Understanding Pacific Coast Weather Patterns: Rain, Snowfall, and More

Discover the intricate weather patterns of the Pacific Coast, including the role of topographic lifting, condensation, rainshadow effect, and precipitation variations in different regions. Explore the dynamics of rain, snowfall, glaciers, and the movement of glaciers in this visually compelling project.

• Pacific Coast
• Weather Patterns
• Rain
• Snowfall
• Glaciers

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1. Weather Patterns of the Pacific Coast Rain and Snowfall Patterns FREEING THE ELWHA

2. Water from the Sky FREEING THE ELWHA

3. Topographic Lifting, Condensation, and Rainfall Clouds form anytime that moist air rises and cools below the dew point. As the water droplets get larger, some get so heavy, they fall to the sky as rain. If the temperature gets cold enough, it can fall as snow. FREEING THE ELWHA

4. Rainshadow Effect Rainshadow Desert Drier Ocean intermountain trough FREEING THE ELWHA

5. Rainshadow Effect FREEING THE ELWHA

6. Precipitation Map of Washington FREEING THE ELWHA

7. Precipitation Patterns and Snow Pack O Cool Wet Winters and Warm Dry Summers Forks, WA Forks, WA Seattle, WA Seattle, WA Moses Lake, WA Moses Lake, WA FREEING THE ELWHA

8. Rainshadow Effect Cross-Section FREEING THE ELWHA

9. Late March The Build Up of Winter Snowpack Late November October Late March Late December FREEING THE ELWHA

10. Mid-August Mid-October The Summer Snowpack Meltout Early June Mid-July FREEING THE ELWHA

11. Permanent Snow and Glaciers Some snow fields will not melt completely in summer. Some snow fields will not melt completely in summer. FREEING THE ELWHA

12. The Movement of a Glacier Crevasses Terminal Moraine FREEING THE ELWHA

13. This project was made possible in part by a grant from Washington s National Park Fund. FREEING THE ELWHA