Big 7.5 earthquake in Taiwan.  Check #Taiwan for tweets, lots of videos there.  And check the latest.

They are evaluating possibilities for tsunamis for the US West Coast.

EDIT:  NO threat to the US

10 minutes ago, Phil said:

Clearly a less humid climate over there, though.

Also why tf hasn’t weatherspark updated to the 1991-2020 averages yet? There are some significant changes in the new normals.

Why would anyone use weather spark?  According to that, I only get snow for a short 6 week period, and only about 40 inches per year.  Same thing with Aspen, Colorado.  I'm guessing a computer does this and calculates incorrectly or uses airports far away to get their numbers.

Interesting article about the Euro.  And some changes for later this year.  

9 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

I think his point is that despite the chilly weather on the west side it’s relatively warm east of the Cascades. Same temp here as Spokane. 

But it's not that warm. We are below normal here and many places had snow.  It's melted of course, so it's not extremely cold. Spokane had heavy snow squalls yesterday evening.  Overall temps 6-9 degrees below normal.  And more chances for snow next week 

Soon we will get to the point where our average temps will end up being similar to Western Washington and then later in Spring they'll average higher until Autumn.

30 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

March cold snaps are certainly a different animal than winter ones.  Quite mild east of the Cascades for the most part today.

Yet there was still snow in a lot of places last evening and overnight.  Many places had a winter weather advisory.  Big snow squalls in the far east part of the state.  

38 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I already am like you. I regret that I didn't move years ago. Here I am 51 years old I hate this climate even more. 

It's a gamble to make a move somewhere that you really want to live. It was for us when we moved here almost 11 years ago. My wife is a RN with a lot of experience so it was easier for her to get a job, though we knew it would pay less than in Bellingham.  And my job was in a unique company, so I would have to find something completely different.  Took awhile, but we're glad we did.

But waiting is also a gamble.  Especially as we get older, if we wait too long, we may not be able to really enjoy where we end up at.  Or the economy could completely tank and moving becomes harder.  Lots of things could go wrong and you end up wishing you had done it sooner 

1 hour ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

I'm up to about 49" on the year, annual average is about 90". 

Are you maybe a bit higher than the main Sun River area?  I was under the impression that it averages about 60 inches a year. Several websites say that.    But, like many areas, there are surrounding areas that can get a lot more.  Maybe youre a bit closer to Mt Bachelor and you get more snow than the main Sun River area.

I remember years ago my parents stayed there and really liked it.  Sounds like a great place

2 hours ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Well that's only like 5 more inches than what I average, so i would say it is fair to compare.

Didn't know that!  I'll have to look up more about your areas, sounds interesting. 

4 hours ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

I'm at 49"! I would assume nobody on this forum has gotten more this season, right? Usually AlTahoe would have me beat, but not this year.

Nope, I've had it between 75 and 80.  But my area averages 94 inches, so it's usually unfair to compare Leavenworth to other areas.

12 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

I have often thought Peshastin would be the perfect mix for me.  Kind of a split between Leavenworth and Cashmere.

Definitely more snow than Cashmere.  Probably  cheaper to live there too compared to town.  And the Wenatchee River runs right through that area.  Also close access to highway 97, which goes to Blewett Pass and then you can access I-90.

1 hour ago, Christensen87 said:

We just sold our home in Kent. Found a great rental in town, definitely excited for a change of pace. We’ll see how we’re feeling after the year lease, but yes we love the beauty of the area. This summer is going to be great  

It's interesting all the hills and canyons in that area.  My wife is a hospice nurse, and sometimes visits patients with a Cashmere address, them finds out it's way out of town on some winding road through a canyon.  

It's a very walkable town.  People I've known love to walk to the Sure to Rise Bakery downtown.  And if course Applets and Cotlets is downtown and CrunchPak.

There's a good museum there with cabins from the old days and the main museum.  You'll also find all the scarecrows during October that are dressed up as different characters.  It's also interesting to me how the vegetation is different there then here in Leavenworth, since there's a decent precipitation gradiant.  

Wenatchee is pretty close for all the shopping (Costco and other box stores are in East Wenatchee but there is good shopping in Wenatchee as well).  And Leavenworth is 15-20 minutes away too.

Hope it works out for you.

5 inches overnight here.  So far for the winter we have between 75 and 80 inches.

25 minutes ago, Groundhog said:

Truckee is lookin’ great this am. 

https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/downtown-truckee-california

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I would do the same to not have any day with a high below 65 in the summer.     Might even pay double that amount to have every day between 75-82.  

Every day between 75 and 82?  I'll buy into that.  Over here more likely 80-87, but that would be just about perfect.

Getting yet more snow in Leavenworth.  Only a couple of inches, but it's been impressive how long the cold air has hung around.  Classic cold air damming.

This will put us at about 73" for the winter.  Only about 21" to go to reach normal for the winter season.  Not bad for a Nino.

9 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Pranksters like that should stick to birthday announcements.  That was in really poor taste given the news being covered.

They were interns for the NTSB and they tweeted those names out.  No surprise that was their last day on the job.  

What else did they think would happen?  So stupid and like you said in very poor taste.

6 hours ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

How much expected tonight

Just a couple of inches.  But we are not expecting freezing rain.  

Snowing hard here, temp at 29

30 minutes ago, Skagit Weather said:

Here's a higher resolution version: Seasonal Snowfall

And specifically for the Puget Sound

It cuts Leavenworth in half pretty much.  The 36-48 and the 48-72 line runs right through town.

Actually not a bad map.  The accumulated snowfall here this winter is approximately 55-60 inches so far.  

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I thought the 1.33 showed a foot for you yesterday?

It was always less than what was forecasted, which is usually the opposite.  The one yesterday went through Thursday and includes snow that will fall tomorrow afternoon and evening.  But this event was modeled to be about 6-7 inches.  NWS had us about 10.  

16 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Did you live there at the time?  We were in Renton where we had snow then major ice storm then another big dump of snow before the AR that caused all the havoc. Still the most memorable weather event in my lifetime. 

I lived in Bellingham.  Snow started on the 21st, so this was a relatively long event.  Skagit and North has a white Christmas.  I think Victoria, of all places, set a one day snowfall record for Canada, at least for cities.  Someone could win some money on Canadian bars with that trivia.  Victoria probably the laF big Canadian city anyone would expect to set that record 

Anyone Canadian correct me if I'm wrong.

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I don't think Brian in Leavenworth got the big storm that was shown. 

Got about 6 inches. A bit less than forecast.  Another case where the 1.33K UW MRF model got it right.  

Another 6-9 or more forecasted for Thursday afternoon and night.