Fly-fishing was slow up at Williams today! – pic taken 3/28/2024
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Thursday – 28 Mar 2024 – 3:00pm
The past…
At Stevens Field the high temperature yesterday afternoon was 44 and the low this morning was 21. The cold spots dipped into the low teens.
The peak wind at the airfield yesterday was 21mph.
| Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
| 51 | 70/ 1986 | 19 | -8 / 1930 |
Precipitation summary… There has been no recent measurable precip.
Forecast discussion…
There is nothing on radar in our region this afternoon.
Forecast highlights…
*** Windy Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons. ***
*** Next system will move through Sunday and Monday. ***
Rest of Thursday through Saturday evening… The ridge will be just to our east so upper-level southwest flow will increase. We’ll see a few more clouds and there’s a slight chance for a shower over the mountains tonight and tomorrow.
Temps and winds will gradually increase through the period.
Winds… Afternoon gusts Thursday will be 15-20mph. Afternoon gusts Friday and Saturday will be 20-30mph.
Temps… Lows Thursday night will be in the low 20s to low 30s. Highs Friday and Saturday will be in the high 40s to high 50s. Lows Friday night will be in the low 20s to low 30s. Lows Saturday night will be in the low to high 30s.
Sunday through Monday… The next system will move through.
Timing… The first scattered showers will start over the mountains early Sunday morning and then over the valley early Sunday afternoon. The best chance for precip is Sunday evening to Monday evening. Hit and miss showers will persist into Tuesday evening.
Snow levels… Will be around 8,000ft early Sunday morning into Sunday evening. By midnight Sunday, snow levels will drop to 8,000ft, drop to around 6,000ft by sunrise Monday, and then pop up to 7,200ft by Monday afternoon.
Snow amounts…
Valley: 1-3”
Mountains: 6-12”
Winds… Sunday afternoon gusts will be 25-35mph in the valley and 45-55mph in the mountains. Sunday evening to Monday evening gusts will be 15-20mph.
Temps… Sunday highs will be in the mid-40s to low 50s and lows Sunday night will be around 30 to the mid-30s. Monday highs will be in the low to mid-40s and lows will be in the low to high 20s.
Tuesday and Wednesday… Ridging will take over and give us lots of sun and pleasant spring temps.
Winds… Afternoon peaks will be 10-15mph.
Temps… Highs Tuesday will be in the high 40s to mid-50s and lows will be in the high teens to mid-20s. Highs Wednesday will be in the low to high 60s and lows will be in the low to high 20s.
Unless something pops up, my next post will be on Saturday.
– Shawn
