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The stories coming out of Buffalo are crazy... numerous people died being trapped in their cars.

Looks like its going to be in the 50s there as well by next weekend.    Weather whiplash across the entire country.

 

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Looks icy in Leavenworth now.    Its crazy how well the Columbia basin in WA holds onto cold.    Its still 29 even in the Tri-Cities despite the massive torch happening over here and at the upper levels across the PNW.

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11 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

61, actually!

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And note when the warmest temperatures were: when the downsloping was the strongest. This is vintage Bellingham. In the two winters I lived there, both featured 60+ readings that were not shared by most other stations unless you got hundreds of miles further south. It got to where I was able to predict when these spikes would happen, based on wind forecasts.

It’s quite localized. Did not get warmer than 52.2˚F last night here.

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Feels and sounds like we are approaching windstorm status right now up here! The sleds went flying off the deck! Power flickering here. 

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Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! 

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.67 at SEA today so far... approaching a wetter than normal month and getting close to normal for the water year.    

Quickly making up lost ground after the drier/colder than normal period for the last 7 weeks.

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Main energy looks well north of PDX.  Front just approaching the Portland area soon.  Looks like an average run of the mill.  Only .1" since midnight here.  Calm as can be out. 47f, 

More interested in the next front and how much wind we get.  For once we didn't lose any power as the ice was minimal over all.  Not sure what we'll get wind-wise here yet with the next front.  Iso's look pretty packed and they're aligned right.  Just have to see what the pressure ends up and how the low ends up tracking.  Right now it looks to stay just far enough west for damaging winds but wouldn't take much of a shift. 

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2 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

everything at ground level and the snowpack are ice encased.  wonder how much snowpack we lose the next 2 days in the 40s, not think much unless it really torches with SW wind

That is where we were at 48 hours ago.    Still have not had much of a SW wind here but that ice on top of the snow cover does not last when its in the 40s.  It all turns soft which progressively speeds up the melting.    But as long as you avoid a strong SW wind then the snow cover will probably remain intact.    How much do you have on the ground right now?

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11 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

That is where we were at 48 hours ago.    Still have not had much of a SW wind here but that ice on top of the snow cover does not last when its in the 40s.  It all turns soft which progressively speeds up the melting.    But as long as you avoid a strong SW wind then the snow cover will probably remain intact.    How much do you have on the ground right now?

15-16" ish and probably an 1" of of solid ice on top

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1 minute ago, Phishy Wx said:

15-16" ish and probably an 1" of of solid ice on top

Wow... that is twice as much as our peak in the last week.    Safe to say that snow cover will be around for quite some time.  

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We hit 60.6° around 3am. 🫥 We also lost power for a bit last night, due to the sub-stations being vandalized. Hubby is in the thick of it, works for TPU and had his guys out all night trying to fix their subs that got vandalized. Both PSE and TPU have had stations hit since Christmas Eve. I hope the f*ucks that are out doing this get electrocuted. 

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16 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Wow... that is twice as much as our peak in the last week.    Safe to say that snow cover will be around for quite some time.  

I have a 36" bullet proof snow pack currently but 3-4" of rain is forecast for tomorrow. will be interesting to see what happens here. 

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2 hours ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

And note when the warmest temperatures were: when the downsloping was the strongest. This is vintage Bellingham. In the two winters I lived there, both featured 60+ readings that were not shared by most other stations unless you got hundreds of miles further south. It got to where I was able to predict when these spikes would happen, based on wind forecasts.

It’s quite localized. Did not get warmer than 52.2˚F last night here.

That may be true, but I'm 10-15+ miles away from the nearest foothills and in this case I was pretty darn close to BLI's 61F with a high last night of 59.3F (the same as two stations in the city itself). It looks like many stations throughout Skagit and Whatcom were within a degree of 60F so unless we're all exposed to downsloping similarly, I think last night we were just in a warm sector of the storm.

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Home Wx Station Stats (Since January 2008):

Max Temp: 96.3F (2009)   Min Temp: 2.0F (2008)   Max Wind Gust: 45 mph (2018, 2021)   Wettest Day: 2.34 (11/4/22)   Avg Yearly Precip: 37"   10yr Avg Snow: 8.0"

Snowfall Totals

'08-09: 30" | '09-10: 0.5" | '10-11: 21" | '11-12: 9.5" | '12-13: 0.2" | '13-14: 6.2" | '14-15: 0.0" | '15-16: 0.25"| '16-17: 8.0" | '17-18: 0.9"| '18-19: 11.5" | '19-20: 11" | '20-21: 10.5" | '21-22: 21.75" | '22-23: 10.0" 

2023-24: 7.0" (1/17: 3", 1/18: 1.5", 2/26: 0.5", 3/4: 2.0", Flakes: 1/11, 1/16)

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2 minutes ago, Skagit Weather said:

That may be true, but I'm 10-15+ miles away from the nearest foothills and in this case I was pretty darn close to BLI's 61F with a high last night of 59.3F (the same as two stations in the city itself). It looks like many stations throughout Skagit and Whatcom were within a degree of 60F so unless we're all exposed to downsloping similarly, I think last night we were just in a warm sector of the storm.

But BLI still got a few degrees warmer than other stations. I still think downsloping was involved.

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Looks like a La Nino pattern to start January.

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Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

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