January 2019 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[TT-SEA]

A late May snowstorm in 1947 all the way down to St. Louis... on May 28th and 29th.   

 

https://www.weather.gov/grb/052847_snowstorm

[SilverFallsAndrew]

[Front Ranger]

Fenway is the same way according to my dad. They went to a Mariners game back there last summer and he said the stadium experience was pretty awful.

It's different. Everything feels smaller, like you're at a minor league park.

[Dave]

Unbelievable that it’s raining in the PNW in winter. Especially considering the very wet last several months you guys have had.

As Tim has previously mentioned, warmish rain is pretty much useless in the middle of winter. It doesn't fill the reservoirs because they let it all out this time of year, it depletes our already pathetic snowpack, and makes being outside somewhat miserable. It is what it is. Doesn't mean I have to like it.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

It's different. Everything feels smaller, like you're at a minor league park.

I remember sitting at Fenway down the right field line, and the seat was facing toward center field. Got a sore neck from having to keep my head turned far to the left for 9 innings. Still worth going once for the history and my first major league game that was actually outdoors.

[Requiem]

As Tim has previously mentioned, warmish rain is pretty much useless in the middle of winter. It doesn't fill the reservoirs because they let it all out this time of year, it depletes our already pathetic snowpack, and makes being outside somewhat miserable. It is what it is. Doesn't mean I have to like it.

 

It's still great for the ecosystem still suffering due to the moderate drought in the area.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

It's still great for the ecosystem still suffering due to the moderate drought in the area.

 

I don't think it makes a huge difference. The soil is still saturated this time of year even if precip has been well below average. Surprised to see K-Falls got 6" of snow with this. 

[MossMan]

Moderate rain and 44 currently.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

As Tim has previously mentioned, warmish rain is pretty much useless in the middle of winter. It doesn't fill the reservoirs because they let it all out this time of year, it depletes our already pathetic snowpack, and makes being outside somewhat miserable. It is what it is. Doesn't mean I have to like it.

I would be surprised if they just let all the water during a known El Nino winter. In Washington they definitely do not. They are very well aware of the predictions of warmer and drier weather for the rest of winter, and plan accordingly.

[Front Ranger]

It can definitely snow here in May, but nothing like April. 6"+ storms happen all the time in April, but I've only seen it once in May.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

It can definitely snow here in May, but nothing like April. 6"+ storms happen all the time in April, but I've only seen it once in May.

 

It snowed 6"+ on me in Laramie, Wyoming in May, 2007. I went through Denver the day before and it was just cold rain and low 40s there. 

[Deweydog]

00z?

[Requiem]

Wow, the 00Z is trash.

[Requiem]

Anyways, the East Coast (according to the EURO) gets 3 widespread 65+ mph wind events next week. My jealousy is slowly growing here, I tell you.

[MossMan]

Heavy rain and 43 currently.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Wow, the 00Z is trash.

 

Glad you can view it before everyone else. 

[Requiem]

Glad you can view it before everyone else. 

 

Yeah, it's genuinely awful. Sorry you don't have the early access like I do, but we can't all have perks /:

[GHweatherChris]

Glad you can view it before everyone else.

Right

[Front Ranger]

It snowed 6"+ on me in Laramie, Wyoming in May, 2007. I went through Denver the day before and it was just cold rain and low 40s there.

Well, Laramie is at 7100'.

[TT-SEA]

Wut?

Just some of the real life snow challenges of a man named Phil.

[umadbro]

1.22" today.

[Phil]

[TT-SEA]

[Deweydog]

Euro looks awful.

[TT-SEA]

Euro looks awful.

Tomorrow night's run is much improved though.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Well, Laramie is at 7100'.

 

I am aware. We barely made it over the pass on I-80 through the Laramie Mtns when they shut it down. In town though people were going about business as usual. I asked some people if that was unusual for May, and they said it was not. I actually really like that area. Pretty isolated, but only a couple hours from Denver. 

[umadbro]

Euro looks awful.

Best post this year.

[Front Ranger]

Euro looks awful.

 

Fork-shaped trough over the Midwest.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Would be pretty funny if this was the best GFS run of the winter. 

[Jesse]

I don't think it makes a huge difference. The soil is still saturated this time of year even if precip has been well below average. Surprised to see K-Falls got 6" of snow with this.

Definitely preferable to a dry winter. Snowpack hasn’t really been abysmal this year either, at least so far.

[Front Ranger]

I am aware. We barely made it over the pass on I-80 through the Laramie Mtns when they shut it down. In town though people were going about business as usual. I asked some people if that was unusual for May, and they said it was not. I actually really like that area. Pretty isolated, but only a couple hours from Denver. 

 

Yeah, it's not a bad area. I get about as much snow here though as they do there. They miss out on the big upslope storms we get here.

[MossMan]

Tomorrow night's run is much improved though.

Sunday’s 12z took it all away, though.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Yeah, it's not a bad area. I get about as much snow here though as they do there. They miss out on the big upslope storms we get here.

 

Quite the frost hollow, and cooler in the summer though. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Starting to feel like KI2 might have gotten a sneak peak at this run. 

[MossMan]

Drizzle and 43 currently.

[ShawniganLake]

Looks like the GFS might try a little something.

[Bryant]

Best post this year.

Good thing the year is young

[luvssnow_spokane]

Does not matter much but the 00z has cold further west than previous runs at 150 hours.

 

TONIGHT

 

 

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[SilverFallsAndrew]

Then we saw the completed run...And everyone went to bed. 

[umadbro]

Then we saw the completed run...And everyone went to bed.

Have we extrapolated or even thought cold and snow yet?