You don’t need a highly qualified weatherman like myself to inform you it’s been rainy. but I will anyway 😉 .  We are running well above average for January rainfall which is a good thing for the land and water supplies, but not so good for our outdoor activities.  In fact we have only had two completely dry days out of the entire month.

The look ahead.

Today:  Wet.

Thu:  Dry start with rain arriving during the afternoon.

Fri:  Am showers will give way to some mild partly cloudy afternoon weather.  Temps could easily make it into the mid 50s, which in the end of January is about as nice as it gets around here.

Sat:  Rain moves in during the morning.  Gusty winds and much cooler weather will accompany the rain.  Snow levels will drop through the day.

Sun:  Very chilly with low snow levels.  This will be a “fun” day with sunbreaks and a mix of rain and snow showers.  Anyone could see snow in the air; however, don’t expect the snow to stick unless you live closer to 500′.  Highs around 41°.

Icy roads are likely Sunday night through Monday morning, so travel with caution during these times.  Lows Sunday night into Mon AM will be around 31°.

Mon:  A few leftover snow or rain/snow mix showers.  Plenty of sunbreaks during the afternoon, but chilly.  Highs around 43°.

Have a great day!!

Yeah, unfortunately it looks really bad for snow chances Wednesday and Thursday.  There’s no beating around the bush on that one.  The forecast was looking so good several days ago and it has slowly and steadily just gone to pot for a lack of better words as I’m sure you have noticed both on my own forecast as well as on any apps or TV stations you pay attention to.

I guess that is how it goes living in western Oregon.  Ending on a positive note I keep telling myself that all these missed opportunities for snow will eventually “even out” in our favor someday.  I mean, one can hope.  🙂

The mountains are also receiving a ton of snow which is good news.  Hoodoo has about 65 inches at their base with lots more on the way.

Have a good Wednesday!

Today could end up being a “fun” day in that we will likely see a little of everything including a few snow, ice pellet, and rain showers along with plenty of sunbreaks.  Highs in the upper 30s.

Here’s a link to the temp map for the region.  Updated at the top of every hour, this map gives a decent idea of how cold the airmass is around us.

Tonight we dry out and get cold.  How cold we get, the exact track of the next storm, and the amount of moisture available will determine how much snow we get (if any at all) Wednesday evening into Thursday.  I’ll try to do another update concerning that storm later tonight.

Peace out, and enjoy your Tuesday!!

I’m sitting here this morning thinking how someday just maybe we will have an “easy” snow forecast for Salem, but for now it’s another extremely difficult forecast…

Highlights and details below.

Today:  We are setup for a nice cold rain today.  Snow will mix in at times, but I expect no accumulating snow below 500′ during the daylight hours today.

Tonight:  Rain/snow mix will change over to all snow; however, there will likely not be all that much moisture leftover which means a dusting to an inch seems most likely.

Tue:  A few snow showers throughout the day.  Could see anywhere from a dusting to 2 inches.  More of course the higher up in elevation you go.

Wed:  Cold, dry, and breezy.  I expect that sometime between 4 and 8pm snow will start falling.  Snow will arrive in the Coast Range as early as noon, but it will be slow to make it into the valley.  BIG CHANGE HERE.  Unless we get more snow than expected it is now looking like Wednesday will be a regular school/work day. ;/

Thu:  Snow will switch over to rain during the morning hours.  Could still be a snow day as this forecast is still up in the air, but not looking like the big snowstorm we all were hoping for.

Fri:  Chilly rain showers turning to a steady rain towards evening.

I’ll give an update as things change (most likely tonight).

Happy Monday!