Where to go for a dry vacation?
The holiday break period is looming and folks want to know: where will it be dry? Well, to answer that question, below is the 1-week precipitation total from the National Weather Service GFS model.
Western WA and British Columbia: wet. In fact, wet along the entire West Coast, including California. Northeast and central U.S.: wet.
You want to be dry in the lower-48 states? Eastern Colorado is a good bet as the Florida panhandle. For completely dry conditions, head to Mexico: Cabo San Lucas and the central/southern Mexican coast looks good.
Here in the NW, wet is the word. The forecast for the next 3 days, indicates several inches for western Oregon and northern California.
Finally, let's take a look at our latest snowpack numbers--and they look good. The Olympics and western Cascade slopes are generally at 120-150%, with eastern WA roughly 75-90%. With a good snowpack and all the regional reservoirs above normal, water resources for next summer looks good.
Western WA and British Columbia: wet. In fact, wet along the entire West Coast, including California. Northeast and central U.S.: wet.
You want to be dry in the lower-48 states? Eastern Colorado is a good bet as the Florida panhandle. For completely dry conditions, head to Mexico: Cabo San Lucas and the central/southern Mexican coast looks good.
Here in the NW, wet is the word. The forecast for the next 3 days, indicates several inches for western Oregon and northern California.
The next 72 hr moves the focus of the rain back to the Northwest and southwest BC.
Finally, let's take a look at our latest snowpack numbers--and they look good. The Olympics and western Cascade slopes are generally at 120-150%, with eastern WA roughly 75-90%. With a good snowpack and all the regional reservoirs above normal, water resources for next summer looks good.
