Winter weather isn’t going away anytime soon for those from the Pacific Northwest to the Great Lakes. Blizzard conditions, winter storms, gusting winds and heavy snow are all expected through the end of the week and into the weekend. And there are a couple of weather makers that are coming together in the atmosphere to help with the continued precipitation and wintry weather.
Weather Setup: Potent Atmospheric River Hits West Coast
First, the Pacific Northwest is situated under near-zonal flow in the upper atmosphere as low pressure sits just south of Alaska near the northern British Columbia coast, while there is high pressure sitting off the California coast.
This upper atmosphere pattern is accompanied by an atmospheric river stalled over Hawaii that is…
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