Heavy rain and snow? Check.
Skiing before the holidays? Check.
Bring reservoirs to near normal levels? Check.
Threaten flooding on some local rivers? Check and check again!
The next few weeks are going to be an exciting meteorological ride, so buckle up.
A series of atmospheric rivers will make landfall over our region, resulting in bountiful precipitation, including snow in the mountains. Let me show you.
The next week will include three atmospheric rivers (water vapor transport is shown below…the key measure of atmospheric river activity)
A modest atmospheric river on Thursday,