January 2016 in the PNW

[TT-SEA]

Coming down hard in north bend 31 degrees

 

 

Yeah... its dumping snow here.    

[Perturbed Member]

Just went out and checked, there is a pretty solid amount of ice covering just about everything. Tomorrow morning commute is going to be interesting...

[Timmy]

Up to 28 now, continued light rain, a thick glaze on everything, just saw some pictures of Scappoose, looks like a disaster! At this point I hope it gets above freezing but I don't see that happening here or in town until tomorrow afternoon in town and probably not at all here. The problem is up here all the roads are snow packed with ice over them, that should hinder the absorbency of radiation that black asphalt normally gets during the day. I may be stuck up here!

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Raining at base of tiger summit.

[HighlandExperience]

Raining at base of tiger summit.

 

Now that is messed up. You starting to scare me. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

I drove in snowfall from my cabin to north bend. About 275 miles.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Crazy. 34 degrees at north side of tiger summit and raining. 34 and light mix at summit. 32 and snow flurries on south side of tiger and 32.

[TT-SEA]

Crazy. 34 degrees at north side of tiger summit and raining. 34 and light mix at summit. 32 and snow flurries on south side of tiger and 32.

Are you driving and posting??

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Son is driving.

[bainbridgekid]

Euro continues to look really good for Seattle tomorrow morning.

 

Solid band of 0.25" plus of QPF between 4 AM and 10 AM. Lifts it all the way North of Everett after that.

 

Looks like a battle between the operationals and higher resolution models.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

The ground is white in tacoma and fife in places. Did that happen tonight?

[luvssnow_spokane]

Reporting in.. Just got home from Seattle.. Basically nothing as far as falling snow from Seattle until I got to Hwy 410. Seems to be the snow line here. Snowing moderately all the way up 410 to my house. I have about a half inch or less on the ground. it is currently 35 degrees and very slushy.. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Reporting in.. Just got home from Seattle.. Basically nothing as far as falling snow from Seattle until I got to Hwy 410. Seems to be the snow line here. Snowing moderately all the way up 410 to my house. I have about a half inch or less on the ground. it is currently 35 degrees and very slushy..

you sure that 35 degrees is accurate? Sounds to warm have u checked it?

[Perturbed Member]

Some slight warming going on. I'm up to 32F. HIO up to 31F. SLE is 32F for a few hours now. 10+ MPH winds out of the east at PDX so I don't expect much more warming.

[luvssnow_spokane]

you sure that 35 degrees is accurate? Sounds to warm have u checked it?

Yes, I have two fairly accurate thermometers... One is 34 the other is 35... So it could be 34. Kids said it has been snowing off and on for a number of hours but never snowed very hard. It is kinda melting so accumulation is melting fairly quickly.

[Guest Winterdog]

The Euro sure took some steps in the wrong direction tonight. 

[luvssnow_spokane]

The Euro sure took some steps in the wrong direction tonight. 

Yep, a total epic fail... Is this as good as it gets?

[Chewbacca Defense]

I was working at BP refinery most of last year. Started there on the 5th of Jan. I remember a lane or two NB I-5 right after BIA being closed due to standing water. Allot of areas in Ferndale & Blaine were flooded out. Bellingham RV park was nice and squishy as well. Did the flooding impact you? I ask because I remember seeing snow on top of allot of cars coming from the Cedarville area and I could not understand how the heck it was so dang warm and wet where I was, yet cars were rolling in with snow on them. 

The area you are mentioning floods if you spill a big gulp.     In all seriousness though, that is all in the Nooksack River flood plain, and is probably less than 30-50 ft above sea level.  I don't remember that specific event, but you might have been seeing people coming down from the ski area with a nice thick layer of cascade concrete.  I live and work in the hills East of Bellingham, so I don't ever get impacted when it floods there.

[stuffradio]

I had graupel for two minutes and now nothing.

[epiceast]

One run is not a trend... At least that's what we can tell ourselves until 11am tomorrow.

[Jbolin]

Just drove through Covington and Kent and raining lightly in both areas with temp in Covington at 34F and Kent at 35F.

[luvssnow_spokane]

One run is not a trend... At least that's what we can tell ourselves until 11am tomorrow.

True... We have a little longer to be in fantasy mode

[luvssnow_spokane]

Just drove through Covington and Kent and raining lightly in both areas with temp in Covington at 34F and Kent at 35F.

Pretty much rain here now too.

[Skagit Weather]

I can't believe it. I spent most of Christmas break standing outside my door at night to see if any snowflakes were mixed in with the cold rain. The best I ever got was a snow/rain mix. Yesterday I headed back off to school in California and today it starts snowing. Just my luck. Enjoy it guys, I hope you get buried.

[Jesse]

The Euro sure took some steps in the wrong direction tonight.

Complex pattern coming up. Expect lots of swings the next couple days.

[HighlandExperience]

I can't believe it. I spent most of Christmas break standing outside my door at night to see if any snowflakes were mixed in with the cold rain. The best I ever got was a snow/rain mix. Yesterday I headed back off to school in California and today it starts snowing. Just my luck. Enjoy it guys, I hope you get buried.

After hearing that some spots are seeing rain, I'm not sure you are missing much. Will see

[Skagit Weather]

After hearing that some spots are seeing rain, I'm not sure you are missing much. Will see

 

Yeah, I saw that, but at least there was a little snow today, which was better than anything in the past two years. We'll have to see what next weekend brings.

[Jbolin]

Driving around the area I'm noticing that higher elevations are warmer than areas in lower elevations or lower topography, Kent and Auburn Valley are 29 and 30 degrees with very light snow falling and minor accumulation.

[HighlandExperience]

Driving around the area I'm noticing that higher elevations are warmer than areas in lower elevations or lower topography, Kent and Auburn Valley are 29 and 30 degrees with very light snow falling and minor accumulation.

 

I am very surprised to hear that it is snowing in some valley locations. Thanks for the updates! 

[Jbolin]

Heading down to North tacoma/fife to see what's up

[Brennan]

Off and on snow here in Bellingham. http://www.barkleyvillage.com/web-cameras/

 

Temp 32 with dp steady at 23. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just got home, 31 degrees and light snow. About 1/2 inch on ground.

[MikeInEverett]

The precip band looks like it's actually starting to move north now, just a little bit.

[Brennan]

SNOWING pretty good here now at the moment. Heaviest it’s been all evening so far and we have a solid trace on everything. Snow is rather weird in form... Half snowflakes, half miniature snowballs! I can hear it hitting the roof, and anything tin outside. 

[HighlandExperience]

The precip band looks like it's actually starting to move north now, just a little bit.

 

Yup finally moving north. 

[Jbolin]

Yup finally moving north.

yup and weakening

[Jbolin]

Saw no snow in the air in Tacoma and Fife temps in both places were in the low 30's and no precipitation of any kind from Federal Way all the way to Seattle

[Bryant]

SNOWING pretty good here now at the moment. Heaviest it’s been all evening so far and we have a solid trace on everything. Snow is rather weird in form... Half snowflakes, half miniature snowballs! I can hear it hitting the roof, and anything tin outside.

 

http://i.imgur.com/aJAuqno.jpg

[MikeInEverett]

I just looked outside and I was surprised to see some very light snow falling. Radar doesn't show anything over me.

[Jbolin]

Not sure this band holds together as it moves ever so slowly up the corridor