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

[snow maniac]

10 minutes ago, Everleigh said:

I got nothin. 

Dam that sucks, sorry to hear. Lets hope we can score later this winter.

[Kayla]

I honestly have no idea what timezone I'm in right now but I'm having so much fun tracking and seeing all the pictures from you guys!

I'm really hoping Portland can get in on the fun Sunday night! It's looking very promising. I will say the ECMWF seems to have a dry bias thus far this season so I'm hopeful for my PDX peeps!

[snow maniac]

Woke up at 3:00 this morning to watch the snow only to see rain at 32.0 and only measly 2 inches of sloppy snow.

such a letdown. 

[Requiem]

Yeah pack it up, no way Mt. Scott is getting any snow sadly

 

[snow maniac]

All rain now 33 degrees. What a disappointment 

[MikeInEverett]

2 hours ago, MillCreekMike said:

Wow! Just woke up and we had no accumulation overnight here in downtown Everett at 170’. Not what I was expecting but oh well. About to drive to work in Mill Creek close to 500’ so I’m sure it’s going to look a lot different.

Yeah, a solid 3-4” fell in Silver Firs near Mill Creek overnight. Basically the second I left DT Everett I could see snow caked trees and amounts increased as I got further away from the water and had higher elevation.

[SouthHillFrosty]

Drove my finance into work in Seattle. Good amount of snow on the higher hills

[snow maniac]

All rain now 33 degrees. What a disappointment 

melting fast now lots of standing water and no snow left in the trees or shrubs

[Seattle]

A bit bummed out to see that we had basically .5” barely hanging on this morning (probably .6-7” total accumulation earlier). I needed another 50 feet of elevation.

I hope Portland can get some snow and I hope this isn’t it for the winter!

[Brennan]

Dusting of snow up here in Bellingham. Temp hanging around 30.

[FroYoBro]

The wind was pretty calm last night here, but it seems like an easterly breeze is starting to pick up. Down to 35 with a dp of 25. I will be watching how cold and dry the air coming out of the gorge is today!

Edited December 3, 2022 by FroYoBro

[Chewbacca Defense]

22 minutes ago, Brennan said:

Dusting of snow up here in Bellingham. Temp hanging around 30.

I thought I had a dusting of snow here only to take the dog out and realize it was a crunchy layer of sleet. 

currently 31 IMBY

[SouthHillFrosty]

Finally going to bed. Night Shift Is over!

[T-Town]

37 this morning. Still some snow and slush hanging on on grassy surfaces. 

[TT-SEA]

Not much change on the 06Z ECMWF... a little better around Portland though.

[TT-SEA]

Looking at the precip map... the main event up here is between 12-3 p.m. tomorrow.   The precip is done by sunset in the Seattle area.

[Snownerd3000]

Just woke up and looks like my area of Woodinville got a fresh 3-4 inches. Will get out and measure a little later. Beautiful seeing a fresh coat of snow on everything. 

[Blizzard777]

6 hours ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

About 3-3.5 inches just tonight. Puts me around 8 inches this week. 

That’s insane! I’m a few miles away from you and I got nothing on the ground this morning!!!  Nicely done

[Ray]

Had a little rain/snow mix last night here south of Bonney Lake.  Currently 33 degrees.  Looking forward to more good times in the not too distant future hopefully.

[Blizzard777]

3 hours ago, Everleigh said:

I got nothin. 

I’m with you  

 

[TT-SEA]

ECMWF satellite loop shows how the event tomorrow is the same band of moisture that came through last night...

[Blizzard777]

12 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Finally going to bed. Night Shift Is over!

I’m glad I checked out as it just didn’t stick here…..Sad Panda. 
just crazy your so close to me and my area didn’t perform. I bet if I drive up 320th a mile east it’s all white…..crazy stuff 

34* with a dp 29
 

[Everleigh]

Neither the temp or DP dropped below freezing last night for me, but I don't think we even got any rain. There are still some patches of snow in the yard, just nothing fresh. 

Maybe I'll see a bit tomorrow!

[Blizzard777]

I still have a bit of white left out there from the other storms so at least all not lost.  

Current Nest cam shot 

[TT-SEA]

To illustrate the power of offshore flow... here is the 850mb temps for tomorrow afternoon when the models show some lowland snow.

[TT-SEA]

The key difference is at the 925mb level...

 

[jakerepp]

10 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Watering the dirt.   

The cacti need rain periodically!

The petrichor is amazing here.

[Fircrest]

12 minutes ago, Jginmartini said:

I’m glad I checked out as it just didn’t stick here…..Sad Panda. 
just crazy your so close to me and my area didn’t perform. I bet if I drive up 320th a mile east it’s all white…..crazy stuff 

34* with a dp 29
 

It never really did much here in Fircrest either.  Watching the snow line on radar and checking real world conditions of course, I could pretty much tell it wasn't my night.  So I got a lot of sleep.  Looks like there was some slushy accumulation on the car's windshield, but that was it.   Overall a very fun week!

[Fircrest]

My overnight accumulation

[LowerGarfield]

8 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Impressive.

I-5 is snow covered now south of SEA.

Nice! Do you have one son who goes to WSU and another who attends UW? Apple Cup must've been wild at your house.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, LowerGarfield said:

Nice! Do you have one son who goes to WSU and another who attends UW? Apple Cup must've been wild at your house.

Yes... house divided as they say.    They were both at the Apple Cup in Pullman so it was actually pretty quiet at our house that day.   They are good natured about it.   And my UW son often says he wishes his college experience could have been in Pullman instead of Seattle because of the small town environment.

[LowerGarfield]

8 hours ago, bainbridgekid said:

Just drove from Everett to Downtown Seattle.

It snowed the entire way and was sticking on the trees along I-5 all the way through downtown but isn’t sticking at sea level near the stadiums. Sticking snow level must be literally like 50-100 feet right now.

That reminds me of the time maybe in  2019 or 2020 (?) when the Mariners had a promo based on how much snow fell at Safeco. It was mainly a North Sound special. They then made a video showing the Mariner moose carrying snow (probably from elsewhere) and shoveling it with a discount still offered.

[TT-SEA]

Clear sky here now... going to be a sunny day.    Currently 37 in North Bend but the dewpoint is 29 so there doesn't seem to be any melting yet.   

[Blizzard777]

14 minutes ago, Fircrest said:

It never really did much here in Fircrest either.  Watching the snow line on radar and checking real world conditions of course, I could pretty much tell it wasn't my night.  So I got a lot of sleep.  Looks like there was some slushy accumulation on the car's windshield, but that was it.   Overall a very fun week!

At least we got our beauty sleep then  

[Katzen]

Time to clear a path on the porch again. Looks like about an address inch last night. And the beginning of a beautiful sunrise.

[Snownerd3000]

8 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Yes... house divided as they say.    They were both at the Apple Cup in Pullman so it was actually pretty quiet at our house that day.   They are good natured about it.   And my UW son often says he wishes his college experience could have been in Pullman instead of Seattle because of the small town environment.

This was why I went to WWU instead of UW. 

[Doinko]

Not as much as the 6z but the GFS is still dead set on a band of precip over Portland

 

[Timmy]

12z gfs sobered up a lot for pdx

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Doinko said:

Not as much as the 6z but the GFS is still dead set on a band of precip over Portland

 

It did expand coverage to the north and looks more like the ECMWF up here now.    But still shows a good event in Portland too.  

[MossMan]

Went to bed with heavy snow at 1am, woke up at 4:30 and it’s was…Pouring RAIN and 34.