Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
Another day, another poorly-forecast lowland snow event. Our low-pressure system was stronger and faster than modeled, and as a result, it generated more and heavier precipitation than expected. Yesterday’s runs only had a light rain/snow mix at the coast at this morning, but the heavier-than-expected precipitation helped lower snow levels down to the surface there, […]
We probably ended up with approximately an inch of snow at our place in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Northeast Portland from yesterday’s late-season snowstorm. Fellow WeatherTogether blogger Jeff Taylor ended up with 3.3 inches in Happy Valley at 600 feet, and the weather at Boring, OR (7 miles NW of Sandy, OR at 655′) was […]
This will just be a quickie, as I’m getting up early tomorrow to go skiing at Mt. Hood Meadows. But after getting scattered, non-sticking snow showers for much of the day, the Portland metro area is finally seeing a decent shot of lowland snow as a weak band of showers swings through the area! Here’s […]
