Forecasters Predicting Alpine Snowmelt as Temps Expected To Soar Out West

A heat wave is almost here, according to forecasters, and it may lead to earlier than usual high-elevation snowmelt amid an already tough and often snowless ski season out West.

“Warmer conditions are coming for the West! Probabilities reach 90-100% across the Southwest,” the Climate Prediction Center wrote in a recent social media post. “Temps may reach upper 80s over the CA Valley and triple digits over the Desert Southwest.”

“This pattern may lead to early onset of high-elevation snowmelt,” the agency added.