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Heavy snow is expected in the Washington Cascades and Northern Rockies through Saturday, and several feet of snow could also accumulate in higher elevations of the northern Sierra range.
"Snow levels in the Washington Cascades were generally around 8,000 to 10,000 feet," AccuWeather Meteorologist Danielle Ehresman said. Where heavy snow initially falls in the higher elevations and ...
Subsequent storms expected into this weekend will continue to dump heavy snow in the Cascades of Oregon and Washington and the Sierra Nevada range in California, as well as ranges in northeastern ...
The National Weather Service has also issued winter weather alerts and a blizzard warning from the Washington Cascades to California's northern Sierra as snow levels are expected to rise ...
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the North Cascades , and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades .
Digitally colored elevation map of Washington. Climate change in the US state of Washington is a subject of study and projection today. The major impacts of climate change in Washington State include increase in carbon dioxide levels, increase in temperatures, earlier annual snow melt, sea level rise, and others.
As fronts approach the North Cascades, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades (Orographic lift). As a result, the west side of the North Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall.
Snow accumulations between 1 to 2 feet are forecast for areas above 7,000 feet of elevation, with up to 3 feet possible at the highest peaks. Areas below 7,000 feet could see between 2 to 6 inches ...