TURNING MUCH COLDER AND WINDY EARLY THIS COMING WEEK WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS…
AN UNUSUALLY COOL MAY STORM SYSTEM WILL BE SPREADING INTO
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON EARLY THIS COMING WEEK.
THE MAIN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY…DROPPING
SNOW LEVELS TO NEAR THE CASCADE PASSES LATER MONDAY AND WELL
BELOW THE CASCADE PASSES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. IN FACT…SNOW
LEVELS WILL LIKELY DROP TO BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY…AND POSSIBLY EVEN CLOSE TO 1500 FEET IN SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON. THIS WILL BE LOW ENOUGH TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO
AREAS OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND CASCADE FOOTHILLS. SNOW AMOUNTS
IN THE CASCADES MAY APPROACH SNOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.
IN ADDITION…THIS STORM WILL BRING SOME WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE
AREA. GUSTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
MOUNTAINS COULD REACH 45 MPH. GUSTS IN THE VALLEYS COULD REACH 30
OR 35 MPH.
IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANNED THROUGH THE CASCADES EARLY THIS COMING
WEEK..BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
AS ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AT TIMES.
It’s May, so it may snow.
Such is the discouraging word from the National Weather Service, which issued a Special Weather Statement predicted snow at elevations above 1,500 feet over the next few days. That would include some of the higher levels of Clark County.
In the metro area, it will just be nasty, with rain and wind. Gusts topping 30 mph could break all but the strongest umbrellas.
The Vancouver area forecast:
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind between 3 and 10 mph.
Sunday: Cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph.
