Tomer’s Take: Three different storm systems are lined-up between 11/2-11/10. Storm #1 is currently sliding south through CA and will take a southern track benefitting the southern tier of the Rockies. Storm #2 takes a more central/north track favoring the Central and Northern Rockies. Storm #3 is similar to storm #2. Big snow totals are […]
Category: La Nina
Three storm combo early November
Tomer’s Take: Now it looks like three storm systems are lined-up between 11/1-11/10. This includes a brief atmospheric river for the PNW between 11/3-11/4. Storm #1 drops south through CA and favors southern tier of the Rockies. Storm #2 stays further north but might drop far enough south to hit CA’s Sierra. Storm #3 takes […]
Two storm combo early November
Tomer’s Take: Two storm systems are lined-up 11/1-11/8 for the West. Storm #1 takes a deep southern track 11/1-11/4 favoring southern tier of the Rockies. Storm #2 takes a northern track 11/5-11/8 favoring northern tier of the Rockies. I like the way this pattern looks at this time. Big snow totals are possible. Current Setup […]
Mountain Weather update 10/30
Tomer’s Take: Current snow bullseye through 10/31: PNW, BC, Banff. The pattern changes and a trough dives south into CA and Intermountain West 11/1-11/7. Low pressure now looks to move quickly through CA with sub-optimal orographics then take a southern track and deliver snow to the southern tier of Rockies. A 2nd low pressure hits […]
Early November storm track and California
Tomer’s Take: Current bullseye is PNW, BC, and Banff through 10/31. That storm system then drops south into CA and southern tier 11/1-11/6. Track and wind field might not be suitable for blockbuster CA snowfall. Track has potential to dig too far south. Storm system affects ID, UT, AZ, NM, CO, and WY 11/1-11/6. Snow […]
Snow forecast next 8 days
Tomer’s Take: Next storm system hits the West 11/1-11/6 and could include California. (Until then the PNW/BC/Banff are the bullseyes for best snow). Questions loom: How far south and west will this trough dig? Will upper-level winds be suitable for orographic snowfall? This will determine how much snow CA’s Sierra receive. And will this turn […]
Active early November pattern including California
Tomer’s Take: High pressure rebuilds for a few days (10/28-10/31) across the West. The next trough digs further south/west 11/1-11/5 and looks to include California. This could mean snow, colder temps, and very strong wind across the West. Current Setup Visible satellite shows additional low pressure systems lined-up in the north Pacific. They will help […]
Snow forecast through Halloween and beyond
Tomer’s Take: Snow is likely 10/26 across the PNW, BC, ID, MT, WY, UT, and CO. Snow continues on 10/27 in CO and NM. Then high pressure rebuilds 10/28-10/31. A large trough moves back into the West 11/1-11/5. This would mean snow and colder weather for the ski areas. My NOV-DEC-JAN forecast is below. Current […]
Forecast through early November
Tomer’s Take: Next storm system and pre-storm snow through 10/27. Beneficiaries: PNW, BC, Banff, MT, ID, WY, UT, CO, NM. High pressure rebuilds 10/28-10/30. Possible trough and active pattern 10/31-11/3 and possible NW flow. Current Setup Water vapor satellite shows the active storm track and low pressure systems lined-up. Orange/red = drier air aloft. 10/31-11/3 […]
Next storm system
Tomer’s Take: Residual snow continues across Colorado in the wake of storm #1. The next storm system sends waves of pre-storm snow into PNW, BC, Banff, UT, ID, MT on 10/24 and 10/25. Into CO on 10/25. The primary storm system arrives 10/26-10/27. Residual snow continues to fall at Aspen/Snowmass. Less accumulation occurred at the […]