One sign was a major snowstorm in Portland on April 11, where some areas around Portland received 2-6 inches of wet snow. Branches around the site were broken, leaving nearly 40,000 people without power.
A small street in Portland. Photo taken by Justin Sharp
A backyard with about 6 inches of snow. Justin Shart is polite.
Temperatures over the past few days have been at record lows across the region.
The forecast for the next few weeks is EXTREMELY HOT.
Below is an anomaly (difference from normal) forecast for surface temperatures in the region.
Unbelievable. Most of our area is 10 degrees below normal (green).
The next five days? Still below normal (in blue).
And expect a lot of snow in the mountains. Latest forecast for TWO MORE snowfall in the Cascades and Cascades in BC. Even the northern Sierra Nevada is affected by snow.
Currently around Washington is almost normal, it will be above normal soon.
Why is it all cold and snowy? A very persistent low-pressure trough above our region, something illustrated by the anomaly map (difference from normal) of the upper elevation (such as pressure). Purple indicates much lower pressure than normal roof.
You won’t believe this
It’s hard to believe but some people attribute our cold, snowy end of the year to global warming (climate change).
Completely baseless. Global warming REDUCES cold spells and cold weather. Don’t you believe someone can suggest the opposite? Check out the Vancouver Columbian (below).
Talk about irresponsible journalism Heatwave: Climate Change. Cold waves: Climate change. Snow shortage: Climate change. Too much snow: Climate change.
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