PNW December 2022 - Part II

[FroYoBro]

Just now, SouthHillFrosty said:

Currently in a meeting and some guy is trying to explain how freezing rain works to me. He is obviously doesn’t know I’m a closet meteorologist

I always hide my true super powers.

[MossMan]

Big temp Jump all of a sudden, up to 31.5

[Fircrest]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Big temp Jump all of a sudden, up to 31.5

Finally up to 33 here.  The Great Thaw is beginning!

[JW8]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Big temp Jump all of a sudden, up to 31.5

Weird...still 29 down here. Ready for the warm up now.

[Deweydog]

Snoopy’s had a rough life since moving in on Black Friday.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

3 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

Bulls on Parade

Might be a snowy week up there after Christmas.  I'm leaving Monday for the cabin. Looks like a big system for Tuesday and snow levels will be 2-3 k north of about i90. 

[SouthHillFrosty]

2 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Big temp Jump all of a sudden, up to 31.5

Wow. Only 28 here still. 

[umadbro]

WV gonna get another round of rain in the next couple hours. Hopefully we mix out afterwards. Still only 22 with a heavy freezing mist.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

3 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Big temp Jump all of a sudden, up to 31.5

Rich Marriott rolled his window down on the highway up there. 

[Snownerd3000]

Pro tip, when you cancel your wxbell sub, never close the tab on your browser and you will still have access after your sub has expired!

[Requiem]

10 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

I think your area stays in the icebox for at least another 24 hours. Could get bad.

Definitely possible as some heavier precip pushes in. I'm 50/50 on that at this point, though

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Temp stalled and 31.8 here. East Puget sound lowlands might take awhile to mix out.

[MossMan]

32.0! Not a bad stretch, went below freezing Sunday afternoon and will be heading above in the next hour I’m sure. I will take it. Would have been nice to get more than 8” of snow but oh well, all in all a solid event with very cold temps and the biggest freezing rain event I have been through. 

[Snownerd3000]

7 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

Bulls on Parade

Rage Against the Machine used to be cool.  They should change their names to Rage with the Machine now

[Slushy Inch]

1 minute ago, Snownerd3000 said:

Pro tip, when you cancel your wxbell sub, never close the tab on your browser and you will still have access after your sub has expired!

Seriously?

[Snownerd3000]

Just now, 12345WeatherNerd said:

Seriously?

yes.  I cancelled my sub and it was supposed to be good through 12/21.  I'm looking at the GEFS right now.

[FroYoBro]

Finally getting a little warming here. Up to 25, but this afternoon will probably have plenty of freezing rain. 

[T-Town]

10 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

Bulls on Parade

Just another bomb cyclone track. 

[umadbro]

2 minutes ago, FroYoBro said:

Finally getting a little warming here. Up to 25, but this afternoon will probably have plenty of freezing rain. 

Wouldn’t be surprised if temps fall a couple degrees 

[MossMan]

32.2…This is it folks. 

[awright-31]

32 degrees here now and the melt has started. We should be above freezing shortly for the first time since 11:40 pm on Tuesday night. That's two subfreezing highs (32 on 12/21 and 27 on 12/22) with no snow at all and approx. 1/4" ice accretion. Not bad and the ice certainly could've been worse. All eyes now go to a possible wind event early next week and lots of rain.

[Snownerd3000]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

32.2…This is it folks. 

interesting. still 29 here.

[Prairiedog]

1 hour ago, justpassinthru said:

Careful what you wish for. I still remember the windstorm of '62. Different then an ice storm. You can stay home in an ice storm and be inconvenienced if the electricity goes out and dodge the occasional tree falling. A strong windstorm can attack you inside your home blowing windows out, massive trees falling in all directions, power out for days. I was seven years old and still have vivid memories of that experience.

 

I was 12 during the great Columbus Day Storm.  Road the school bus home with a friend.  I remember playing football up in a giant hayloft in their barn.  It was like a train hit.  We had to come in and ride it out.  I was stranded at their home for 3 days till dad could come and get me.  the damage was enormous and widespread.  The ice storm of '21  had us without power for two weeks and while not as much damage, it was significant.  You can ride an ice storm out, can't hide in a big windstorm. 

[MossMan]

32.4. It’s officially over. Argh. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

4 minutes ago, MossMan said:

32.0! Not a bad stretch, went below freezing Sunday afternoon and will be heading above in the next hour I’m sure. I will take it. Would have been nice to get more than 8” of snow but oh well, all in all a solid event with very cold temps and the biggest freezing rain event I have been through. 

It was a good event,  much better up your way. Honestly it is very disappointing knowing we had one of the coldest arctic air masses to hit the lower 48 and south of Seattle pretty much was a joke. I would of loved to see a low track south just once, with all that high pressure to the east and north it would of been nuts. Even just a 1000mb low tracking into Astoria would of been crazy. What is crazy is we can get a bunch colder in the Puget Sound with a warmer airmass than what we just had but with better forcing. I'm confident we get another outbreak in January or early Feb. 

[Seattle]

30.4 and not budging. Still have a weak NNE wind.

[MossMan]

32.7 but 32.2 DP so no dripping yet. 

[SouthHillFrosty]

Currently 29 and light drizzle. This ain’t over yet

[WhoNeedsAC]

50 degrees in Canon Beach, while on the other side of the coast range I'm at 22. Pretty impressive differential.

[T-Town]

18 minutes ago, Snownerd3000 said:

Rage Against the Machine used to be cool.  They should change their names to Rage with the Machine now

I think their stuff has stood the test of time. It’s just tough to maintain that anger that made them great as they get older and pile up the money. 
 

The Man gouged me on my Bentley. F*ck The Man!!!

[VancouverIslandSouth]

1 hour ago, Snownerd3000 said:

Icicle competition?  Here is my entry.

Had some good ones on the south facing side of the house in Victoria. 

Up in Nanoose now and there's this:

[Slushy Inch]

Quite the parade of deep troughs. Great for mountain snow!

[Sandy rocks]

I see that Welches above me will be 44. Still locked in the ice here probably for the next two days. I am only ten miles as the crow flies from the gorge. Hopefully we can still get some snow. I have only had about four inches in two events so far. 

[SnowySeeker50]

At 29.5 and drizzle.

[MossMan]

33.1

[Snownerd3000]

8 minutes ago, VancouverIslandSouth said:

Had some good ones on the south facing side of the house in Victoria. 

Up in Nanoose now and there's this:

Love them!

[Prairiedog]

5 minutes ago, Sandy rocks said:

I see that Welches above me will be 44. Still locked in the ice here probably for the next two days. I am only ten miles as the crow flies from the gorge. Hopefully we can still get some snow. I have only had about four inches in two events so far. 

You're about a 1,000ft in town.  My friend is south of you about 15miles at 1,200ft and in total thaw mode at 35f. Had zero snow.  Just some sleet and a little ZR.   Warming may hit you sooner than you think.  No snow coming for sure.  Temps above you way too warm.  It's over for that.  Actually for a lot of locations, snow never even started even at higher elevations.  It was spotty. 

[Roman-Dallas Snow-Zone]

28F here with slight NE wind. Still very slick for sure! Such a dynamic system. 

[Doinko]

Looks nice back home

 

[MossMan]

Taking the kids out in it one more time before it starts turning to slushy goo. Still frozen solid even though we are above freezing now. Wind is whipping and the chunks of ice are falling from them now so we will stay close to the house.