Winter is coming, ho-hum. Raising my eyebrows and feeling a little lazy at the same time, I can see some local experts think we will have a boring winter, ho-hum. If you do not like severe weather or loads of snow, boy, have I got a forecast for you.
At last weekend’s weather conference at OMSI, a large crowd gathered to hear what may be heading our way in the darkness of the winter months. Tyree Wilde, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Portland, presented the agency’s idea. They favor temperatures to be above average and precipitation slightly below average. But he adds, “Uncertainly exists.” Snowpack will likely be a little below average.
Tyree notes that although it appears to be a quiet winter, there is always the possibility of a high-impact weather event such as low-elevation snow or a windstorm. That’s why we always keep a weather eye out for you here on this page.
Rod Hill, a Vancouver resident and KGW-TV meteorologist, predicts normal to above-normal temperatures and precipitation near normal. Valley snowfall: less than 6 inches. Chance of a big snowstorm like we had a couple of years ago: 8 percent. Windstorm probability is 40 percent. The mountain snowpack has a 50-50 chance of being normal.
