PNW December 2022 - Part II

[RentonHill]

Definitely just snow here. Kind of feels like I won 5 bucks on a 10 dollar scratcher. I’ll take it. East winds gusting going to make it hard to sleep. Our bedroom is east facing so typically don’t hear the wind too bad but from the east it’s so different it’s annoying

[SouthHillFrosty]

Just now, SnarkyGoblin said:

I'm curious about precipitation reports in Olympia.  Seems radar returns there are pretty good.

They turned to rain awhile ago. Doubt they turned back to snow/sleet

[Cascadia_Wx]

6 minutes ago, icyasf said:

29F/23F day in Corvallis today, first subfreezing day in a while. Currently 23 with moderate freezing rain, and the roads are getting real bad.

Nice to have someone reporting from Corvallis who isn’t talking about this cold snap’s similarities to what you would see in a subtropical highland climate or Susanville, California.

Edited December 23, 2022 by Cascadia_Wx

[awright-31]

1 minute ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

I'm curious about precipitation reports in Olympia.  Seems radar returns there are pretty good.

Been straight freezing rain for about 90 minutes now. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

20 officially at PDX. 

[Terreboner]

7 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

You sure they're laughing with you...? 

Who cares.  It's a weather forum.  I could be a 65 year old paraplegic who chicken pecks with my toes and it still wouldn't matter if you or anyone else thought I was funny or not.

I decided to see what reactions I would get by saying some off the wall stuff and it worked exactly how I thought it would, predictably.  

I just put my 2 year old little girl down to bed an hour ago, my beautiful wife is laying next to me, and I should probably get some sleep so I can go fix some more HVAC systems in this bitter cold.

Good night all and quit taking life so D**n serious all the time.  And for those of you that don't get laid??  Try it sometime, life is short. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Doinko]

What are wind gusts like for next week's event on the 00z Euro?

[BurienSnowGlobe]

Flurries in Central District! 

[SouthHillFrosty]

Snow/Sleet currently 

[4Runner]

Anyone know when the East wind will start to die down?

[Anti Marine Layer]

Looks like the cold weather has peaked up there. It was 72 down here in Southern California today. 

[Front Ranger]

52 minutes ago, Cloud said:

This is actually true… they think you are crazy for mentioning this to them….. it’s kinda weird because this is the place you can talk about this stuff and not get weirded out. So I need to stop talking about weather outside of this place.

I've found the best approach (sadly) with most people is play dumb. Had a convo with a coworker today where she insisted today was "not that cold" and tomorrow would be "back to normal".

Despite the temptation to throw some Euro numbers and historical context (coldest in decades) at her, I just let it slide.

I've learned that's better.

[HuskyMaestro]

Nothing at all in Fife yet and it’s been hours being under blue bands of snow on radar. I mean without radar, I would think it’d be a completely quiet night with nothing in store. 

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

Just rain here.

[Snownerd3000]

Just now, 4Runner said:

Anyone know when the East wind will start to die down?

Euro looks like maybe at 5-7 tomorrow morning 

[WeatheringLoyalHeights]

Just noticed light flurries here too! Radar definitely filling in over the Seattle metro area. Here we go!

[MWG]

I just hope having this warm up this weekend and next week we can get some snow in January down here.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Salem is down to 21 and reporting light snow, I assume it’s sleet, but D**n. The traffic cams look intense. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

6 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

20 officially at PDX. 

It’s so frustrating Andrew 

[yellowstone]

Very light flurries just starting. 

[Terreboner]

Still 5 or below about Lava Butte north.  Looks like it will take the next front to scour anything out.  

[Rubus Leucodermis]

14 minutes ago, Terreboner said:

What we need is a big slug of 1/8 visibility snow to go through the sound to calm things down.  I know you guys.

How about a nice big slug of heavy freezing rain instead?

[RentonHill]

4 minutes ago, Doinko said:

What are wind gusts like for next week's event on the 00z Euro?

Low40s. Doesn’t track very well on this run and stays offshore goes into N VI

[GHweatherChris]

Worst case scenario here now, good thing most people don't need to be anywhere at this time, this is the iciest the roads have been in many many years here.  Grateful I work from home.

Edited December 23, 2022 by GHweatherChris

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Just now, Terreboner said:

Still 5 or below about Lava Butte north.  Looks like it will take the next front to scour anything out.  

Yes, I think your ice storm happens over the weekend.

[SimplySmoothWX]

4 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

The thing that really sux is this.

We get a top tier airmass and we can't even get a typical front out of the west for a nice snowstorm overrunning event.

If this had plowed in from the west it would of been a hell of a storm.

Very rare to have this much cold to work with and pretty much go straight to sleet and freezing rare for the Puget Sound.

With the high pressure east of the cascades if we had a low coming in due west to about seaside this would of been a historical blizzard. I feel like we missed a shot at a once in a lifetime snow event for the entire region. Portland would of had heavy snow, 60mph winds and 20 degrees. I will never forget this one and how close we were to something that could of surpassed even 1950, but I would bet money we see arctic air back in the region before January 20th.

Eh, I tend to not look at things that could've/should've happened. If you look at things from that perspective, you're always gonna want more, and will never be truly satisfied. I don't know if that's me being wise or my therapist talking.

Anyways, we're in the midst of a historic arctic blast, with an (unfortunate) ice storm to follow it up. I think that's decent in terms of weather historically. Hopefully we get some actual snow in the coming months, but this will do for now.

[Terreboner]

1 minute ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Yes, I think your ice storm happens over the weekend.

Nope.  We will be 40 by 2 PM tomorrow I'm thinking.  It will rise 20 degrees in an hour after noon is what I'm seeing. 

[NWbyNW]

25F degrees here at Sea-level in Snohomish County and the snow is coming down.

Somewhat active and kind of not.  Let's check the hot spots.  First from afar.  Rain activity in Southern Oregon, some mixed stuff in Portland.  The big bulk of mixed rain/ice is in southwestern Washington.

 

Let's see that action up close.  It is just now hitting Olympia and slowly moving into the Central Sound.

 

In the North Sound we see spotty snow from around Seattle north to Bellingham and Vancouver.

[Front Ranger]

46 minutes ago, Cloud said:

Hey hey hey…. The throwing of the salmon is a thing of beauty! Don’t hate

It is. But it's annoying how that's literally the ONLY thing they ever show on prime time games for Seattle.

And play f*cking Nirvana.

[SouthHillFrosty]

Walked outside and it looks like it is transitioning from sleet to rain already…. At 21 degrees! Who gets rain at 21 degrees. I am disgusted. Ugh

[Seattle]

Very light snow has started in N. Seattle. 25/15.

[Terreboner]

Just now, Front Ranger said:

It is. But it's annoying how that's literally the ONLY thing they ever show on prime time games for Seattle.

And play f*cking Nirvana.

Yesss!!! This.  Someone that gets it.

[SnowWillarrive]

1 minute ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Walked outside and it looks like it is transitioning from sleet to rain already…. At 21 degrees! Who gets rain at 21 degrees. I am disgusted. Ugh

I’d prefer warmer weather with heavier snow over the events of the past week

[Anti Marine Layer]

Snow is better than rain. 

Rain is better than freezing rain.

[Ice_is_Everywhere]

Looking at mPing reports, it looks like the rain/snow line is approximately DT Seattle. Renton also seems to be snow right now.

[Doinko]

Looks like cameras in my area that are facing E or NE are completely iced over

[Blizzard777]

10 minutes ago, 4Runner said:

Anyone know when the East wind will start to die down?

I like your name

[BurienSnowGlobe]

Has already gotten heavier here and idk what the precip type is now, maybe other people in Seattle can let me know as this moves in

[HuskyMaestro]

6 minutes ago, Terreboner said:

Who cares.  It's a weather forum.  I could be a 65 year old paraplegic who chicken pecks with my toes and it still wouldn't matter if you or anyone else thought I was funny or not.

I decided to see what reactions I would get by saying some off the wall stuff and it worked exactly how I thought it would, predictably.  

I just put my 2 year old little girl down to bed an hour ago, my beautiful wife is laying next to me, and I should probably get some sleep so I can go fix some more HVAC systems in this bitter cold.

Good night all and quit taking life so D**n serious all the time.  And for those of you that don't get laid??  Try it sometime, life is short. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you genuinely okay? You say it’s a weather forum but you’re here projecting and flexing your life when literally no one asked. And I mean no harm from this, I don’t got the clout to poke around here, but let people chill. It’s these things that snuff out the enthusiasm and fun out of this forum. Get some rest. 

[TacomaWx]

Already accumulating on everything…mostly rain with some sleet mixed in. It’s amazing how fast it accumulates at this temperature.