TonyP

Cold rain in Tacoma at the moment

It feels much colder in T-town than it was at this time yesterday.

The 00Z RDPS is also picking up on the deformation band Monday morning in the central PS area.

What time does the 18z euro run?

The margin for error between snow or sloppy rain on this Saturday night Sunday morning system is razor thin. That being said the 18z NAM gives SEA 4 inches and Tacoma 2-3 inches. Not bad if the cards fall the right way.

Moderate snow in downtown Tacoma at the moment! Surfaces starting to turn white.

That moisture plume around Olympia does seem to be heading north. Hopefully we can see some flakes in the Central Sound!

North bend seems promising but there aren’t many places up that way. Would Black Diamond or Maple Valley be better than say, Tacoma?

So I’ll be moving soon — what are the best places for snow on the west side of the mountains no more than a ~35 minute drive from Seattle? Rent has to be under 3500 if we have any real estate moguls in this community but I don’t think that will be a limitation.

Decent little flurry in downtown Tacoma. It’s even sticking!

Really weird precip, not as frozen as typical hail, it’s kind of fluffier??

Another thing to note, it does look like the current system is backfilling at a decent rate from the north.

How well is well?

Defffffinitely looks like there is more precip filling in over the Key peninsula

The last ~40 minutes of radar do look like the indicate an almost clockwise rotation nearer to the Olympics — but I may also be wish casting.

It does look like the precip is headed south, particularly if you watch the edge nearest to the Olympics. I think there’s a decent chance some of it makes it’s way down the sound.

So what time was the arctic front precip supposed to get fired up?

Precip in Fife is wintry but I don’t think I’d call it snow.

Little bit of a flurry in Renton currently

Good lord Tacoma is teetering on the edge of this thing. Be still my beating heart.

How on earth is the difference so stark.

What time will the 18z ecmwf hit the presses?

Makes sense — appreciate the explanation.

Gross

Is is even possible for 850’s of -5-8 to support surface temps in the 20’s? Seems like a really weird output.