January Weather In the PNW

[Jesse]

Wet, sloppy, heavy snowfall is NOT what flowering plants need. Could be quite the bloodbath coming up.

I haven’t seen any actual pictures of things flowering yet. Green filtered grass shots is the best we are getting...for now.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I can report the winter wheat is sprouting near Stayton.

[ShawniganLake]

I posted it for verification of green grass. There are lots of flowering posts on there now though... you should join!

I never doubted the green grass thing really. We have cool season grasses in the PNW. They are naturally supposed to be green in fall winter and spring. And brown in the summer.

[High Desert Mat!]

I haven’t seen any actual pictures of things flowering yet. Green filtered grass shots is the best we are getting...for now.

Lol. Keep it up Jesse.

[TT-SEA]

I never doubted the green grass thing really. We have cool season grasses in the PNW. They are naturally supposed to be green in fall winter and spring. And brown in the summer.

I know. Although the grass is in the valley here is usually green year around except for maybe August in some years.

[van city]

Can you observe the 18z please?

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Jesse is just trolling.

 

We are in Issaquah now and the grass is lush green everywhere here too... AlpineExperience will have to chime and tell Jesse he is an idiot. Which he already knows.

 

The grass is still recovering from our nasty summer drought:

 

[Jesse]

I think I will look at the models. Children please take this to PM.

Tim finally managed to drag me into an exchange after trying for days.

[stuffradio]

The mod preview queue is starting to warm up nicely. I will throw on some hot cocoa for you guys to start sipping while you stare.

[Front Ranger]

18z is better than 12z through day 7.

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Can you observe the 18z please?

 

Looks better than the 12z so far, the trough is centered closer to the coast.

[Jesse]

Looks better than the 12z so far, the trough is centered closer to the coast.

Good news!

[van city]

18z is better than 12z through day 7.

Finally. Back to the weather.

[TT-SEA]

The mod preview queue is starting to warm up nicely. I will throw on some hot cocoa for you guys to start sipping while you stare.

Should be able to post about spring-like weather when its happening. Its not trolling.

[Front Ranger]

Should be able to post about spring-like weather when its happening. Its not trolling.

I'm guessing it's more your insults directed towards certain members.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

18z looks snowy up here...

[ShawniganLake]

Small difference, but I’d say the 18z looks a little warmer in the mid range.

[Farmboy]

Some pretty cold stuff dammed up against the Brooks range in Alaska, some of it bleeding into the central part of the state starting at hour 168...

[TT-SEA]

[weather girl]

Nice to see model talk again.  I'm starting to get interested in the trough next weekend.  

[Jesse]

Nice to see model talk again. I'm starting to get interested in the trough next weekend.

Agreed. Looking like the most Niña like pattern we have seen this winter so far is edging closer.

[TT-SEA]

Nice to see model talk again. I'm starting to get interested in the trough next weekend.

Some lowland snow is likely now that the ECMWF is on board.

[Farmboy]

Actually looks like a lot of the cold air is being pushed around the western flanks of the the Brooks range down into western Alaska and being pulled out into the GOA by that low hanging around the Kenai peninsula. The other low off the Northern BC coast/Southeast AK is then dragging it closer to Washington/Oregon, maybe if there was a stronger push upstream, there may be something to it....

[MossMan]

I took down the Christmas lights today while sweating in the sun on my roof! Winter is just around the corner now, warm two days are going to equal cold coming up.

[Farmboy]

That's a lot of ocean that cold air has to travel over to get here...

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Well the long range is forgettable. But the mid-range i interesting.

[ShawniganLake]

I’m preparing myself for a step back in the 18z ensemble.

[Farmboy]

Pacific Ocean wins again.

[TT-SEA]

Vikings are the real deal this year.

[Farmboy]

I’m preparing myself for a step back in the 18z ensemble.

In this part of the world, steps back are to be expected...

[ShawniganLake]

Decent

 

[Jesse]

Decent

 

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I would say even better than the 12z.

[umadbro]

Decent

 

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Not really though.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like some individual members want to pump a ridge up before a crash deep in the long range. Overall the ensemble improved noticeably in the mid range. 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Things are starting to look better now in the medium to long range. 12z ECMWF EPS ensemble snow mean now showing 6 inches at Portland-Troutdale and 4 inches at the Hillsboro-Portland locations up to day 15. Everything is slowly starting to come together now.

 

http://wx.graphics/models/ecmwf/2018011412/city/KTTD_2018011412_forecast_EPS_precip_360.png

http://wx.graphics/models/ecmwf/2018011412/city/KHIO_2018011412_forecast_EPS_precip_360.png

[Guest Dome Buster]

You guys are whining about green grass when the ensembles look very ripe for the goods. I got jesse's back on that situation. The only troll I can point out is Tim.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Things are starting to look better now in the medium to long range. 12z ECMWF EPS ensemble snow mean now showing 6 inches at Portland-Troutdale and 4 inches at the Hillsboro-Portland locations up to day 15. Everything is slowly starting to come together now.

 

http://wx.graphics/models/ecmwf/2018011412/city/KTTD_2018011412_forecast_EPS_precip_360.png

http://wx.graphics/models/ecmwf/2018011412/city/KHIO_2018011412_forecast_EPS_precip_360.png

What about Salem?

[Deweydog]

The lawns are pretty much green all over the Seattle area.

 

Someone in the garden group posted this pic from West Seattle yesterday...

 

 

 

Here is another from yesterday from Lake Alice in Fall City...

 

Covfefe!

[Farmboy]

Things are starting to look better now in the medium to long range. 12z ECMWF EPS ensemble snow mean now showing 6 inches at Portland-Troutdale and 4 inches at the Hillsboro-Portland locations up to day 15. Everything is slowly starting to come together now.

 

http://wx.graphics/models/ecmwf/2018011412/city/KTTD_2018011412_forecast_EPS_precip_360.png

http://wx.graphics/models/ecmwf/2018011412/city/KHIO_2018011412_forecast_EPS_precip_360.png

I'd say it's a long way from 'coming together,' breh...

[Frontal Snowsquall]

What about Salem?

I didn't check. I already told you where to look last time.