Happy Friday!! I’ve revised the forecast for today as we should be dry the rest of the day, but staying chilly. This will kick off a multi-day stretch of dry weather with the next chance for precipitation not showing up until Wednesday.
Next I wanted to share a few images with you all to help convey just how much snow is on the ground east of the Cascades.
First up is a satellite pic from yesterday before the clouds moved in all the way. Some of the white you see are clouds especially along the edges, but for the most part it’s all snow cover from the Cascades eastward. Have I told you how much I love the clarity of this new satellite? Notice how you can easily see both the Columbia and Snake Rivers as they flow through the frozen landscape. Pretty neat ehh?!?
Next I have several images saved from various traffic cams over the past few days. Most of these come from Central Oregon where 25 to 35+ inches of snow have fallen this week alone!
Lastly I have a few pics from Bend, OR taken Thursday morning where they have received over 30 inches of snow over the past several days. Absolutely incredible!!! Photos taken by Darius Marvasti.
Speaking of snow, check out these images showing how the snowpack in Oregon has progressed from early December to now. A major turnaround from where we started!
Looking ahead I see several dry days headed our way. This dry weather will be accompanied by some very cold temperatures. It will be the battle of the seasons with the early March sun versus the very cold air mass. As a result I expect morning lows to dip all the way down into the low to mid 20s Saturday through Wednesday. For the afternoons I’m banking on the early March sun getting us up close to 50° despite the very cold mornings. You may not think upper 40s/close to 50 is all that warm, and it isn’t, but keep in mind that if we had this very same air mass in January we would be talking about highs in the mid to upper 30s instead. Just a little perspective for you 😉
PS. No lengthy snowstorm recap, but I was happy with how everything turned out Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. It appears as though everyone recieved about 1 to 2 inches of snow here in the Salem area. Felt nice to have a snow forecast pretty much work out 🙂
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