By Rod Hill on 2010-11-16
Lots of people talking about the cold air behind Wednesday night's cold front. The valley will get a good soaking Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday. An inch of rain looks possible. Behind the front, a low pressure center will hover and produce cold showers with likely hail Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The large Arctic air mass appears to hold well to our north. At this time, the air will not get cold enough for anything other than rain and hail showers. Elevations near 1,000 feet might see a snow shower in the air Saturday.
The Cascades have a good chance of seeing total snowfall reach two feet at 5,000 feet between Wednesday afternoon and Saturday. The snow could be enough for all Mt. Hood resorts to open! Snow levels behind the front will drop to 2,000 feet Thursday afternoon and stay there through the weekend. Cascade travel will be slow at times Wednesday - Sunday. Please use the new Mt. Hood forecast page to keep yourself updated.
Have a great week!
Ski resorts need 1 - 2 feet to be fully open!