Extended Forecast

Outlook for Sat, Feb 1 – Wed, Feb 5

February will start with a continuation of the weather pattern that we saw during the end of January, which means that the Northwest will be in the flow with consistent storms and lots of snow.

Some of these northwestern systems could eventually track south and east across the Rockies (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado) and then head toward the east coast. I am not sure if the Rockies will see a lot of snow from this pattern or if amounts will be lighter with the storms staying just a bit too far to the east.

Thanks so much for reading and please check back for my next post on Monday, January 27th.

JOEL GRATZ

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