PNW December 2022, winter might be coming; but mostly canceled.

[The Blob]

Should we start December?

[Anti Marine Layer]

2 minutes ago, The Blob said:

Should we start December?

I hope so

[The Blob]

Still hanging onto 40 degrees here.

[snow_wizard]

I liked the title on this one!

[TacomaWx]

Snowing in yelm now…less than 30 minutes before flakes start flying. 

[Cold Snap]

Been 8 years since I’ve gone into December with snow. But this time with a lot more.

[snow_wizard]

Just now, Cold Snap said:

Been 8 years since I’ve gone into December with snow. But this time with a lot more.

Not terribly common to go into December with snow on the ground, although 1985 and 2014 did it.

[The Blob]

Come on PDX, drop those temps.

[RayRay]

Maybe UW will get a little bit of snow…

[Cold Snap]

Just now, snow_wizard said:

Not terribly common to go into December with snow on the ground, although 1985 and 2014 did it.

Yeah 2014 was my last time though that was about an inch snow depth. This time I’ve got almost a 4 inch snow depth going into it!

[snow_wizard]

Not much doubt it's going to snow in Tacoma and probably Seattle well before sunrise.

[TacomaWx]

Snowing in Olympia now. 

[Gradient Keeper]

Gusty south winds here, so no chance of snow in PDX metro.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

38F and cloudy.

[Kolk1604]

8 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Not much doubt it's going to snow in Tacoma and probably Seattle well before sunrise.

Easy. Snow is approaching South Hill 

[TacomaWx]

5 minutes ago, Kolk1604 said:

Easy. Snow is approaching South Hill 

Snowing in spanaway. 

[Requiem]

15 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Gusty south winds here, so no chance of snow in PDX metro.

Absolutely ridiculous 

[Cold Snap]

Very dense fog at my house now. Can barely see 4 houses down.

[Gradient Keeper]

Night Shift
6z GFS Day 1 (4-run trend)

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Day 2 (4-run trend)

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Day 3 (4-run trend)

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 4 (4-run trend) Hmmm.... Ridge trending a bit stronger

[Gradient Keeper]

Another somewhat close call with the PV rotating southwestward back towards us. Imagine if the next few days were to show stronger ridge support....

Day 3-5

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Day 5 (4-run trend)

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Day 6 (4-run trend)

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Day 7

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Day 8

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Whoops! Fell asleep

Day 9'er

[Dave]

Back in Eugene finally. 36.5 degrees with a rain/snow mix.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

1 minute ago, Dave said:

Back in Eugene finally. 36.5 degrees with a rain/snow mix.

Nice to have you back man! Yeah gonna be some mid-30s rain. Maybe a surprise we’ll see. Up at your elevation you should hopefully see something.

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 10

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Night Shift
6z GFS 10 Day Rainfall, Snowfall totals

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Just now, Gradient Keeper said:

Day 10

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Night Shift
6z GFS 10 Day Rainfall, Snowfall totals Southwestern US

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[Dave]

2 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Nice to have you back man! Yeah gonna be some mid-30s rain. Maybe a surprise we’ll see. Up at your elevation you should hopefully see something.

Lol. My elevation is 400'. Maybe see a few flakes fly, but sticking snow seems unlikely. I bet some of the hills around town will have a dusting at some point. NWS has us for a 36/32 spread for today now. Looks like chillier air is still filtering in. Obviously, that forecast won't work out since we're above that now, but a mid 30's afternoon high would be pretty sweet.

[Gradient Keeper]

That's it for me. Have a good night and morning.

12z NAM in 2 hours 43 minutes
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[TigerWoodsLibido]

7 minutes ago, Dave said:

Lol. My elevation is 400'. Maybe see a few flakes fly, but sticking snow seems unlikely. I bet some of the hills around town will have a dusting at some point. NWS has us for a 36/32 spread for today now. Looks like chillier air is still filtering in. Obviously, that forecast won't work out since we're above that now, but a mid 30's afternoon high would be pretty sweet.

I'll be happy if we can keep it under 40F here for the rest of the day. We started there but quickly dropped into the 30s. Now 37F with off and on rain showers.

[Dave]

19 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Nice to have you back man! Yeah gonna be some mid-30s rain. Maybe a surprise we’ll see. Up at your elevation you should hopefully see something.

Also, this station is a block away from me and his temps almost always match mine within a half degree, so bookmark it if you'd like to keep tabs on my location. I'd also love to see yours go online.

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KOREUGEN393/graph/2022-11-26/2022-11-26/daily

[GHweatherChris]

So far just under 1/2" of new snow accumulation this morning, big whoop.