Wintry Woes Continue For Northwest U.S.

Wintry woes continue to bash the northwestern U.S. this week. However, a change in the pattern will see drier weather close out the work week.

Several areas of upper-level energy that will help produce wintry precipitation for the next couple of days, which prompted Winter Weather Advisories & Winter Storm Warnings to be issued from the Cascades into the northern Rockies.

The first one is the broad area of upper-level energy that has already been producing snow over the Cascades and northern Rockies. An additional 2 to 4 inches of fresh snow will fall today, bringing totals to about 6 to 8 inches in the lower elevations. Higher up in the mountains, totals of a foot or more of snow can be expected today. Activity should wind down later this afternoon for most areas. 

Additional rounds of upper-level energy will zip across the West Coast on Wednesday. However, warmer air will be associated with this system will prompt mostly rain showers in the lower elevations across the Northwest, northern California, and the northern Rockies. With that said, higher elevations across Pacific Northwest will have a good chance to see a rain/snow mix or snow showers. An additional 2 to 6 inches of snowfall will be possible along the higher elevations of the Cascades in Washington as well as the northern Rockies. 

Thankfully, a strong area of high pressure will begin to build over the Northwest on Thursday which will produce drier weather to close out the work week.

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of emergency. Be sure to have multiple ways to get the latest weather information from local TV, weather radio, or the WeatherBug app.