Freezing level map

Is there such a thing?
Right now I read a load of snowtel data & get the general idea.
A map would be cool if it existed, both historical & forecast would be even cooler.

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Cool idea, the radar images give an idea of amount of precip by the shade maybe something exists or could be done to just show the snowline and hopefully include amounts or highlight the greatest amounts.

UW 12km GFS has approximately what you're looking for (in only forecast form).

www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/wxloop.c..._wa_4000_snow+//84/3

The 4k temperature is a pretty good proxy (hardly perfect!) for snow level. Just remember ~2-3 degrees C/thousand feet, and it's pretty easy to figure out where freezing is.


It's worth time to root through all the model outputs; sometimes they can be very useful, even if the labels are cryptic. They're not labelled well, but just reserve an hour and click around on loops.

www.atmos.washington.edu/mm5rt/rt/gfsinit.d3.html

(The Rainier cross-section is a pretty fun surprise when you discover it).

Snow-forecast has pretty good visualizations of freezing levels. Here is an example:
www.snow-forecast.com/maps/dynamic/van?hr=12

You can animate the forecast forward and look back few days as well.