Heavy Snow — Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

2026-01-06 to 2026-01-08 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Event narrative

The Touchet SNOTEL measured 15 inches of storm total snow ending at 1900 PST on the 7th.

Wider weather episode

A series of upper low pressure systems and a surface cold front passage resulted in a several day period of heavy snow accumulations across the Cascades and northern Blue mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1314552. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.