Snow is Back in the Forecast

As I spelled out in the previous blog, we would see a return of snow into the forecast later this month. That still looks to be the case. 

A major weather system will dive south of us and head into California this weekend. They will be the weather news maker. 




But a couple of weak weather systems could also move through the region this weekend.  The first should arrive Friday night.  This will mostly be in the form of rain but some snow is possible. Another weaker and less certain storm could move through here on Saturday night or Sunday with more chances of rain or snow.

By the middle of next week, the entire West will be under the influence of a rather cold weather system. 


For our area, there will be a chance of snow each day starting about Tuesday the 17th and continuing for several days.  At this point we don’t see any strong storms, although there could one lurking that we just can’t see yet.   But the atmosphere will be very unstable.  Snow showers will be easy to come by.  And these are the kinds of showers that could bring a few inches of snow in localized areas. This pattern could potentially last for the rest of the month.

Temperatures next week will be decidedly colder with highs only in the 30s. Low temperatures will be in the 20s for the most part, although by next weekend it’s possible that the thermometer could dip into the teens. 

All of this is pretty far into the future. So don’t hang your hat on this yet.  But the overall pattern does favor colder weather in the West and warmer weather in the Eastern US for the second half of February. 

For those who remember my blog a year ago, February is rarely the coldest month of the winter, but it does happen, like it did last year. Here's the breakdown of coldest month for Spokane:

  • December - 49 years
  • January - 75 years
  • February - 21 years
That said, we’ve had some sure signs of early spring, including a sunset convective shower and some overnight snow pellets.




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