Weather Underground midday recap for Friday,March 14,2014
A pair of low pressure systems moved across the northwestern corner of
the country on Friday, while a cold frontal boundary extended from the
central Rockies to the western Great Lakes.
Winter weather advisories were issued across Washington, Idaho and
Montana on Friday as a cold frontal boundary approached the Pacific
Northwest. Low pressure brought rainy weather to Washington and Oregon,
while snow showers pushed across the Cascades and the northern Rockies.
Quillayute, Wash., reported a midday total of 0.97 inches of rain, while
Hoquiam, Wash., reported a midday total of 0.57 inches of rain. High
wind warnings were also issued in northwestern Montana, as Browning,
Mont., recorded wind speeds of 48 mph. A strong ridge of high pressure
over the eastern Pacific kept conditions mostly calm across the
California, as El Centro, Calif., recorded a midday high of 80 degrees.
Just to the east, low pressure lingered over the Four Corners, as
scattered showers developed over Arizona and New Mexico. Light snow
showers also occurred over the southern Rockies.
Meanwhile, a cold frontal boundary extended from Colorado to Lake
Michigan on Friday. Low pressure along the northern end of the front
brought a mixture of rain and snow to Wisconsin and Michigan. Just to
the south, scattered showers pushed across the middle Mississippi
Valley.
The Eastern Seaboard stayed mostly clear of rain and snow, although
scattered snow showers began to move across northwestern New England.
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