Friday, January 29, 2016

Snowy Weekend on the Mountain!

If you are planning on volunteering this weekend, please be careful and safe.  If the weather is too bad or you just feel unsafe being out in these conditions, let your supervisor know and stay home!
 
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.SYNOPSIS...AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TO MOUNT
RAINIER THIS MORNING. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONG ONSHORE FLOW. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
FOR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
PST SATURDAY...


.FRIDAY...VERY WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO
12 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET DECREASING TO 3000 FEET IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...VERY WINDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF
5 TO 10 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2000 FEET.
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
.MONDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
2500 FEET.
.THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL NEAR
2500 FEET.


NPS Photo / VIP Ed Hunds



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