PNW January 2023 Observations and Discussion

[Christensen87]

Beautiful, but cold and windy, day in Port Townsend! (Thanks Olympic Mountains)
 

CFS still saying we’re in for a fun February. 

[SnowWillarrive]

19 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

What about poor randy? 

We can’t feel sorry for the man who owns the snow bank. Time to spread the wealth. 

[MossMan]

12 minutes ago, Hour364Please said:

My hummingbirds have been feeding heavily the last few days.

Maybe they know something is coming?

My bird feeder went abandoned for several weeks back to major action just like how popular it was about a week and a half before the December festivities. 

[MossMan]

2 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

We can’t feel sorry for the man who owns the snow bank. Time to spread the wealth. 

Yeah…It’s over for my backyard.

[bainbridgekid]

It came.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Great drunkle run. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

11 minutes ago, Christensen87 said:

Beautiful, but cold and windy, day in Port Townsend! (Thanks Olympic Mountains)
 

CFS still saying we’re in for a fun February. 

You aren’t kidding. We are very blessed on that run!

[TT-SEA]

South wind gusting to almost 40 mph now at SEA now.

[Cold Snap]

A lot more troughing up in Alaska on the 18z GEFS. Still pretty decent though.

[Cold Snap]

Major step back on the 18z GEFS for snow so far.

[RentonHill]

Most members rhyme with the operational with some group colder blasts and a group that have warm spikes 

[TT-SEA]

Wind just kicked in here with this latest band of precip... raining and windy now.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Dead calm here and 33 degrees with snow still on the trees. 

[LowerGarfield]

Down to 36F and dropping. It was sunny and not too cold when we left (even at 38F about 3 hours ago). I made my son bring a coat even though he said it wasn't needed and I agreed for that moment in time). Now it is dark and thick cloud layers to our west. I don't think we'll get much here but it has that snow feel. You know where the skies are very gray with an icy wind even when it is above freezing.

We went window shopping in Idaho as our window broke when we were removing the ac unit at the end of summer. It's making energy a bit higher but want it fixed before the smoke season.

[TT-SEA]

14 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Dead calm here and 33 degrees with snow still on the trees. 

Sounds nicer than what we have...

[MikeInEverett]

Currently:

Radar: 

Reality:

[Phishy Wx]

supposedly 1-3" tonight.  we'll see.  Spokane radar is out for the next week so relying on region radars

[Timmy]

Uncle gonna uncle

[Phishy Wx]

cloud deck thickening and down to 34 with a DP of 28

[MWG]

Well I jinxed the sun. Got cloudy and some rain and even mix with snow. It was supposed to be all sun today. 

[ShawniganLake]

1 hour ago, Deweydog said:

Snow depth map on the CFS looks very promising 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Temp back down to 32 and the dripping has stopped. What a surprise of a day. Only reached 34 after a low of 29. Solid winter day.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

I think this puts me around 34 inches for the season. Depending on what happens in February this winter might make a run for my top 3 winter snow totals. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

7 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Temp back down to 32 and the dripping has stopped. What a surprise of a day. Only reached 34 after a low of 29. Solid winter day.

Not a big surprise to me given how the models were trending this morning.

[ShawniganLake]

10 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I think this puts me around 34 inches for the season. Depending on what happens in February this winter might make a run for my top 3 winter snow totals. 

Just ahead of us here. Shawnigan lake is officially at 33.3”.  No where near a top 3 winter at this point though. 

[Deweydog]

7 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Just ahead of us here. Shawnigan lake is officially at 33.3”.  No where near a top 3 winter at this point though. 

We’ve got the .3 taken care of here. Just need to top it off with the 33 now.

[Cold Snap]

18z GEFS still not bad though.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

4 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

18z GEFS still not bad though.

Another foot? That would take me over the 30-inch mark for the season.

[MossMan]

Raining and 38. High so far of 39. 

.15” on the day. 

[MossMan]

It’s coming! Just sure to steer clear of the port-a-potties when those Fraser winds blast down the sound at the end of the month! 

[SouthHillFrosty]

Major step back on the GEFS

[MossMan]

5 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Major step back on the GEFS

Tragic Trends! (Since Andrew has trademarked “Devastating Trends”) 

[ShawniganLake]

20 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Major step back on the GEFS

How does the kuchera look?  

[Gradient Keeper]

00z GFS in 1 hour. Tonight Old Man Winter returns true to form in a resounding manner. C'MON!!!!

[SouthHillFrosty]

3 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

How does the kuchera look?  

It doesn’t do that for the GEFS

[RentonHill]

Nice reload on the extended GEFS tonight. 

[snow_wizard]

Prett legit chilly day with 42/28 here.  Nice to see SEA already down to 37 with the CAA.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

5 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

Nice reload on the extended GEFS tonight. 

It really stays coolish throughout. Plenty of GOA blocking. Opportunities will abound. 

[snow_wizard]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It really stays coolish throughout. Plenty of GOA blocking. Opportunities will abound. 

Probably a solidly cold Feb in the works....again.

[MikeInEverett]

Forecast said 1-3 inches here