PNW January 2023 Observations and Discussion

[WeatherGeek2022]

13 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Yup was about to post. GEFS is improved also in the snow maps

hmm needs more pepto to convince me. too weak amounts to grab any attention.

[Gradient Keeper]

Night Shift 6z GFS in 2 hours 24 minutes. I'm exhausted, so I won't be here. Have a good night.

[Deweydog]

Less than 30 minutes to go…

 

January

[Deweydog]

24 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

A good chunk of life gone since.

The next Arctic blast will occur when we have all never been closer to our inevitable deaths.

[WeatherGeek2022]

4 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

The next Arctic blast will occur when we have all never been closer to our inevitable deaths.

lets see how close we can get an intense snowstorm near the very end of winter. pushing limits out here.

[Cold Snap]

If next month goes well SEA could see measurable snow in Feb as well and that would make four straight months with measurable snow. Wonder how often that happens.

[ShawniganLake]

Some persistent light snow here this evening.  Not a lot of accumulation but a fresh coating. Currently 33F after a 35/32 day. 

[Cold Snap]

Looks like  @Phil should be seeing snow right now.

[SouthHillFrosty]

New thread alert!

[snow_wizard]

All three ensemble means takes the PNA below -2 by mid month.

[Phil]

35 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Looks like  @Phil should be seeing snow right now.

0.25”. Biggest snowfall of the year lol.

Seasonal total up to 0.35”!!  

 

 

[TT-SEA]

5 hours ago, Cold Snap said:

If next month goes well SEA could see measurable snow in Feb as well and that would make four straight months with measurable snow. Wonder how often that happens.

It feels like we are always celebrating and giving out participation trophies to a kid who is really bad in little league.  

 

[Kayla]

7 hours ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Livingston, MT has had a lot of fun the past 24 hours.

I90 has been closed since yesterday morning from just past Bozeman to Big Timber because of all that fun! 

[Snownerd3000]

Can we see a first ever 4 in a row?

 

 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, Snownerd3000 said:

Can we see a first ever 4 in a row?

 

 

I think the most likely outcome has always been neutral.    Just because we probably won't have a moderate or strong Nino does not mean we will have a Nina either.    Meeting the Nina threshold later this year is extremely unlikely.    It is slowly fading and already considerably warmer than one year ago. 

One year ago on top and current SSTA map on the bottom:

 

[MossMan]

9 hours ago, BLI snowman said:

 

You still driving it!??

No. In 2016 my wife went major Dave Ramsey  mode and decided car payments were dumb so we sold that and she challenged me to find her a SUV under $4,500 that was in good shape. I found one…Worked great for a year until electrical issues started plaguing it. She reduced down to mild Dave Ramsey mode and went to smaller payments in 2017…And we still have that vehicle, the 2014 Subaru Outback which has long been paid off. Dave Ramsey would still be quite disappointed in me however. 
 

Currently 35 and not snowing. 

Edited February 1, 2023 by MossMan

[Phishy Wx]

10 hours ago, RentonHill said:

that thing is a broken record

[MossMan]

It’s still trying to come…

[TT-SEA]

28 minutes ago, MossMan said:

It’s still trying to come…

Its February... new monthly topic is up!  

[MossMan]

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Its February... new monthly topic is up!  

Thank GOD January is over!