Snow Could Hit Lower Elevations Soon, Lohmann Says

Mild and windy, that’s how Marilyn Lohmann meteorologist with the National Weather Service described the past couple of weeks across the Inland Northwest.  She noted that the winds have been created by several systems rolling across the area, changing barometric pressure; thus leading to windy conditions.  Those systems have not delivered a lot of precipitation to the area, leading to a very low snowpack and dry soil conditions.

But Lohmann says that will change in the coming days.

“We’re going to continue to see these weather systems move through about every 24-36 hours with several of them lined up to come on in, but the big change will be some much colder temperatures coming in for the end of the weekend and into early next week.”

Lohmann said their models can’t agree on the temperatures we can expect starting next week, with one saying temperatures will be near normal for January, with another calling for temperatures well below average.  Lohmann noted the trend of cooler than normal temperatures, and more precipitation than normal should continue for the next two to three weeks.

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