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Randy Mann.
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The weather pattern certainly changed in early November as we had more rain in the first two days of the month than all of October. At Cliff’s station, only 0.26 inches of rain fell last month in Coeur d’Alene, compared to a normal of 2.22 inches. For November, our average precipitation for Coeur d’Alene is 3.07 inches. As of this weekend writing, we’re about half of the way to our November normal.
More rain is expected early this week with snow in the higher mountains. According to the long-range computer models, there may be some showers later in the week. With the added moisture and occasionally dry conditions, this may also be the recipe for the formation of some potentially dense late-night and early-morning fog, especially in the lower elevations. However, as we get into the normally wet new moon lunar phase that begins Nov. 13, more Pacific storms are expected to move across the region. It’s also possible that one of these systems may be cold enough to produce some more measurable snow in the lower elevations around the middle of the month. So far, only 0.2 inches of snow has fallen at Cliff’s station for the 2023-24 season.
In the higher mountains, not much snow, if any, is being reported on the ground as of early Sunday. But, over the next several weeks, we should see some snow that may increase the chances of the ski resorts opening up around Thanksgiving. We’ll have to wait and see how these storms develop and whether they will be cold enough in the next few weeks to produce the heavier snow. Regardless, it’s shaping up to be a wetter-than-average November across much of the Inland Northwest.
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