Atmospheric River Forecast Map Shows Heavy Snow, Rain for West Coast State
Story by Anna Skinner • 17h
Meteorologists are warning that the first atmospheric river of the fall and winter season will bring heavy rain to the western half of Washington and snow to higher elevation areas in the state this weekend.
Last winter, the West Coast faced a slew of atmospheric rivers that caused devastating floods and landslides. Meteorologists are again predicting a wet winter for the West Coast, according to an AccuWeather forecast published Monday. The storms will begin increasing in November and December for Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, with atmospheric rivers shifting south to Southern California in January before likely returning to Northern California for the remainder of the winter.
Atmospheric rivers are a "long, narrow region in the atmosphere—like rivers in the sky—that transport most of the water vapor outside of the tropics," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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