After having several days last week with balmylike temperatures we are back to winterlike temperatures in the 30s and 40s. Our average high now is 50 degrees and the remainder of the week will average a little below that. A cooler northwesterly flow of air from Alaska will lower our temperatures and plummet snow levels back down to our foothills at times.
Along with the cooler air mass we will see some showers from time to time but nothing heavy. Looks like I may be back wearing my winter jacket. What happened to our projected early spring anyway? We had our first sub-freezing low temperatures in quite a while over the weekend. Saturday’s low was 30 degrees and Sunday, 27 degrees.
The good news is I still do not see any big storms with wind and heavy rain. No arctic air intrusions bring snow or ice. When snow levels get down to our foothills it is always possible, we get a flake or two in the colder outlying areas, but no general snowfall expected this week. So mostly quiet on the weather front through the weekend. Like I always say, stay tuned, the forecast can change abruptly at times depending on February’s demeanor.
If you thought we had lots of rain in December, wait until you see some of the local reports for January that are coming in. If you thought Cougar was a wet location, you are correct. Our observer Bob Star measured over 25 inches of rain last month.
