A stubborn trough of low pressure will set up near the California Coast with Pacific moisture and instability streaming into Northern California. This will result in daily rounds of t-storms from Tahoe to Shasta each day from Thu to Sun. Meanwhile, abnormally dry air (for late July) will push into the Southwest, resulting in a break from the monsoon, before moisture returns next week.

The rest of the week is looking relatively quiet as we will be just on the southern edge of the moisture as disturbances pass north of our area. There is a slight chance of afternoon t-storms each day from Tue to Fri, but it's a marginal setup. Sat to next Tue (July 26-29) looks very dry & warm, then we could potentially see some monsoon moisture sneak in around July 30-Aug 1.

The winter of 2024-2025 featured near to above average snowfall across the Sierra, Central/Northern Rockies, and much of the East. Snowpack is currently melting at a faster rate than usual across much of the West due to warmer and drier conditions so far in April. Looking ahead, a storm will bring high-elevation snow showers to the Sierra & the Rockies from late this week through early next week.

This will be my final chase powder post for the 24/25 season. It has been an epic season in many areas, including northern Vermont and many northern/Central Rockies, Sierra, and Alaska spots. La Niña delivered as forecasted. Next Season will be deep somewhere! It is always deep on the Chase Powder Forecast. This post recaps the season for 24/25.