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April snow�s no shock to experts Sunday�s snow flurries in Ashland and chilly temperatures across lower elevations are not unusual for the Rogue Valley, which will continue to experience unsettled weather over the next few weeks, according to the National Weather Service office in Medford. "For the first half of April, this really isn�t that uncommon," said weather forecaster Rick Holtz. Sunday�s snow and rain showers were produced by an unstable air mass hovering over the state, which will be pushed out of the area by a high pressure ridge off the Pacific coast. That high air mass should nudge temperatures to the near-normal mid-60s by Wednesday, and likely will be accompanied by drier weather, Holtz said. Still, true to the season�s fickle nature, an unstable air mass will bring a few more showers within a few days. "I don�t see any huge warm-ups coming," he added. Temperatures will likely peak Wednesday, then drop to the high 50s to low 60s after that. Medford reached 51 Sunday afternoon with a morning low of 32. Warm weather over the past couple of weeks has slowly warmed the ground, preventing much of Sunday�s snow from sticking at most elevations. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.