AccuWeather

Ashburn, VA

76° F
Use your current location
Recent Locations
76°F
No results found.
Try searching for a city, zip code or point of interest.
settings
Ashburn, VA Weather
Now Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast Monthly Air Quality

Around the Globe

Winter Center

right arrow

Hurricane Tracker

right arrow

Radar & Maps

right arrow

Severe Weather

right arrow

Video

right arrow

News

right arrow

Podcasts

right arrow
Chevron left
Chevron right
News and Features Astronomy Business Health Recreation Sports Travel

News / Weather Forecasts

Train of West Coast storms to continue into late week

By Brandon Buckingham, AccuWeather Meteorologist

Published Dec. 2, 2019 5:28 AM EDT

Copied

An atmospheric river will continue to deliver a plume of moisture into parts of the West, enhancing rain and snowfall totals across California.

While an atmospheric river of moisture will take aim at California through midweek, the threat for rain and mountain snow will expand northward into this weekend.

After a stormy holiday weekend across much of the West, the continuous wet pattern will continue through this week. While the very next storm in the series will focus on Southern California at midweek, the threat for rain and mountain snow will expand northward into this weekend.

Many locations across the Pacific Northwest only observed a fraction of the average precipitation usually seen in November.

Seattle recorded their fourth driest November on record, recording only 26% of their average rainfall. Similarly, Portland, Oregon, only recorded 27%, while Eugene, Oregon, observed a mere 16% of their average rainfall last month.

This has led to abnormally dry conditions to expand into the Pacific Northwest, according to the US Drought Monitor.

A storm system set to track into the Oregon coast late week will help to mitigate the expanding dry conditions across the region.

"While a small storm is expected to bring some rain and mountain snow to the Northwest during the middle of the week, a larger storm looks to push into the region by the end of the week and into the weekend." AccuWeather Meteorologist Maura Kelly stated.

As the storm tracks into the coast late week, falling snow levels will allow for snow to accumulate across the higher terrain. It will likely be a cold rain for most of the valleys, it will act as a boon for local ski resorts.

Snow levels will likely fall below 5,000 feet as the storm comes ashore across the Northwest into this weekend.

While major snowfall accumulations in the Northwest are not expected from this storm system, any little bit will be beneficial across the Cascades.

The exact track of the storm system late week will help to determine how much beneficial rain and snow falls across the Northwest.

A more northerly track of the center of the storm will help to bring more moisture into the Northwest. A more southerly track would bring the heaviest precipitation into Northern California.

Related:

ICYMI: Disruptive storms arrive at inopportune time across US, tornadoes spin across Louisiana and deadly earthquake rocks Albania ❄️ 🎄What are your chances of experiencing a white Christmas this year? ❄️ 🎄 What is an atmospheric river? Atmospheric river to soak Southern California, Southwest

Currently, Northern California is forecast to receive the most rain and mountain snow as this storm system tracks inland, with lesser amounts across the Pacific Northwest.

The storm system will continue to track inland into Sunday, allowing much of the Northwest to dry out for the latter half of the weekend.

The unsettled pattern may stick around across the Northwest into next week as more storm systems are forecast to track into the West Coast.

Download the free AccuWeather app to check the forecast in your area. Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.

Report a Typo
Comments that don't add to the conversation may be automatically or manually removed by Facebook or AccuWeather. Profanity, personal attacks, and spam will not be tolerated.
Comments
Hide Comments

Weather News

Weather Forecasts

Dreary weather to persist across the Northeast

Apr. 11, 2021
Severe Weather

Historic plantation house destroyed amid storm

Apr. 9, 2021
Winter Weather

Multi-day snowstorm to descend on the Rockies this week

Apr. 11, 2021
Health

Daily coronavirus briefing: Nearly 40% of US Marines refused...

Apr. 11, 2021
Winter Weather

Spring erased; Winterlike conditions set to spill into the c...

Apr. 11, 2021
Weather News

$23 million life-saving bridge opens in San Antonio, Texas

Apr. 11, 2021
Weather Forecasts

Phoenix may take run at one of longest streaks of 90-degree ...

Apr. 11, 2021
Weather News

Caribbean volcano erupts, prompts thousands to evacuate

Apr. 11, 2021
Astronomy

Colorado cultural site named latest Dark Sky Park

Apr. 10, 2021
Business

Winemakers use flames to fight frost during temperature drop

Apr. 7, 2021
Hurricane

Rare weather phenomenon occurs near Australia

Apr. 11, 2021
video

Tornado victims prepare for more storms

Apr. 8, 2021
video

Possible waterspouts spotted coming ashore in Florida

Apr. 10, 2021
video

Jelly Jam! Swarms of jellyfish take over harbor

Apr. 9, 2021
video

Aid arrives for those impacted by deadly cyclone

Apr. 9, 2021
video

Loud crack of thunder during stormy night

Apr. 8, 2021
Show More Show Less Chevron down

Topics

News and Features

right arrow

Astronomy

right arrow

Business

right arrow

Health

right arrow

Recreation

right arrow

Sports

right arrow

Travel

right arrow

Top Stories

Severe Weather

1 killed, 7 injured from EF-3 that ravaged Louisiana parish

33 minutes ago

Severe Weather

Historians pinpoint the very 'worst year' ever to be alive

1 day ago

Weather News

Frozen Alaska sees records plummet as Arctic grip aims for Northwest

2 hours ago

Rainbow connection; California’s rainbow-colored flower fields bring c...

4 days ago 0:46

Podcast: Wide stretch of southern US on alert

More Stories

Featured Stories

Pamper your pup with these toys and treats for National Pet Day Everything you need to keep your yard looking manicured this summer AccuWeather School: Time to spin up tornadoes at home
World Chevron right
North America Chevron right
United States Chevron right
Virginia Chevron right
Ashburn
Company
Proven Superior Accuracy About AccuWeather Digital Advertising Careers Press Contact Us
Products & Services
For Business For Partners For Advertising AccuWeather APIs Podcast
Apps & Downloads
iPhone App Android App See all Apps & Downloads
Subscription Services
AccuWeather Premium AccuWeather Professional
More
AccuWeather Shop AccuWeather Ready Business Health Hurricane Leisure and Recreation Severe Weather Space and Astronomy Sports Travel Weather News Weather Blogs Winter Weather
AccuWeather Downloads Facebook Twitter AccuWeather TV
Company
Proven Superior Accuracy About AccuWeather Digital Advertising Careers Press Contact Us
Products & Services
For Business For Partners For Advertising AccuWeather APIs Podcast
Apps & Downloads
iPhone App Android App See all Apps & Downloads
Subscription Services
AccuWeather Premium AccuWeather Professional
More
AccuWeather Shop AccuWeather Ready Business Health Hurricane Leisure and Recreation Severe Weather Space and Astronomy Sports Travel Weather News Weather Blogs Winter Weather
AccuWeather Downloads Facebook Twitter AccuWeather TV
© 2021 AccuWeather, Inc. "AccuWeather" and sun design are registered trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | TAG Disclosure | Do Not Sell My Data checkmark Confirmed Not Selling Your Data

We have updated our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

I Understand

Get AccuWeather alerts as they happen with our browser notifications.

Notifications Enabled

Thanks! We’ll keep you informed.

FEEDBACK