December Weather In the PNW

[TT-SEA]

FWIW... the ECMWF control run goes all January 1950 on us again in the 10-15 day range.

 

[WeatherMan101]

Around 2.5 inches at Vancouver Airport

[MossMan]

Phil you have done a great job! Thank you!! Even if it does not verify there are so many things you got right even if it meant diddly for our backyards... Thank you for your expertise and analysis!!

He has been quite accurate and quite amazing that he can see things possibly happening so far down the road. It’s the D**n WHAM screwing things up.

Could be just a lot of false starts like Matt had mentioned...one of these times the offense will get its together and end up with a 90yrd arctic touchdown!

[FroYoBro]

Temperature is steadily dropping now with pouring rain. Pretty fun little front like someone else said. 

[Blizzard777]

down she goes

[Deweydog]

FWIW... the ECMWF control run goes all January 1950 on us again in the 10-15 day range.

 

That's an onshore flow regime.

[Jesse]

That's an onshore flow regime.

I was gonna say...

[Bryant]

FWIW... the ECMWF control run goes all January 1950 on us again in the 10-15 day range.

 

Trying to ignore the fact it's going to rain on Christmas?

[luvssnow_spokane]

Temps a fallen here in Bonney Lake...

 

 

[TT-SEA]

That's an onshore flow regime.

 

 

Cold onshore flow... that is one way to achieve a massive snow event.   

 

[Geos]

Down to 43 at home already. Blue skies on the western horizon right now. 

[TT-SEA]

Trying to ignore the fact it's going to rain on Christmas?

 

Sort of sucks... we are probably skiing that day anyways and it will definitely be snow at the pass.   

[Deweydog]

Cold onshore flow... that one way to achieve a massive snow event.

 

I get that. Just pointing out that calling that January 1950 is pretty misleading. That month wasn't really famed for cold onshore flow.

[TT-SEA]

I get that. Just pointing out that calling that January 1950 is pretty misleading. That month wasn't really famed for cold onshore flow.

That 500mb map looked like some of the patterns that I saw from the craziest snow events in Seattle history.

[HighlandExperience]

That 500mb map looked like some of the patterns that I saw from the craziest snow events in Seattle history.

Would be amazing

[wx_statman]

Cold onshore flow... that is one way to achieve a massive snow event.   

 

 

That pattern would bury you. Sort of looks like Feb 1999 (Nina analog!). Onshore flow, but cold enough to bring sea level snow on South winds to Portland. The UBC campus up in Vancouver got something like 2 feet from that pattern in 1999. I remember it because it was a monthly record for them. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

I just closed my eyes again... climbed aboard the dream weaver train. Models.

[Geos]

Wintry scene in Langley BC.

 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

He has been quite accurate and quite amazing that he can see things possibly happening so far down the road. It’s the d**n WHAM screwing things up.

Could be just a lot of false starts like Matt had mentioned...one of these times the offense will get its s**t together and end up with a 90yrd arctic touchdown!

As long as it's more reliable than the Seahawks offense.

[Perturbed Member]

FWIW... the ECMWF control run goes all January 1950 on us again in the 10-15 day range.

 

 

The good stuff is always just 10-15 days out eh?

[Deweydog]

That 500mb map looked like some of the patterns that I saw from the craziest snow events in Seattle history.

Sounds gloomy.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

The d11-15 EPS is much improved (for the PNW).

 

More coherent upstream anticyclonic breaker and, consequently, a lot more Arctic air loafing into SW Canada.

Magnificent news!

[BLI snowman]

I get that. Just pointing out that calling that January 1950 is pretty misleading. That month wasn't really famed for cold onshore flow.

 

https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KPDX/1950/1/10/DailyHistory.html

[Geos]

Dumping at Stevens now.

 

 

Upper 30s already appearing on southern Whidbey Island. 

[ShawniganLake]

Topped out at 9” here this morning. Just some wet flurries at 33F now.

[wx_statman]

BLI picked up exactly 1.00" of rain in 3 hours a little earlier. Pushing 2.00" on the day.

 

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=pqr&sid=kbli&num=24&raw=0&banner=off

[MossMan]

http://images.wsdot.wa.gov/nw/005vc27650.jpg?636492859162117337

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Topped out at 9” here this morning. Just some wet flurries at 33F now.

Enjoy!!

[Timmy Supercell]

Funny, as of 10 minutes ago my Winter Weather Advisory is in effect, and KLMT is at 50 degrees. But I suppose we do have all night....

[Front Ranger]

We will ban him for his own safety if he busts.

 

He, and others, just need to set more realistic expectations for LR forecasting. It's a very inexact science.

 

Not breaking news, but like many other things on this forum, we need a reminder now and then.

[BLI snowman]

BLI picked up exactly 1.00" of rain in 3 hours a little earlier. Pushing 2.00" on the day.

 

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=pqr&sid=kbli&num=24&raw=0&banner=off

 

They were in the perfect spot to maximize baroclinicity, aka get screwed with a bunch of very cold rain. 

[Geos]

Topped out at 9” here this morning. Just some wet flurries at 33F now.

 

Nice total. 

[Deweydog]

https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KPDX/1950/1/10/DailyHistory.html

I always love sitting and listening to the old folks spin yarns about "the day the flakes mixed in" in January 1950.

[Front Ranger]

Topped out at 9” here this morning. Just some wet flurries at 33F now.

 

Awesome. First real snowstorm for anyone not named Kayla on here. 

[Parksvillewx]

5" here total. Light snow turned to rain about 30 mins ago.

[TT-SEA]

Awesome. First real snowstorm for anyone not named Kayla on here. 

 

I had a 33-degree snowstorm in early November.   

 

[MossMan]

Hopefully we can get some raging CZ going up here tonight!

[ShawniganLake]

I had a 33-degree snowstorm in early November.

 

We had 3-4” then too.

[MossMan]

I had a 33-degree snowstorm in early November.

 

Me too!

[Deweydog]

I had a 33-degree snowstorm in early November.

 

Looks like 32 degree snow to me...