It is likely that additional snow will fall over a wide area of the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies again next week (October 24-28). This system will cause additional snowfall in many parts of the west. The second hurricane affects the west in Week 2 (October 24). Some areas are likely to see a foot or more at higher elevations, especially in the Rockies by Sunday night. The northern regions of the PNW, including Idaho, may do well in Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. The European was slightly faster while the Canadian was less. Image: Weather Bellīelow: US GFS forecasts moderate snowfall for a wide area of the PNW and Rockies through Monday next week. Temperatures will be near freezing in Washington and will be below freezing for most of the Rockies. Image: Weather Bellīelow: Temperatures falling in front of intense cold to 10 C (14 F) in many areas shown at 10 K Ft. It will favor the Pacific Northwest and a good area of the Rockies. A convergence zone (cool wind with west, NW flow could increase snow totals over the central Cascades later this week).īelow: The Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for October 16-24 shows wetter than average in many areas of the west.īelow: Low pressure has increased in PNW and Rockies till late Saturday evening. It is likely that our Powder Alert criteria of 12 inches or more will be met by Monday, particularly in the Rockies. Ground level: Very low temperatures this weekend, snowfall for a wide area of the Rockies and PNW with some model deviations. Colorado will likely operate in well-suited areas west of the divide and extend into the central and even southern mountains later this week. The Tetons and Wasatch are solid wildcards, especially Utah where strong SW winds migrate NW at the start of the storm and can kick in some good post-frontal precipitation. The model diverges on who sees the most volume with our confidence for the panhandle of Idaho, central or southern Montana and Colorado. It covers northern and central Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado from late Saturday through Monday. The European model is bullish enough for good volume by the end of Saturday (6-12) while the US GFS and Canadian are showing lower volume (3-7). The low pressure will begin affecting several areas of Canada by the end of this week and will spread to the Pacific Northwest and northern Idaho by late Friday. It has been a 3-week stretch of fall colors, light winds and warm temperatures that will end by the start of the weekend. But major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day are rare events that don't happen every year.Above: Mountain biking in Park City on Sunday. Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur three times a year. On an average of 11 days a year, at least an inch of snow lands in one day. How Many Snowstorms Boston GetsĪbout half the snowfalls in Boston result in just a skiff of less than an inch left on the ground.
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But in most years those months have no snow.īoston is normally free of snow every year from May to September. Over the long-term Boston has averaged half-an-inch or so of snow during October, November and April.
The season's last snowfall typically happens in March. When Boston Has Its First & Last Snowfallsīoston's first snowfall of winter usually arrives in December.
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