La Niña may become official very soon
Graph courtesy of Randy Mann
Snowfall has finally started to increase across the lower elevations of the Inland Northwest. Although Coeur d’Alene’s figures are still well below normal for this time of year, the weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean are favoring more snow across our region over at least the next several weeks, perhaps into early March. Some of the storms between now and the end of the month will likely produce some rain at times in the lower elevations.
Despite the lack of snowfall from November through January, the Inland Northwest received some much-needed moisture after one of the driest summer seasons in recorded history. Much of the precipitation, until early February, fell as rain in the lower elevations, but there has been plenty of snow in the higher mountains. This has been good news for skiers and snowboarders.
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