More snow on Friday, heavy snow Saturday, bitter cold weekend
There are several issues to discuss regarding the weather this weekend, starting Friday and continuing into the early part of next week.
First will be the snow that is likely to begin Friday and last until Saturday evening.
Friday will see a steady flow of snow from the north and the mountains will be in the thick of the snow. Expect to see 1 – 2 feet of new snow by Friday night. The lower elevations or the foothills of the east face of the Cascades will only see about 1 – 3”, Sisters may get much more as they are farther west. The snow will become much more intense overnight into Saturday.
Saturday will see several inches of snow by the end of the day. The snow will be steady and the winds will be moving it around. Not suggesting blizzard conditions, but visibility will be reduced and snow will be piling up to nearly a foot along our cities from Madras to La Pine.
Then there is the cold air that will arrive. The cold arctic air is expected to arrive on Friday night and stay with us until Tuesday. The temps will plummet Friday evening to the teens and the lows will be in the single digits. Mountain temps will be dangerously cold for several hours over the weekend. Wind chill values Saturday and Sunday will be in the sub-zero range for several hours.
Sunday will be dry and bitter cold as the arctic air grips the region. The solar energy will allow the temperature readings to high the middle 20s Sunday afternoon, but once the sun goes down the temps drop to nearly zero.
Monday it will be windy and cold as well, same as Sunday. We do finally start to warm back to seasonal norms by Tuesday and Wednesday. Temps Tuesday hit the upper 30s and by Wednesday highs will be in the low 40s. Night time temps in the 20s Tuesday into Wednesday.
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