Can I Put My Snow Shovel Away?

They’ve had very little use this winter. But they’re probably still handy, just in case. Our snow shovels. Will we need our shovels anymore this winter?

We are expecting a pattern change due to a rather wet weather system this weekend. Here’s the best guess of rainfall from the National Blend of Models.  A half inch around Spokane with more over Pend Oreille county.  Some models focus the rain south of Spokane, so there’s still some uncertainty.  The rain will spread across the Cascades late Saturday afternoon and evening.  Then there could be a break on Sunday morning before heavier rain arrives during the afternoon and evening  the precipitation has a chance of changing to wet snow Sunday night north of Spokane but shouldn’t have any impact  


Behind these storms cooler air will move into the region.  Nothing cold.  Highs will still be in the lower to mid 40s.  Next week will be mostly dry with a small chance of rain or snow showers. 

Next weekend a colder air mass is expected to push into the area. This will be a pattern more typical of March than February. 




As with many times before, the main event will probably move into California. But if it pans out as forecast, our highs will be below normal, back into the 30s, with a chance of snow starting around the 15th. That’s still 10 days away so don’t start making plans. Not sure if we will get enough snow to shovel. 








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