7:00 AM | West coast gets pounded with heavy rainfall, but same pattern keeps us mild
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, mild, highs near 60 degrees
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, chilly, lows in the mid 30’s
Friday
Partly sunny, still mild, low 60’s
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, not as cold as recent nights, upper 30’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, mild, low 60’s
Sunday
Mostly sunny, mild, low-to-mid 60’s
Monday
Partly sunny, much cooler, breezy, low 50’s
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, cool, near 50
Discussion
A deep upper level trough will remain in place over the eastern Pacific Ocean over the next few days and this will promote a zonal (i.e., west-to-east) flow of mild air into the central Rockies. Temperatures around here will stay above normal right through the weekend, but it looks like it’ll turn cooler again early next week. Meanwhile, this atmospheric pattern will likely generate tremendous amounts of rainfall along the west coast from northern California to the Pacific Northwest over the next few days.