April 2022 (April 2008/2011 redux)

[Phil]

53 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

Just this winterlike chill to the air. Dark outside too. If the trees weren’t mostly leafed out, it would be pretty hard to tell today apart from a typical December day.

Gonna be a while before we see any appreciable warmup either, even with a WPAC MJO transit coming up (which would probably roast us in last year’s background state). Some real 2008/2011 vibes. Or maybe it could just be a 1967 bait-and-switch. Who knows.

At some point we’ll see a +MT/+dAAMt dampen this La Niña background state (which is normal..saw it in both 2011 and 2008, as well) but that process may actually perpetuate the cool pattern in the West as seasonal dynamics/relationships change quickly during the spring.

At the very least, it’s a much healthier and more stable -ENSO regime than last year. Possibly the most impressive since 1999. Going to be tough to climb out of this. And we probably won’t climb out of it...odds of a 3rd year -ENSO are increasing.

[TacomaWaWx]

Looks like we were a little too Far East for that shower. Still more showers to the SW. 

[bainbridgekid]

SEA dropping to 36 with snow at 3:30pm on April 12th is beyond absurd.

[TacomaWaWx]

Went from this to this in 5 days. 

[Deweydog]

41 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

That's not very entertaining .

But some of the echos are training.

[T-Town]

40 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Looks like we were a little too Far East for that shower. Still more showers to the SW. 

Looking pretty ominous. We’ll see if it gets here. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Only hit 36 today, had another inch of daytime accumulation. Just had a nice shower roll through and drop us to 32.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Some heavy rain and down to 38F.

[Anti Marine Layer]

51 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Went from this to this in 5 days. 

Not the same place 

[GHweatherChris]

Just now, Mr Marine Layer said:

Not the same place 

5 days ago they were kayaking and today they are on a sidewalk, why that comment?

[Deweydog]

Breezy!

[Front Ranger]

15 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Only hit 36 today, had another inch of daytime accumulation. Just had a nice shower roll through and drop us to 32.

Safe to say this April has beaten several recent Januaries.

[umadbro]

Looks like there’s plenty of juice off the coast

[GHweatherChris]

2 minutes ago, umadbro said:

Looks like there’s plenty of juice off the coast

I got my eye on that situation!

[FroYoBro]

 Only saw rain during the day today. Got a bit unlucky with the shower placement. 

 

Pet sitting over in Lake Oswego tonight and there were some splats on the windshield as I drove over just now. Down to 38 under these showers and getting closer to a snow/rain mix. 

[Perturbed Member]

Latest HRRR coming in really juicy with those showers to PDX metro. Even the party pooper Kuchera map looks good. Most of this falling from 10PM - 3AM. Of course it is the HRRR....

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

29 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Safe to say this April has beaten several recent Januaries.

Since 2012 only January 2012,17, and 20 have had more snow...might pass 2020 tonight.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, nwsnow said:

Latest HRRR coming in really juicy with those showers to PDX metro. Even the party pooper Kuchera map looks good. Most of this falling from 10PM - 3AM.

 

I’m feeling confident in my 2-4” prediction here. 

[Perturbed Member]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I’m feeling confident in my 2-4” prediction here. 

Your place will be a no brainer tonight IMO. I'll go 3-6 inches there.

[GHweatherChris]

Radar showing something interesting moving this way!

[Deweydog]

[Thunder98]

Its Apriluary!

[MWG]

Medford

[Meatyorologist]

Let’s see what this thing can do…

[GHweatherChris]

2 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Let’s see what this thing can do…

Got my eye in something as well...

[MossMan]

Down to 33.8. Going to be a cold night if it can stay clear. 
.19” of melted precip on the day, 3.30” for the month.  

[Meatyorologist]

Carkeek park was quite scenic this evening.

[RentonHill]

6 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Let’s see what this thing can do…

Gave me a bunch of hail and dropped me to 35 after it passed

[TT-SEA]

00Z GFS for tonight and tomorrow... so easy to get snow in April and so hard in January.   

 

[Front Ranger]

28 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Since 2012 only January 2012,17, and 20 have had more snow...might pass 2020 tonight.

Such sadness.

[TacomaWaWx]

47/34 today 0.05” of rain/melted snow. Wouldn’t surprise me if we get more snow tonight but I’d put the odds at 25%. We did atleast score during this event…while the light slushy accumulation was brief today…I’d consider it enough to call it a trace. Meaning our latest measurable snowfall in 14 years! 

[Thunder98]

13 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Such sadness.

Hopefully next year, the entire west sees a very wet January .

[jcmcgaffey]

21 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Carkeek park was quite scenic this evening.

Those are my stomping grounds.  I’ve probably been there well over 100 times.  An amazing weather watching spot. 

[Meatyorologist]

Just now, jcmcgaffey said:

Those are my stomping grounds.  I’ve probably been there well over 100 times.  An amazing weather watching spot. 

Discovery Park would be my stomping grounds then. I've grown up on these beaches

[Phishy Wx]

24 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

00Z GFS for tonight and tomorrow... so easy to get snow in April and so hard in January.   

 

unless you're in Spokane, then January is easier

[Anti Marine Layer]

1 hour ago, GHweatherChris said:

5 days ago they were kayaking and today they are on a sidewalk, why that comment?

Thought it should be a before and after comparison. 

[LowerGarfield]

9 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Lol don't show that model to my wife. But a snowy Easter Egg hunt would be fun.

[jcmcgaffey]

27 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Discovery Park would be my stomping grounds then. I've grown up on these beaches

Ya that’s a good one as well.  My go to’s for weather watching have been Carkeek, then pinnacle at the top of cougar mountain, then rattlesnake ledge. 

[TT-SEA]

Offshore flow is developing out here now... radar echoes are fading across the interior of western WA.   There is precip over me according to the radar but I can make out the outline of the moon through the clouds and nothing is falling.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Offshore flow is developing out here now... radar echoes are fading across the interior of western WA.   There is precip over me according to the radar but I can make out the outline of the moon through the clouds and nothing is falling.

Finally a snow event where I am getting more than you. Reminds me of 2012. Lol