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

[snow_wizard]

32.5 now and snowing hard.   The night goes to the GFS.  The ECMWF was way too dry.

[skywatcher]

Alllrighty, now we've got some real good flakes flying around. Heavily snowing right now, temp has definitely started dropping with this band, at 34.8 now. Was drizzling only a little bit earlier even under rain (according to the radar), so I would guess that the east winds have been contributing to some drying out before it came down to the surface. That seems to have come to an end, for now, as the flakes are just really flying now and the wind has let up a bit. Shifted slightly more eastward instead of the ENE I was seeing earlier. 

 

My expectations are not high at all for anything tonight, but I've had enough snow this season to fulfill my hopes. Anything more is a bonus that I definitely won't complain about. Hope some folks who haven't been as lucky previously are getting some with this round!

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I think its just precip intensity related... its 37 in North Bend.    The east wind is not cold out here.

 

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Margaritaville said:

Nice to see we'll be on the upper end of little to no accumulation 

I am out of reactions for the day... but LOL to this post.    And impressive total.

[SnowWillarrive]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

32.5 now and snowing hard.   The night goes to the GFS.  The ECMWF was way too dry.

This event has already exceeded expectations. Snow tonight is just as heavy as earlier this week. 

[snow_wizard]

I'm really going to have look long and hard at this setup to see why it went so much better here than these situations usually do.

[Perturbed Member]

2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

32.5 now and snowing hard.   The night goes to the GFS.  The ECMWF was way too dry.

King GFS! Now deliver for Portland too on Sunday please 

[HuskyMaestro]

Solid rain/snow mix with big flakes coming down for the past hour, but it's a complete waste of snow if the rain just turns it into 0.3" slush. Still got hope the precip will change into full snow; by then though, the event's pretty much over. 

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I'm really going to have look long and hard at this setup to see why it went so much better here than these situations usually do.

The dice rolled our way so many times here in the south sound this week. Every snow event over performed it seems like and we even had a total surprise bonus one this morning! 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

I'm really going to have look long and hard at this setup to see why it went so much better here than these situations usually do.

Its a really strange set up.    

[TT-SEA]

There is another large area of enhanced precip moving up towards Olympia now... if it extends east like the last band it could be pretty crazy for several more hours.

 

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Down to 34F here now, seems like some flakes may be mixing in with the light rain.

[SouthHillFrosty]

My neighbor got stuck and I had to go push them. Why a 80 year old man is leaving in a snowstorm at midnight is another question 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Starting to lighten up, looks like back edge of precip is couple hrs away or sooner.  Might get one more burst before it ends for the night.

[Requiem]

5 minutes ago, Perturbed Member said:

King GFS! Now deliver for Portland too on Sunday please 

If I could will something to happen atp

[snow_wizard]

14 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I think its just precip intensity related... its 37 in North Bend.    The east wind is not cold out here.

The east wind was colder than that here even before the snow started.  This is coming from Stampede Pass and North Bend's wind from Snoqualmie.  Could make a difference.

[Skagit Weather]

4 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Seems very much like a warmer poor man’s version of December 2021. We’re about to hit our 5th consecutive day with measurable snow here…very similar to 2021 in how there were many small snows that added up over time. 

That is a very poor man. So far it's been 15-20 degrees warmer and 1/1000th of the snow of December 2021 up here, but it is true that the snow chances keep popping up day after day.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

5 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I'm really going to have look long and hard at this setup to see why it went so much better here than these situations usually do.

I'm a little confused on why so many people are surprised we have snow. Offshore flow in a chilly airmass almost always delivers.

[Deweydog]

The Dalles down to 33….

[BLI snowman]

SEA just warmed up to 36, yet it's still 32 at BFI. Looks pretty screwy judging from the surrounding stations.

[Skagit Weather]

20 minutes ago, VancouverIslandSouth said:

Seems like you're on the east side of the band that's stretched out to here. The wind has finally switched to the ENE here and the temperature is dropping. It's almost impossible to see snow accumulations here without a northerly wind component, it's a weird quirk of this microclimate. Not seeing any flakes yet, but it's down to 35F. I'm seeing some heavy radar returns over there, you'll probably be all snow soon.

It's interesting that you're colder than me but haven't been seeing any snowflakes. I started seeing them at 39F and now at 36F I would say it's 90% snow out there. And yeah, I'm on the northeastern edge of that band. It's not particularly heavy (I've picked up 0.05" of precip so far), but hoping that it keeps up for a while longer.

[skywatcher]

Wow it's really coming down here. Definitely some accumulation on the roads already with these big big flakes, so definitely a nice treat to close off the night. Looks like this will be the extent of what I'll get, though. Temp is down to 34.2 degrees, and I'm off for the night. Have fun, night shift!

[HuskyMaestro]

3 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

My neighbor got stuck and I had to go push them. Why a 80 year old man is leaving in a snowstorm at midnight is another question 

Midnight run for the white stuff and it ain't the snow falling

[TigerWoodsLibido]

39F cloudy and pleasant.

[TacomaWx]

As of midnight we’ve picked up another 0.5” of snow and 1.25” on the day. Up to 3.9” for the month and still coming down. It’s extremely sloppy snow close to soup texture on the roads. 

[SnowWillarrive]

Some intense showers moving north just south of Olympia. Will be interesting when they hit up here. 

[yellowstone]

8 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

There is another large area of enhanced precip moving up towards Olympia now... if it extends east like the last band it could be pretty crazy for several more hours.

 

Noticed this as well, luckily in Seattle every time it looks like it will lighten up the radar keeps backfilling and intensifying right over us. Hopefully that will continue when the heavier band gets up here. 

[Seattle]

Going to bed, as I am getting up early for Netherlands v USA. I have about .4”. Snow accumulating fairly slowly. Soupy is a great way to describe the arterial roads, or any surface with drainage. If it keeps doing this through the AM, I’ll probably have 1.5-2” of slush. 

[TacomaWx]

3 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

Some intense showers moving north just south of Olympia. Will be interesting when they hit up here. 

It’s just starting to hit here and the snows Getting even heavier. Hasn’t let up much at all in the last 2 hours. 

[smerfylicious]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Wow... somehow we have no wind and absolutely nothing falling here.  You would not know anything is going on around us.    I think of your location being similar to my area but I am learning now that we can wildly different weather depending on the situation.

I'm pretty shocked. I'd imagine we'd have similar weather, with you having better accumulation thanks to added elevation. Or at the very least you could have some of this pass wind lol

[Requiem]

I suppose it doesn't matter in the moment but NAM is drastically improved for much of the Sound by a significant margin. Of course, it is also much worse down here for the Sunday system just to rub salt in the wound 

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

I just realized I’ve been looking at the wrong weather station all night. *facepalm* Anyway, it’s currently 32/31dp.

[Cloud]

33 minutes ago, BurienSnowGlobe said:

Down the hill from you and no sticking yet

Yeah the last 3 events showed that a little bit of elevation helps.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just amazing.  13 inches on the ground.  My little buddy always stays up with me watching the snow.

[North_County]

Hey look. An outflow cone.

The eastern boundary of the precipitation has been stationary at I-5 for at least two hours now.

I've had more than enough cold the past week. Just can't get any moisture to break through.

[SnowySeeker50]

Seeing cars struggling to go up and down the street. Probably around 1-1.5 inches accumulation on the road.

[snow_wizard]

About an inch of new snow now, and still coming down good.  32.2

[SouthHillFrosty]

 

[snow_wizard]

26 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I'm a little confused on why so many people are surprised we have snow. Offshore flow in a chilly airmass almost always delivers.

I'm just talking about my specific location.  Even the final snow of Feb 2019 was mostly freezing rain here.   For some reason the cold is deeper than usual here in this case.

[MossMan]

Hi! Just got home from Omak. It’s snowing! 

[SnowWillarrive]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

About an inch of new snow now, and still coming down good.  32.2

Same here. If this continues all night we may end up with 3-5 inches.  

[snow_wizard]

31.8 now.  Good snowing temperature.

[snow_wizard]

Just now, SnowWillarrive said:

Same here. If this continues all night we may end up with 3-5 inches.  

I am tickled pink with how this week has worked out for us.

[Applesauce]

It's hard to believe some of those pics when all I'm getting is 34° rain in Marysville 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just now, snow_wizard said:

I'm just talking about my specific location.  Even the final snow of Feb 2019 was mostly freezing rain here.   For some reason the cold is deeper than usual here in this case.

I truly believe this is going to be a winter to remember.  There are more snow chances over the next week it looks like. 

[MossMan]

A few more pics from Omak. Before I left my 4yr old daughter wanted me to take her unicorn on my work trip so I decided to get pics of said unicorn enjoying the trip with me…Enjoy! 

[TacomaWx]

5 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Hi! Just got home from Omak. It’s snowing! 

How much snow have you had so far this week Randy?

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

I'd love to see a system like tonight overrun a true arctic airmass in place. Tonight would have  been a widespread 6-12 inches easy with high snow to water ratio. It is probably 6-1 ratio tonight. 

[MossMan]

3 minutes ago, Applesauce said:

It's hard to believe some of those pics when all I'm getting is 34° rain in Marysville 

When driving home from Omak it was snow from the pass all the way to I-5. Then between North Everett and Smokey Point it was just plain rain, started switching back just north of the Arlington (210 exit) area, then all snow at my exit (215) 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

3 minutes ago, MossMan said:

A few more pics from Omak. Before I left my 4yr old daughter wanted me to take her unicorn on my work trip so I decided to get pics of said unicorn enjoying the trip with me…Enjoy! 

You are a bad a** dad my friend.