January 2016 in the PNW

[GHweatherChris]

Seems silly.

 

Spread the love to all seasons.

I like all seasons, winter is the favorite though. I prefer to worry about each season individually, no reason to worry about summer in January, seems silly.

[GHweatherChris]

Sad.

Not really. Maybe for you.

[GHweatherChris]

I hope the weather today helps it snow on 12/24/2027.

[Timmy]

The tidewater station at 2000' in the n coast range is down to 33. Should be snow for

Me tonight.

[Deweydog]

Not really. Maybe for you.

I'm not the one taking issue with discussing spring in late winter. Seems like you're just kind of bitter and angry lately. Sokay.

[TT-SEA]

I like all seasons, winter is the favorite though. I prefer to worry about each season individually, no reason to worry about summer in January, seems silly.

 

 

Spring and summer is on my mind now.    Its like winter is a short break and some down time to recharge the batteries for 3 months and then life really cranks up again.     Its going to rain most of the time... some snow and cold is fun but not required.    And we inevitably start lining up winter forecasts in July so its pretty much the same.

[Weather101]

Seems silly.

 

Spread the love to all seasons.

Kinda hard when allergies hit you bad in April...

[GHweatherChris]

I'm not the one taking issue with discussing spring in late winter. Seems like you're just kind of bitter and angry lately. Sokay.

No anger, life is good.

 

Just silly seeing how predictable and less fun this forum has become day after day.

[Deweydog]

No anger, life is good.

 

Just silly seeing how predictable and less run this forum has become day after day.

Do something about it. Bitching about Tim and pining for snow certainly isn't anything new and fresh 'round here.

[TT-SEA]

Kinda hard when allergies hit you bad in April...

 

 

Yeah... that sucks.   I had terrible allergies in Minnesota from July until the first hard freeze.    

 

Ended up getting shots on a weekly basis and it went away.    I can't remember the details because I was young but I think the shots were building up tolerance.

 

Not sure if they still do that... this was back in the 80s.  

[TT-SEA]

The tidewater station at 2000' in the n coast range is down to 33. Should be snow for

Me tonight.

 

 

Cold onshore flow is where you and Andrew separate yourself from my comparatively low elevation.     Still 39 here.   

[TT-SEA]

Hid some more posts and will be putting a couple people on mod preview tomorrow if there is another bicker fest. Talk about the weather, not about each other.

 

I miss the low sun angle, the long shadows, the golden days and the misty greys. I miss Seattle.

 

 

How different is the sun angle there right now... can't be that much.    The shadows were long the sun angle seemed low in Phoenix two weeks ago.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Cold onshore flow is where you and Andrew separate yourself from my comparatively low elevation. Still 39 here.

Yep. Depending on moisture my.location should see a little snow. Snow level drops to 1500 between 1am to 4am says I.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

In ten years I think I'll have a greater appreciation for sunny dry weather.

[snow_wizard]

Hid some more posts and will be putting a couple people on mod preview tomorrow if there is another bicker fest. Talk about the weather, not about each other.

 

I miss the low sun angle, the long shadows, the golden days and the misty greys. I miss Seattle.

 

No doubt we do get very low sun angle here in the late fall / early winter.  Hopefully Mother Nature will see fit to set us up with some snow over the next few years.

[Phil]

32°, about on par with mid-late Feb in Seattle. Being out here is making me rethink my views on a low sun angles when it comes to snow and air temps.

 

I've also still have 10 inches of snow cover one week later. I still miss the evergreens.

Do you still plan on traveling to Mexico in mid/late February? If so, you'll probably miss what could be the highlight of our winter this year (February 15th to March 5th).

[SilverFallsAndrew]

This is rather bullish...

 

http://www.cascadeaccess.com/~mnelsen/RPM_72_SNOW_00z.jpg

[pscz1140]

I miss the low sun angle, the long shadows, the golden days and the misty greys. I miss Seattle.

 

I grew up in Jersey, mostly during a mind-numbing snow drought from the mid-80s to early-90s, and I go back often. Thank the Ruler of the Universe I was home visiting in January '96.

 

My grandparents used to live in Elkins Park and Villanova. The climate there has a certain appeal, but the NW is a really special place.

[snow_wizard]

It was the middle of the month in 1900. Portland had a 24/19 day on February 15 and 29/20 on February 16. 

 

Seattle also had high temps of freezing in Feb 1900 and Feb 1905.  The 1900 through 1906 period had a lot of those quick hitters.

[ShawniganLake]

Yeah... that sucks. I had terrible allergies in Minnesota from July until the first hard freeze.

 

Ended up getting shots on a weekly basis and it went away. I can't remember the details because I was young but I think the shots were building up tolerance.

 

Not sure if they still do that... this was back in the 80s.

I have had a similar series of shots for a bee sting allergy. Took a few years but it worked. I don't almost die when I get stung now, which is nice. It cost a few thousand dollars, but money well spent.

[TT-SEA]

Seattle also had high temps of freezing in Feb 1900 and Feb 1905.  The 1900 through 1906 period had a lot of those quick hitters.

 

 

I would love to continue following 1900 and 1905 for the rest of the year.    Was that in a low solar period as well?

[TT-SEA]

32°, about on par with mid-late Feb in Seattle. Being out here is making me rethink my views on a low sun angles when it comes to snow and air temps.

 

I've also still have 10 inches of snow cover one week later. I still miss the evergreens.

 

What is London at in the winter?  

[ShawniganLake]

I would love to continue following 1900 and 1905 for the rest of the year. Was that in a low solar period as well?

Solar overall was lower in that period but the bottom of the cycle was roughly 1899-1903.

[TT-SEA]

Solar overall was lower in that period but the bottom of the cycle was roughly 1899-1903.

Nice to see we can have such awesome springs and summers like 1900 and 1905 coming out of Ninos with low solar.

[Deweydog]

I think we could see some surprises this spring/summer with regard to sun angle. I'm planning to do a big post on it later.

[FroYoBro]

I think we could see some surprises this spring/summer with regard to sun angle. I'm planning to do a big post on it later.

I'm nervous. 

[Deweydog]

I'm nervous.

First time?

[High Desert Mat]

I think we could see some surprises this spring/summer with regard to sun angle. I'm planning to do a big post on it later.

Lol. That was funny.

[Deweydog]

I was excited when I heard there was a show called 23.5° on The Weather Channel. I was disappointed when the show was not going to discuss sun angle.

With the departure of American Idol, I think Fox might have something in the works.

[TT-SEA]

00Z GFS is running but the NCEP site is sloooooooow.

 

Too many people from the PNW trying to see when the arctic front is coming through.

[Phil]

00Z GFS is running but the NCEP site is sloooooooow.

 

Too many people from the PNW trying to see when the arctic front is coming through.

I'm out to 228 on the AmWx model site.

[TT-SEA]

I'm out to 228 on AmWx.

 

 

Yeah... its loading now.   There was a message at the top of the NCEP site a couple days ago about having trouble with traffic during the time when runs come out.

[Timmy]

Yeah the 00z isn't going to be nearly as good at the 18z. Out to hour 228...

[Phil]

Notice the transient height rises from 180-204 over the NW Pacific. Way too much upstream mass/momentum deposition around periphery of downstream ridge. Screws with mountain torque/retrogression.

[GHweatherChris]

Yeah the 00z isn't going to be nearly as good at the 18z. Out to hour 228...

Shocker....

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Its close guys. Its really close!

[GHweatherChris]

Notice the transient NWPAC height rises from 180-204. Way too much upstream mass concentration, depositing zonal momentum poleward. Screws with mountain torque/retrogression.

There is alot of transients where I live, their heights always seem low though.

[TT-SEA]

Midwest blast... dry ridging here. No surprise. It was the 18z run up to its usually teasing.

[Phil]

Yeah, the tendency for height rises over the NW Pacific is a death sentence. Given high-frequency waves, you want to see those height rises farther west to avoid influence of the Aleutian Low.

[TT-SEA]

Yeah, the tendency for height rises over the NW Pacific is a death sentence. Given high-frequency waves, you want to see those height rises farther west to avoid influence of the Aleutian Low.

Still nice weather here... sunny with frosty mornings.