Well not yet anyway but the early snowfall at Timberline and Mt Hood Meadows sure has me thinking about ski season.

Snow showers will taper off and most if not all the lower elevation snow like that at Government Camp will melt by the weekend. Up on the higher slopes of the Cascades the snowfall of the past couple of days will act as a good base to build from.

Snow levels and freezing levels will rise over the next 4 or 5 days. I don't expect much precipitation liquid or frozen until late in the weekend. Snow totals are still a long way off from what ski resorts need to open with.

We will see more precipitation early next week. Computer models are pointing to the arrival for a strong storm Tuesday. Locally we could see some heavy rains and strong winds. If the system does arrive as forecasted it would bring rather warm air to the region with snow levels climbing to around 8000ft.

Dave

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