February Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I'll probably be right on the accumulating snow line again at 850', like I was last night. 

 

The good news is that it's still just 33º -- the sun only just came out for the first time today -- so colder air than last night is already in place.

 

Yeah, its going to be a colder airmass too. I don't see why they are so bearish about snow chances down there. The models never actually showed much if anything down there last night. So it was pretty obvious they were going to bust. 

[wx_statman]

Langley Hill radar shows instability out over the Pacific above the layer of isentropic lifting, much like yesterday. Should be enough dynamics with this shortwave to deliver similar precip totals as last night...question is exactly where. 

[ShawniganLake]

Strange. Sharp cutoff to the precip?

This is very close to the airport

 

[snow_wizard]

The NWS has a much snowier forecast for ESPL for the end of the week.  Just saying categorical snow in the afternoon.  After that snow level varying from 100 to 1000 feet during the weekend.

[snow_wizard]

It’s probably being sucked into moss mans property

 

Some of that is bleeding southward now.

[wx_statman]

This is very close to the airport

 

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There has to be a sharp transition zone nearby.

 

CTV Vancouver Island reporting flight cancellations almost an hour ago:

 

https://twitter.com/CTVNewsVI/status/966452135918493697

 

Pic of downtown Victoria 2 minutes ago:

 

https://twitter.com/ctvnewsvi?lang=en

[snow_wizard]

They have a winter weather advisory for Tacoma now.

[bainbridgekid]

Impressive stuff from Victoria. The snow only started a couple hours ago and this is zero feet above sea level:

 

[bainbridgekid]

Light flurries here made for a fun dismissal from school. The kids were excited getting on the buses.

 

It's nice to see even the very lightest radar echoes making it to the ground. Bodes well for our chances if we can get into anything more significant on the radar later this evening.

[Esquimalt]

That precip shield over S. Van Isle and points north is not moving south

Looks like the western edge is moving further east.  I thought that the Nam said the precipitation here could go on until 8:00.  

[Jesse]

37/23 so far today at PDX.

 

Tied a record MIN/MAX from 1957, and broke a record low from 1955 by two degrees!

 

Been awhile since we’ve seen a day with both a record low max and a record low. Especially with both records from the usually untouchable 1950s.

[wx_statman]

Moderate snow and 32 at UIL

[ShawniganLake]

There has to be a sharp transition zone nearby.

 

CTV Vancouver Island reporting flight cancellations almost an hour ago:

 

https://twitter.com/CTVNewsVI/status/966452135918493697

 

Pic of downtown Victoria 2 minutes ago:

 

https://twitter.com/ctvnewsvi?lang=en

Ahh. Harbour air flys into downtown I would assume. It’s much snowier in the city itself. That would make sense.

[wx_statman]

37/23 so far today at PDX.

 

Tied a record MIN/MAX from 1957, and broke a record low from 1955 by two degrees!

 

Been awhile since we’ve seen a day with both a record low max and a record low. Especially with both records from the usually untouchable 1950s.

 

32/13 at OLM today with a south wind during the afternoon.

 

#1950s

[snow_wizard]

The snow is beginning to stick to the black cover on my BBQ now.  We are in full stick mode!  Temp is 31 degrees.

[Deweydog]

The snow is beginning to stick to the black cover on my BBQ now. We are in full stick mode! Temp is 31 degrees.

Is your BBQ on?

 

If it is, that's REALLY impressive.

[snow_wizard]

Light flurries here made for a fun dismissal from school. The kids were excited getting on the buses.

 

It's nice to see even the very lightest radar echoes making it to the ground. Bodes well for our chances if we can get into anything more significant on the radar later this evening.

 

Some interesting dynamics at play with this.  Some shear between the 850 and 700mb levels and the current S winds set up convergence potential later as the low drops south.  You never know in a case like this.

[wx_statman]

Ahh. Harbour air flys into downtown I would assume. It’s much snowier in the city itself. That would make sense.

 

Oh ok. I assumed YYJ, looks like incorrectly. Either way I'm glad its snowing somewhere in Victoria!

[ShawniganLake]

Looks like the western edge is moving further east. I thought that the Nam said the precipitation here could go on until 8:00.

I think the models are picking up on some light outflow snow continuing this evening as the flow turns NE

[snow_wizard]

Is your BBQ on?

 

If it is, that's REALLY impressive.

 

That would be something!

[snow_wizard]

The snow is pretty light but steady here.  Small dry flakes.

[MossMan]

Ground was just turning white at work...and then it stopped.

[ShawniganLake]

Oh ok. I assumed YYJ, looks like incorrectly. Either way I'm glad its snowing somewhere in Victoria!

I think downtown is seeing better precip rates as the flow is from the Nw. Looks like a decently snowy afternoon in the city.

[Esquimalt]

I think downtown is seeing better precip rates as the flow is from the Nw. Looks like a decently snowy afternoon in the city.

 

Yep almost 5 cm here at the Oak Bay Saanich border.  Incredible precip rates.  Just keeps coming.  Brings back memories of Feb 6, 2017. 

[Timmy]

The snow is pretty light but steady here. Small dry flakes.

dry here. You guys up there don’t give a about us down here! Wow

[HighlandExperience]

Snowing steady in Issaquah

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Still sitting at 40. I don't see how we can get to freezing. Might hopefully see some wet flakes at least

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Still sitting at 40. I don't see how we can get to freezing. Might hopefully see some wet flakes at least

 

Surprised SLE hit 41 today. Seems like they are always the warm spot now by 1-2 degrees. It didn't used to be that way...Maybe the encroaching UHI, maybe a poorly placed sensor.

 

"Flashback to Sea-Tac discusions of years past."

[Deweydog]

Surprised SLE hit 41 today. Seems like they are always the warm spot now by 1-2 degrees. It didn't used to be that way...Maybe the encroaching UHI, maybe a poorly placed sensor.

 

"Flashback to Sea-Tac discusions of years past."

Flatiron just cancelled his evening plans.

[Blizzard777]

Arrived Tigard

35* and overcast

Snowing at home and I’m here

[HighlandExperience]

dry here. You guys up there don’t give a s**t about us down here! Wow

 

[Jbolin]

Looks like the band is finally on the move.

It's actually dissipating up north 

[Brennan]

Flurries here in southwest Whatcom County near Alger. Snow sticking to the BBQ on the deck too. Hasn’t been on since fall so I don’t think it has any residual heat coming from it. 6/10 impressive.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Did all the snow in Portland melt today? 

 

*Asking for a friend*

[Deweydog]

Did all the snow in Portland melt today?

 

*Asking for a friend*

Yes.

 

Wait... No.

[pscz1140]

It's actually dissipating up north 

 

I wouldn't say that, but it doesn't seem to be moving south to me (if anything it's crept a bit north and the hole over King County has expanded from above and below).

 

Oh well, it's performing well in many areas to the north, and hopefully we'll still get our turn in the next few hours. If not I'll be passing out a lot of gift cards

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Langley Hill radar shows instability out over the Pacific above the layer of isentropic lifting, much like yesterday. Should be enough dynamics with this shortwave to deliver similar precip totals as last night...question is exactly where.

Yeah lots of enhancement so far out over the Pacific. Areas to the north of where the low tracks should do well. I'm thinking widespread 3-6 inches PDX Metro.

 

[MossMan]

Just got home, light snow and 32 degrees. Just lovely!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Yeah lots of enhancement so far out over the Pacific. Areas to the north of where the low tracks should do well. I'm thinking widespread 3-6 inches PDX Metro.

 

 

Hrrr shows T-1" north of Albany.

[Timmy]

Yeah lots of enhancement so far out over the Pacific. Areas to the north of where the low tracks should do well. I'm thinking widespread 3-6 inches PDX Metro.

 

. I can usually take your enthusiastic nature, but nothing is showing 3-6” widespread. What are you basing that forecast off of?