When you looked out the window and saw snow falling this morning, you probably said some variant of what we said.
“Snow? No!”
“No way!
Enjoy it, or don’t, early because it’s supposed to turn to rain. 35 degrees right now at CHS HQ with big white fluffy flakes that are starting to stick an hour into the proceedings. Meanwhile, Andrew weighs in with an interesting tip for forecasting our weather based on jet traffic over Capitol Hill.
UPDATE: Found this lovely picture of a snowy Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St Nicholas in Zinfandellen’s Twitter feed.
Our power just flashed on/off a few times (12:25pm). Is WindDeathStorm2009 upon us?
Yeah, buckle your belts:
REST OF TODAY…SNOW AND RAIN THIS MORNING…THEN RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES…WITH LESSER AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH NEAR THE WATER. BECOMING WINDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS EASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/data/zone_report.KSEW.html