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

[TacomaWx]

Based on radar looks like N winds are colliding with the band of precip working in south. Snow is slowly getting heavier. Looks like some good upslope snow in port Angeles area. 

[T-Town]

10 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Based on radar looks like N winds are colliding with the band of precip working in south. Snow is slowly getting heavier. Looks like some good upslope snow in port Angeles area. 

Makes sense. Wind is light southerly here. 

[snow maniac]

25 minutes ago, snow maniac said:

Radar shows snow here but nothing making it to the ground,

Okay there it is, now its snowing. 

[FroYoBro]

10 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Based on radar looks like N winds are colliding with the band of precip working in south. Snow is slowly getting heavier. Looks like some good upslope snow in port Angeles area. 

What’s your temperature?

[TacomaWx]

1 minute ago, FroYoBro said:

What’s your temperature?

32. Big fat flakes are starting to come down and it’s getting heavy all the sudden. 

[FroYoBro]

1 minute ago, TacomaWx said:

32. Big fat flakes are starting to come down and it’s getting heavy all the sudden. 

Awesome. It’s a solid setup for you this morning!

[TacomaWx]

Just now, FroYoBro said:

Awesome. It’s a solid setup for you this morning!

Definitely! Should warm into the mid 30s today I’d imagine the north wind and lower DPs should creep back in and the snow should stick around the next couple days. 

[FroYoBro]

It was mostly dry all night, but it looks like shower activity is picking up again in NW Oregon. Raining here, but 37 degrees. Going to need a decent amount of precipitation to lower the temperature. 

[Requiem]

PDX has to be one of the worst official recording locations in the region at least. 40 degrees??? 

[MossMan]

Currently not snowing and 27.9 degrees. 

[Dave]

Woke up to a piss and could hear the gutters really going. 34 degrees with heavy snow. Nice.

[The Blob]

11 minutes ago, Requiem said:

PDX has to be one of the worst official recording locations in the region at least. 40 degrees??? 

It's been that all night. 

[Dave]

Wow! It went from mostly rain to sticking snow in 10 minutes.

 

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Temp at 31.3* DP at 30.4*  We have just under 2 inches of snow, and school is canceled in Yelm today, so, I am a happy camper.

I was so excited to let Tormund (6mo puppy) out and see his reaction to snow........Nada. lol He is thoroughly unimpressed and showed it by peeing on the deck.  

[BurienSnowGlobe]

Looks like things could get interesting between Seattle and Olympia right in time for morning commute 

[TacomaWx]

First band is wrapping up soon but the 2nd one is coming up quick and it looks pretty good. 

[Dave]

Minor accumulation on the Ferry Street Bridge. Looks like the fun has come to an end though.

 

[GHweatherChris]

The Chehalis Gap is working against me this time, all moisture is getting pushed around me.

[SnowWillarrive]

9 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

First band is wrapping up soon but the 2nd one is coming up quick and it looks pretty good. 

Dumping here wow 

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The NWS has a graphic posted about wind chill and temps in the teens and twenties down here....but there's no timing on it, it just says "morning". There is no wind, and it is 31* here......Does anyone know anything about timing on that....or is it not happening....? 

[TacomaWx]

13 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

The Chehalis Gap is working against me this time, all moisture is getting pushed around me.

D*mn I thought you might end up with even more snow than me last night. 

[GHweatherChris]

Just now, TacomaWx said:

D*mn I thought you might end up with even more snow than me last night. 

Me too, just under 1/2" so far, the moisture is getting shredded and then reforming once past here.  The gap can be a curse sometimes too.

[TacomaWx]

Took a quick measurement and we picked up 0.3” of snow with this first band this morning. Still not sticking to the main road much but it’s sticking on the side streets a bit. 

[BurienSnowGlobe]

Any reports from Burien/Tukwila/Renton?

[RentonHill]

Just now, BurienSnowGlobe said:

Any reports from Burien/Tukwila/Renton?

Light snow with fat flakes here just started maybe 15 min ago. Seems like same situation as TacomaWx. Not covering main roads yet but close. Temp is rock steady at 32.0

[RentonHill]

24 minutes ago, Everleigh said:

The NWS has a graphic posted about wind chill and temps in the teens and twenties down here....but there's no timing on it, it just says "morning". There is no wind, and it is 31* here......Does anyone know anything about timing on that....or is it not happening....? 

Good question because I think tmrw morning and sat morning we are also expecting some showers? Which may eat into our potential dry out and coldest periods

[BurienSnowGlobe]

1 minute ago, RentonHillTC said:

Light snow with fat flakes here just started maybe 15 min ago. Seems like same situation as TacomaWx. Not covering main roads yet but close. Temp is rock steady at 32.0

Thanks. Traffic cams seems to say the same, looks like coming down good in some spots but roads bare for most part

[RentonHill]

Just now, BurienSnowGlobe said:

Thanks. Traffic cams seems to say the same, looks like coming down good in some spots but roads bare for most part

We got just enough last night to start the covering process. Roads were half inch of slush when I took the dog out at 9pm. That mostly froze so I’d bet it won’t take long to cover unless they warmed up a bit this morning - also likely since I went up from 31 to 32 and I’m above the freeways and cams. 

[Dave]

Down to 32 here with mostly clear skies. What was left of the slushy dusting is now frozen.

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3 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

Good question because I think tmrw morning and sat morning we are also expecting some showers? Which may eat into our potential dry out and coldest periods

Yeah the forecast discussion talks about possible showers tomorrow, and about the other systems coming, but has no mention of the 18* wind chill the graphic shows....So I am very confused. 

[SnowySeeker50]

That band is passing by just slightly too far north for me. Currently 30 degrees and light snow.

[RentonHill]

Just ain’t comin down hard enough to do anything I think. Our 530 alarm clock is happy about it though.

[Blizzard777]

Snowing and 32.1.  Got down to 28* at 1am…winds currently calm.

Current Nest cam shot 

[T-Town]

Radar shows it snowing here but the streetlight says otherwise. 

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Radar shows it snowing here but the streetlight says otherwise. 

The first band came through and it snowed pretty good this one not so much. Just light snow here for now. Sometimes it takes the flakes a bit longer to make it to the ground? Lol

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

Snowing here.

[RentonHill]

Just now, TacomaWx said:

The first band came through and it snowed pretty good this one not so much. Just light snow here for now. Sometimes it takes the flakes a bit longer to make it to the ground? Lol

Radar is soooo frustrating in these situations. I tell myself the same things like oooh I bet they’re blowing away from the clouds at an angle so the radar signatures actually need to be north of me or some bs lol

[T-Town]

10 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

The first band came through and it snowed pretty good this one not so much. Just light snow here for now. Sometimes it takes the flakes a bit longer to make it to the ground? Lol

That’s probably it. Something big is brewing up in the clouds. When it gets here…. Look out!!

[Snownerd3000]

No new snow overnight that i can tell here in Woodinville. Crunchy side streets/neighborhoods , main roads are fine. Kinda thinking maybe, just maybe the euro was right abiut this one. Not a lot of moisture to work with this one. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

November part 2, eh? That must mean another mostly ridgy month!

Clear and 22.6˚F.

[BurienSnowGlobe]

A few flakes falling in Central District/International District. Looks like the band lifted north a smidge

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

Looked at temperatures for the first time and I’m surprised they’re as warm as they are. I expecting maybe high 20s this morning, not freezing or just above. The flakes here are really small despite being under some heavier precip on the radar.

[TacomaWx]

12 minutes ago, T-Town said:

That’s probably it. Something big is brewing up in the clouds. When it gets here…. Look out!!

Starting to snow pretty good again here now. 

[Blizzard777]

It’s beginning to stick to the streets now 

32*

[TT-SEA]

Not snowing here currently.... but the snow yesterday evening sure flocked the trees nicely going into the cold and dry period coming up.    

[Blizzard777]

25 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

Radar is soooo frustrating in these situations. I tell myself the same things like oooh I bet they’re blowing away from the clouds at an angle so the radar signatures actually need to be north of me or some bs lol

I’ve done pretty well not going to the radar and just enjoying the background snow happening and doing my projects around the house.  Watching the radar or stock market I found is bad for my health at times!!! 
I have to say it’s pretty weird to be getting the action this week.  Usually we’re the ones to fail at the white stuff. 

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

Any chance some of this changes to rain? The temps make me slightly nervous.

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3 minutes ago, Ice_is_Everywhere said:

Any chance some of this changes to rain? The temps make me slightly nervous.

We've been hovering right around 31* since about 5am. I too, am nervous about the temps. lol 

[Chewbacca Defense]

26 with DP at 13.  0" accumulation of snow overnight but we did accumulate 18.3 miles per hour in wind gusts. 

 

We did have some thick freezing fog around 9-10 last night, glad the winds did kick that up to push that out and get rid of the ice that was starting to accumulate.

[TacomaWx]

Over 1.5” now and it’s coming down good again. Radar is looking impressive and this time it’s also impressive at the surface.