PNW January 2023 Observations and Discussion

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just now, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I mostly just eat ramen, beans etc. All I can afford.

I eat that also. I didn't buy that stuff, just giving examples.  

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

We used to treat ourselves and buy a couple pounds of king crab and a nice steak one time a month for 50 bux. Now that would cost 100 bux. Insane.

[Omegaraptor]

18 minutes ago, Phil said:

To me dry cold has much more punch than wet cold. But maybe that’s because I’m more used to humidity.

Below about 40F the air holds so little moisture that there's not really much of a difference.

[Omegaraptor]

This is a ski slope at 5k elevation in the Swiss Alps. Ouch.

Parts of Switzerland are getting temps well into the 60s thanks to Alpine downsloping.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I eat steak and caviar every meal. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

7 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I eat steak and caviar every meal. 

Dang!

[TacomaWx]

49 minutes ago, Phil said:

Easy to finish a winter with only ~ 4” total here. It’s always very feast or famine. But to my knowledge we’ve never had a truly “snowless” winter. At least not yet..I’m sure it’ll happen eventually.

Believe it or not this upcoming pattern is the best “snow” pattern we’ve had so far this winter, even though it’s a warmer one. Just need a low to track in right spot without occluding, and it’ll snow.

Wow I’ve had more snow than you. That’s surprising. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

7 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I eat steak and caviar every meal. 

I remember when I was 25 I could eat a huge rib steak no problem and now we cook 1 steak for all 4 of us lol. 

[Meatyorologist]

9 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

This is a ski slope at 5k elevation in the Swiss Alps. Ouch.

Parts of Switzerland are getting temps well into the 60s thanks to Alpine downsloping.

ugghhhhh that is awful. you hate to see it

[The Cats Meow]

36 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I just went grocery shopping and the lady of the house always does that. MY GOD food is expensive!! 30 bux a pound for king crab on sale!!! 15 bux a pound for a rib steak lol. Now I know why when I see the 400 dollar grocery bills on my credit card statement.  I'm out of the loop with grocery prices.  10 bux for a few apples hahaha.

It's really expensive to buy groceries right now.

The lady that checks my groceries at Fred Meyer told me that people have cut way way back.  Some of her regulars that come through her line have cut way way back.

It's pretty outrageous the prices.  I stopped buying steak and have moved to buying a lot of Kroger brand items.

[joelgombiner]

37 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I just went grocery shopping and the lady of the house always does that. MY GOD food is expensive!! 30 bux a pound for king crab on sale!!! 15 bux a pound for a rib steak lol. Now I know why when I see the 400 dollar grocery bills on my credit card statement.  I'm out of the loop with grocery prices.  10 bux for a few apples hahaha.

What's scary is that much of this food was produced before farmers were paying the highest fertilizer prices in 40+ years. There's more food inflation in the pipeline IMO. 

[Tyler Mode]

3 minutes ago, Hour364Please said:

It's really expensive to buy groceries right now.

The lady that checks my groceries at Fred Meyer told me that people have cut way way back.  Some of her regulars that come through her line have cut way way back.

It's pretty outrageous the prices.  I stopped buying steak and have moved to buying a lot of Kroger brand items.

My store (Grocery Outlet) is busier than ever.  People complain about rising prices though.  I'm like it's still cheaper than there haha

[TT-SEA]

Temp has been steady in the low 50s this afternoon... no rain out here all day and sky is fairly bright with high cloud bases and good visibility.  

[joelgombiner]

2 minutes ago, Tyler Mode said:

My store (Grocery Outlet) is busier than ever.  People complain about rising prices though.  I'm like it's still cheaper than there haha

My local Gross Out went way downhill. Prices are higher than Fred Meyer now and the food quality is much worse. 

[ShawniganLake]

18 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I remember when I was 25 I could eat a huge rib steak no problem and now we cook 1 steak for all 4 of us lol. 

Mmmmm.  The keg steakhouse has a 24oz prime rib. It’s good.  Don’t think it’s actually on the menu but you can order it. 

[ShawniganLake]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Temp has been steady in the low 50s this afternoon... no rain out here all day and sky is fairly bright with high cloud bases and good visibility.  

44 with moderate rain here.  

[TT-SEA]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Lot better than that 00z you were posting all over the place earlier .

I posted one image of the 00Z run.     

And the 12Z EPS was almost identical to the 00Z run.     No idea how the 12Z looks "lot better"... looks pretty much the same to me.  

12Z on top and 00Z on the bottom:

[ShawniganLake]

39 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

This is a ski slope at 5k elevation in the Swiss Alps. Ouch.

Parts of Switzerland are getting temps well into the 60s thanks to Alpine downsloping.

Looks like there are houses in the middle of the run. Interesting place to live. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

3 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Mmmmm.  The keg steakhouse has a 24oz prime rib. It’s good.  Don’t think it’s actually on the menu but you can order it. 

My mom and dad growing up would take us to the keg. I don't think they are open in the Puget Sound anymore 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

I posted one image of the 00Z run.     

And the 12Z EPS was almost identical to the 00Z run.     No idea how the 12Z looks "lot better"... looks pretty much the same to me.  

 

winter cancel 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I posted one image of the 00Z run.     

And the 12Z EPS was almost identical to the 00Z run.     No idea how the 12Z looks "lot better"... looks pretty much the same to me.  

 

Obviously the eps is having some serious issues right now. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

13 minutes ago, Hour364Please said:

It's really expensive to buy groceries right now.

The lady that checks my groceries at Fred Meyer told me that people have cut way way back.  Some of her regulars that come through her line have cut way way back.

It's pretty outrageous the prices.  I stopped buying steak and have moved to buying a lot of Kroger brand items.

We have cut way back, we eat a bunch of chicken and fish for protein,  steak maybe a few times a month.  We generally just eat clean, we really like a grilled chicken with jasmine rice and a nice salad. Salad is a must for me with every meal. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

9 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Temp has been steady in the low 50s this afternoon... no rain out here all day and sky is fairly bright with high cloud bases and good visibility.  

It has been 43 here and has not moved. Been raining since yesterday afternoon non stop.

[TT-SEA]

Dry deck...

[Deweydog]

36 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I eat steak and caviar every meal. 

We had leftover Costco chicken pot pie for din din last night. Heaven.

[Tyler Mode]

11 minutes ago, joelgombiner said:

My local Gross Out went way downhill. Prices are higher than Fred Meyer now and the food quality is much worse. 

Yeah, being individually owned it can vary widely   Sad to here this though.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, Deweydog said:

We had leftover Costco chicken pot pie for din din last night. Heaven.

Hahah they are awesome! My womans favorite meal. Honestly a ton of food for the money. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Some mid range magic on this run. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, Tyler Mode said:

Yeah, being individually owned it can vary widely   Sad to here this though.

I go to the Stayton Grocery outlet quite a bit. Never had a bad experience there.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Some mid range magic on this run. 

Very chilly run really. Nice change.

[snow_wizard]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

For me this time of the year I either want cold and dry, cold and snow, or sunny and warm. Days like this get to me anymore once we hit month number 1 in the winter season. Doesn’t bother me in October thru December. But the start of the new year on through into the spring I really dislike days like this. Especially if it drags on day after day. Luckily we have avoided that so far. January/February 2018 was awful for this until we had the greatness come in later in February. 
Currently 46 and wet. Damp. Cold…But not in a good way. Yuck. 

I really think this is something that happens when you have spent a large number of years here.  My tolerance for it gets a bit less every year.

[SnowWillarrive]

55 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

This is a ski slope at 5k elevation in the Swiss Alps. Ouch.

Parts of Switzerland are getting temps well into the 60s thanks to Alpine downsloping.

Yup it’s getting really bad in the Alps right now. Couldn’t imagine the Cascades looking like this. This winter is crap. 
 

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

Yup it’s getting really bad in the Alps right now. Couldn’t imagine the Cascades looking like this. 

Holy sheit!

The people there look they are legitimately at a loss.  Queue up the mainstream media....

[Deweydog]

Thanks Tonga!!

[joelgombiner]

2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Holy sheit!

The people there look they are legitimately at a loss.

Huge blessing for the people given the dire natural gas situation. 

[Tyler Mode]

4 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

Yup it’s getting really bad in the Alps right now. Couldn’t imagine the Cascades looking like this. This winter is crap. 
 

Very green grass.  Hardly looks like it's been much below freezing there.

[Deweydog]

5 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I really think this is something that happens when you have spent a large number of years here.  My tolerance for it gets a bit less every year.

Jesse’s gonna have his work cut out for him when he returns.

[snow_wizard]

27 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Temp has been steady in the low 50s this afternoon... no rain out here all day and sky is fairly bright with high cloud bases and good visibility.  

Weird.  It's been well below 50 and drippy here all day.  The areas with rain are obviously seeing evap cooling.

[snow_wizard]

18 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

We had leftover Costco chicken pot pie for din din last night. Heaven.

Do they have home made pot pies or are they pre packaged?

[WeatherGeek2022]

seems January is dead af and cannot be revived. sad days around here. our ideal snowstorm month and it's just completely shot again