The warm front Wednesday that produced afternoon temperatures in the 50s was a bit lackluster in the rain department. However, the vigorous cold front was right on its heels and producing heavy rain at the coast and was expected to move over Clark County Wednesday night and into early today.
Gusty winds were prevalent Wednesday and will be much less today and Friday except with heavy showers or thunderstorms. You’ll certainly feel that cold air from the Gulf of Alaska right on through the weekend. Expect a wintery mix of frozen precipitation along with the heavier rain showers.
What about snow here at city levels? Chunky rain is a given and wet flakes and hail is likely as well. Snow covering the ground we will reserve for elevations above 1,000 feet, which includes some of our foothills. It is always possible overnight or early morning hours a little wet snow could fall almost anywhere. Remember though, it will be showery in nature so not a setup for a widespread brief snowstorm.
We had a similar situation earlier in the week and this air mass will be cooler and maybe a little colder aloft. The mountains get inundated with fresh powder measured once again in feet. We won’t see highs in the 50s for the next week or so. With a showery air mass that means some welcome sunbreaks. That 62-degree high temperature last Friday will be a far distant memory.
