The high mountains of Washington and Oregon already got a bit of snow yesterday and today.
Tomorrow, those mountains are forecast to get even more snow.
NOAA is forecasting up to 6″ of snow above 5,500′ today. That’s crazy for summertime. Fall doesn’t start for 18 more days!
NOAA’S SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MT. BAKER, WA AREA:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
438 AM PDT THU SEP 3 2015
OLYMPICS-CASCADES OF WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES-
438 AM PDT THU SEP 3 2015
...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5500 FEET TODAY...
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 5500 TO 6000 FEET TODAY AS AN
UNSEASONABLY DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. THE SNOW SHOWERS ABOVE 5500 FEET COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY
UP TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE BEST
CHANCE OF HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE OVER THE NORTH
CASCADES.
THIS IS A RATHER COLD WEATHER SYSTEM FOR THE END OF SUMMER SO BACK
COUNTRY TRAVELLERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR UNUSUALLY EARLY FALL-
LIKE WEATHER.
