A high pressure offshore is wrapping around tropical moisture and funneling it into the Pacific Northwest today. Although this is tropical moisture because it is being wrapped around the ridge it is moving into the cold Gulf of Alaska before reaching our area so snow levels will start the day around 2,000 feet then climb … Continue reading »
A Wet Weekend On Tap
A trough sitting off shore will usher in several waves of energy over the next several days with the main system of the front moving through today bringing the heaviest rain and winds. A chance for isolated areas mainly in the Klamath Basin to see freezing rain through the morning, any freezing rain will be … Continue reading »
Cleaner Air & Dry Before The Next Storms
Air quality has improved greatly across the area with all areas back in the good at this time except Grants Pass and Cave Junction which remain in the “Moderate.” A small ridge of high pressure will bring valley fog back to the area this morning but it should not linger as long during the day … Continue reading »
Mixing Up the Weather!
Today we’ll see increasing clouds through the day ahead of the next cold front that will move through the area tomorrow, with rain as early as tonight for the coast. We’ll see strong winds ahead of this front as well for the typically windy places like the coast, ridges, Summer Lake, Shasta Valley and especially … Continue reading »
Dry & Hazy Through Tomorrow
High pressure remains over the region leading to another cold morning and areas of freezing fog, we’ll see the thickest fog near the Grants Pass area which will prevent a lot of daytime heating. Areas that wake up without fog will warm to just above normal for this time of the year, while areas that … Continue reading »
Poor Air Quality & Cold Air
With high pressure still present we’ll continue to see temperatures inversions with warm air above the cold air in the valleys and low elevations which is providing a cap for the pollutants in the lower atmosphere. Air quality has been deteriorating all week and will continue through at least Thursday for the west side when … Continue reading »
Air Quality Concerns
High pressure remains in control of the area which is starting to cause air quality to deteriorate, a trend that will continue through at least the end of the week. High pressure causes the atmosphere to decouple such that the winds are separated from the lower elevations which causes the pollutants to build up. An … Continue reading »
