West Coast Outdoor Weather 11-5-2015

in Earth — by — November 5, 2015

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West Coast Outdoor Weather 11-5-2015  We can expect a trough of low pressure and cold front to move into the Washington Cascades on Saturday and Sunday to bring some moderate precipitation on Saturday with lighter amounts on Sunday. Saturday amounts will be close to 2 inches in water equivalent and then up to 0.50 inches in water equivalent for Sunday. There will initially be higher freezing levels early on Saturday so rain at 6000 feet and below. However by later Saturday and into Sunday snow levels drop to 3500 to 4500 feet. Thus weekend snowfall totals up to foot at 4500 to 5000 feet for some West Cascades locations and perhaps more at Mt. Baker.
How about the Sierra? The trough moves in later on Sunday and Monday to bring some mountain snow.  Some models suggest a foot of snow at 6500 over this period for Lake Tahoe and Mammoth areas and perhaps higher totals more .
Trough of low pressure map at 18,000'. Source of photo: ECMWF
Later on Sunday. Trough of low pressure map at 18,000′. Source of photo: ECMWF

About the author: Michael Fagin has been providing mountain forecasts for the Pacific Northwest since the mid 1980’s and is currently providing weather forecasts for many of the Seattle Mountaineers Climb and Scramble leaders.  Michael also provides weather forecasts for some government agencies on key weather events in the Puget Sound Region: wind storms, major rain events, and snow events.  Since 2003 Michael has been providing weather forecasts for Mt. Everest for many of the major expedition and for mountaineers climbing the major peaks around the world. Forecast are also provided  for outdoor events like weddings. Finally Michael and his associates are used as expert witnesses in legal proceedings that concern meteorological events..   Michael Fagin is lead forecaster for West Coast Weather LLC and its affiliate firms: Everest Weather, Alaska Mountain Weather and Washington Online Weather.

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Michael Fagin specializes in mountain weather forecasts in the Western US from the Washington Cascades to the Sierra. Michael also forecasts for major mountains like Denali, Mt. Everest, and K2 to name a few.. Michael can be heard on KUOW every Tuesday morning to discuss hikes in Washington and the weather. Michael is author of "Best Rain Shadow Hikes: Western Washington." Finally, Michael is also a travel writer and is covering the wine regions in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.

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