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

[Deweydog]

Snoopy down.

[snow_wizard]

Just ugly outside now.  Grey, wet, and drippy.  I hope the models are right about it freezing tonight.  I'm far from convinced.

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Snoopy down.

Unrecognizable. 

[Meatyorologist]

Monday and Tuesday look absolutely amazing here. 30s and clouds with spotty drizzle. Not being ironic, it's some of my favorite outdoors weather.

[Cloud]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

Just ugly outside now.  Grey, wet, and drippy.  I hope the models are right about it freezing tonight.  I'm far from convinced.

The commute will be ugly tomorrow if it does get down to freezing. We’ve been in this cool/cold spells long enough now for surfaces to freeze more easily. 

[snow_wizard]

Looks like areas north of Seattle will enjoy a good freeze tonight at least.

[SnowWillarrive]

5 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Just ugly outside now.  Grey, wet, and drippy.  I hope the models are right about it freezing tonight.  I'm far from convinced.

Going to be hard to go back to drizzle after such an amazing week. Hope it clears out. 

[snow_wizard]

3 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Monday and Tuesday look absolutely amazing here. 30s and clouds with spotty drizzle. Not being ironic, it's some of my favorite outdoors weather.

It does look chilly with low clouds.

[The Blob]

Almost gone

[snow_wizard]

Just now, SnowWillarrive said:

Going to be hard to go back to drizzle after such an amazing week. Hope it clears out. 

Me too.  It looks we have a shot tonight, but the next two nights look cloudy.  Could be later in the week to get our freezing nights back.

[Requiem]

Some minor shower development to the south it seems...

[Meatyorologist]

Cali getting some supercell thunderstorms out of the central valley convergence zone.

[Gradient Keeper]

39 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

0.1” of snow at PDX today.

We've had more than that now though. Looks like .8" now? I could be wrong.

[Everleigh]

Walked down the driveway to check the conditions of the main road....

[RentonHill]

That’s a warm NE canada 380hrs out

[VancouverIslandSouth]

11 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Looks like areas north of Seattle will enjoy a good freeze tonight at least.

You'd probably like the climate in Campbell River, at least as far as coastal climates go. They had a high/low of 31F/12F today. Pretty ridiculous for a place on the ocean with +2~5c 850mb temps.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

-5 departure at EUG, SLE, and PDX today. 
 

Makes me feel good that SLE got the first sub 40 high of the year at any of those stations. 

[Terreboner]

Been over on the sports thread.  So Portland was a bust???  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

17 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

We've had more than that now though. Looks like .8" now? I could be wrong.

Remember they don’t measure at the airport… But it was a record. Eugene also recorded their 2nd trace of the month. 

[TT-SEA]

13 minutes ago, Everleigh said:

Walked down the driveway to check the conditions of the main road....

This is a great picture! 

[Gradient Keeper]

4:44 PM I see the infamous warm nose/tongue/nostril is moving north up the Cascade Foothills. Wanderer's Peak(4350') is now up to 30 F, winds S 9 G 20mph. Horse Creek(3402') is 33 with winds SSW 4 G 8mph. Upper Air Temps shows warming aloft around Marion and Clackamas Counties slowly lifting northward. The Columbia Basin cold pool still looks pretty healthy with 925mb temps at -5c.

[TT-SEA]

20 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Me too.  It looks we have a shot tonight, but the next two nights look cloudy.  Could be later in the week to get our freezing nights back.

Later in the week looks pretty wet... might be tough.  

[Gradient Keeper]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Remember they don’t measure at the airport… But it was a record. Eugene also recorded their 2nd trace of the month. 

Thanks. So, the .01" at 10:05 AM, that is when the first measurable snowfall occurred? I need to know exactly for the snowfall contest in my PDX WX Analysis FB group.

[GHweatherChris]

Jackpot!!  Moderate snow and starting to stick!!

 

[BLI snowman]

Reached 1" of slop here for the day. Nice achievement just before the precip runs out.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, GHweatherChris said:

Jackpot!!  Moderate snow and starting to stick!!

 

I like this post.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Our 0.5” today was not a daily record. We had about 4” on this date in 2016. Actually our biggest one day total that month. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

6 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Thanks. So, the .01" at 10:05 AM, that is when the first measurable snowfall occurred? I need to know exactly for the snowfall contest in my PDX WX Analysis FB group.

I really have no idea honestly. 10:05 sounds good as any time. 

[FroYoBro]

1 minute ago, BLI snowman said:

Reached 1" of slop here for the day. Nice achievement just before the precip runs out.

The southern metro area curse continues. Zero accumulation here besides some brief sticking on the cars/deck for 15 minutes. Just was a few miles south of the best dynamics. 

[MossMan]

Lovely day to cut down a tree! 
34/25 on the day. Currently 30.2 

Zero melting today! 

[Terreboner]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

I like this post.  

I'm getting ready to go out and take some snow/christmas light pics to post.  Just need about 20 minutes to be fully dark.  Who you got for tonight's game?

[OysterPrintout]

7 minutes ago, Terreboner said:

Been over on the sports thread.  So Portland was a bust???  

Wouldn't really call it that. Some folks in favored spots or with a little elevation did pretty good. Most folks like myself that live in Portland proper or west metro saw it snow a lot but ended up with just a dusting. Probably would have ended up with 1-3" of snow if it had stuck but alas this was more or less advertised as a razor thin situation. IMO a bust would have been cold rain.

[Doinko]

1 minute ago, FroYoBro said:

The southern metro area curse continues. Zero accumulation here besides some brief sticking on the cars/deck for 15 minutes. Just was a few miles south of the best dynamics. 

Didn't really stick here either besides for 15 minutes. 0.2" of snow when it did

[SilverFallsAndrew]

The next 3 days are going to be weather purgatory. Cool/chilly, with no precip, not much sunshine, and nights just above freezing. Hoping we get a little more clearing than anticipated. 

[Deweydog]

I’d say this one ended up just about right down the middle as far as it’s potential goes. Hard to expect much more with the air mass in play.

[MWG]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

The next 3 days are going to be weather purgatory. Cool/chilly, with no precip, not much sunshine, and nights just above freezing. Hoping we get a little more clearing than anticipated. 

That sounds like down here most winters 

[Gradient Keeper]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I really have no idea honestly. 10:05 sounds good as any time. 

I was thinking similarly. One member in the group guessed December 4th, 9:32 AM. I did ask Weagle as well.

00z GFS in 2 hours 35 minutes

[Terreboner]

Looking like after all this snow we are getting real close to DP and I'm sure we are heading for freezing fog in the area.  I have lots of driving to do tomorrow.

[smerfylicious]

No snow for almost 3 days now, still have 10". Reminds me a lot of 2006 tbh. Love how this winter started!

[FroYoBro]

5 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

I’d say this one ended up just about right down the middle as far as it’s potential goes. Hard to expect much more with the air mass in play.

Yeah, I didn't really expect much down here. This spot is always going to struggle in borderline situations anyways. It is nice to start the winter off with some snow in the air at least.