Heavy Mountain Snow, Strong Winds, Cold Air and Dust on Puget Sound. Plus a trailer for the Northwest Gap winds

news7g02/20/2023

2 1 minute read

My podcast today deals with cold and snow.

And it will give you a background regarding the mountain gaps that lead cold air to our region.

Tomorrow, an approaching front and the accompanying depression will increase the north-south pressure differential, causing strong southerly winds across Puget Sound (see mid-morrow pressure below). Wind gusts of up to 40 mph are expected.

A cold front will then move through Tuesday morning, bringing lots of snow in the mountains on Tuesday.

Later Tuesday and Wednesday, much colder air will hit Washington state, bringing the highest temperatures in the 30s and the lowest in the 20s for western Washington and 10 degrees colder for the River Basin. Columbia. Some sleet will fall on Puget Sound, but meters of new snow will accumulate on the Cascade.

Total snow as of Thursday morning is shown below:

The second half of my podcast will talk about the importance of our mountain gaps and how they act as important conduits of cold (and not too cold) air.

To listen to my podcast, use the link below or access it through your favorite podcast service.