Juneuary Makes Itself Known
🌦17JUN2023 - 1245 PDT 🌦 Hello everyone! After a warm late Spring and beginning of meteorological Summer (June 1st), the Pacific Northwest is about to go into a winter-like pattern for a few days. The weather must have heard the pluviophiles' pleases... This pattern won't bring a ton of rain but it will be damp, cool/cold, and cloudy for many. The mountains will likely get some snow too! Let's dive into things by first looking at the upper-level (high up in the atmosphere) trough (blues and purples) and ridge (reds and oranges) positions. As you can see below, the PNW is going to be under the influence of a deep, cold trough of low pressure. This will bring mountain snow and lowland rain chances through Tuesday/Wednesday of next week. Gusty winds will also be apparent over the mountains of Washington and Oregon so bring some extra layering when heading into the backcountry! Trough and Ridge positions Now let's take a closer look at western Washington wh...