Warming aloft

Looks like there was significant warming in the Southwest part of the Cascades by the looks of telemetry. You can see clearly the frontal boundary across the state on visible satellite. Areas below the boundary saw temps in the mid to upper 30's while above the boundary temps stayed in the mid 20's with areas like the summit of Mission Ridge just making 30 degrees last night before the temps fell. Curious to see how this affects the snow in areas to the south.

I was at nearly 5k yesterday (above Ashford) working to get a track back onto our PistenBully and it was raining..

Warming aloft + easterly flow + precipitation = FZRA

This came down the tubes from the top of Alpental this AM. Yuck!
http://i.imgur.com/6Qq1hZO.jpg?1

It was turning to rain (freezing rain) at 4:30pm yesterday at Hyak. This morning we were froze up, and nasty crust on the snow. Save yourself a trip, don't hike up today cuz it will not be fun.

Holy cow! 52 degrees at Paradise this afternoon! It was cooler over here on the eastside, I was skiing dry powder way out east in the Wenatchee Mtns.

You 509-ers got it good..       btw, Aaron, my Cham 97 HM's w/ Freedoms arrived today - itchin' to put 'em to use..

Speaking of the east-side, anybody know what's happening with 49N, Schweitzer, WhiteWater, Red, etc.?  Time for a road trip..