WeatheringLoyalHeights

This definitely has 12/20/22 vibes based on my location in North Seattle, though it seems more likely this will start as ZR as opposed to the snow we got that time. I'm consistently in the very lightest gray on the models that show snow for PS, and I know all too well that will likely mean a rain/snow line straddling my house when I watch the radar in real time.

Flakage but no stickage IMBY (Ballard/N. Seattle). The roads & sidewalks are damp though, so depending on when this front moves in it could make for an icy commute this evening. Glad I'm WFH today.

Yep definitely some of the biggest flakes I’ve seen. Seems to be all snow now! Already sticking to some surfaces

Chunky flakes here north of Ballard too! Sounds like rain drops still mixed in though

I’m in that narrowest of purple isthmuses! (Isthmusi?)

Yep you really have to let your eyes adjust against the lights but flakes are falling here. Never rained, just right to snow. Gusty winds for sure too!

Yeah I was thinking if this system were coming through on a work/school night they might be a bit more cautious in warnings/amounts. None of the forecasting apps seem to be picking up anything notable for Mon/Tues in the Sound though, whereas this system has predicted 1-3 inches for a few days now.

Could you (or someone else) post the same for Washington?

Cloud cover seems more saturated now north of Seattle. I still see peeks of blue sky to our south around interbay but just clouds and more clouds to the north. Doubtful we will see any more uptick in the temp.

So strange - basically showing half an inch accumulation tonight for a pretty wide swath of the sound (Says the same for me in north Seattle). Yet they also drop a WWA for up to 2” in the same areas. Suppose a lot has to do with the forecasted low of 35, which seems high. Hope these temps stay at bay. Looks like we just crested 40 here. I’ll take those WRF maps posted earlier for tonight’s event please

Just noticed light flurries here too! Radar definitely filling in over the Seattle metro area. Here we go!

As a noob to freezing rain events, is it better or worse to have a few inches of snow first? On the one hand, it adds weight to branches and structures, but on the other it seems like it would at least allow for better traction on roads and surfaces since it won’t just be glazed pavement.

Darker green patches are right over me on that return but I don't have any visible precip. Definitely darkening clouds though.

Yeah that just went right over me. Definitely the fluffier bigger flakes that start the accumulations even on pavement.

The masses seem to have caught on, major lines when I stopped for an errand at Fred Meyer. But at the same time a few of my coworkers were saying “see you tomorrow” as if nothing unusual was coming our way. Forecast totals have ticked up to 7” for my area now through the apps.