February Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[MossMan]

The Central Puget Sound looks golden right now. Heavier echoes approaching Seattle from both the WSW and the NNW. Could get good for many.

Yep! I think they are going to get a great slug of snow...probably more than I got. I have a 1/2 of new, enough to freshen up the Sunday snow.

Still light snow falling though.

[TT-SEA]

The Central Puget Sound looks golden right now. Heavier echoes approaching Seattle from both the WSW and the NNW. Could get good for many.

Its just the main band coming through from the NW. Its not actually approaching from all directions and exploding.

[Jesse]

If it snows here tonight it will have snowed at some point every day since Sunday. Would also be the fifth separate occasion it’s snowed and stuck since Valentine’s morning. Not bad at all for this late in the season.

 

Also had my third consecutive sub-40 high today, and third consecutive sub-30 low. It looks possible that that stretch continues through Friday.

[TT-SEA]

It dumped snow in Victoria most of this afternoon. Probably about 3~4" of accumulation out there now. I snapped this on the walk home:

 

Very cool. That is amazing.

[Deweydog]

Not too often you have snow falling in Astoria while it's raining in Kelso.

[MossMan]

Its just the main band coming through from the NW. Its not actually approaching from all directions and exploding.

Tim’s back from the beach! Are you having dinner on the lanai?

[Winterdog]

Its just the main band coming through from the NW. Its not actually approaching from all directions and exploding.

I guess character doesn’t change with the geography.

[MossMan]

Not too often you have snow falling in Astoria while it's raining in Kelso.

It’s actually raining somewhere? A warm finger/nose/tongue action?

[TT-SEA]

I guess character doesn’t change with the geography.

I have said hundreds of positive things on here the last two weeks. HUNDREDS. No comment on those? It was a friendly poke at a giddy statement. Like everyone on here does to me all the time.

 

Re-f*cking-lax dude. I am on my third mai tai here too.

[HighlandExperience]

Not too often you have snow falling in Astoria while it's raining in Kelso.

 

What is up with that?

[Deweydog]

What is up with that?

Rain is what happens to snow when it gets too warm.

[MossMan]

I have said hundreds of positive things on here the last two weeks. HUNDREDS. No comment on those? It was a friendly poke at a giddy statement. Like everyone on here does to me all the time.

 

Re-f*cking-lax dude. I am on my third mai tai here too.

I’m sooo conflicted...my two favorite types of weather...what I’m experiencing, and what you are experiencing. I should have packed up the family and went somewhere warm in January.

[FroYoBro]

34 with a dew point of 29 before the moisture gets here. I'm in a better position than last time. Shouldn't deal with rain. 

[seattleweatherguy]

31 with a dp of 26

[Jbolin]

If we could just get that batch of precip north of DT Seattle to slide due south, we'd be golden

[Arctic Front]

Our reward for nearly 7 weeks of pure crap!

Its been a whole winter of crap for many

[jcmcgaffey]

If we could just get that batch of precip north of DT Seattle to slide due south, we'd be golden

It's just sitting their taunting.  I think the weather is trying to up the ante on screwing over king county.  It is really rubbing it in our faces:)

[Dave]

The NWS finally caved to the models. WWA for the entire valley now 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Coming down hard here at work. About 1/2 inch

[GHweatherChris]

Just a light flurry now, looks like the fun here may be over.

[Geos]

Got accumulation here since the first time since Christmas. Down to 30°.>

[TT-SEA]

Coming down hard here at work. About 1/2 inch

Go home and enjoy... quit working!

[seattleweatherguy]

Got accumulation here since the first time since Christmas. Down to 30°.>

Nice! I only got a few patches of white on the grass

[HighlandExperience]

Friday looks good on the ICON. Take it with a grain of salt. 

 

[Perturbed Member]

I'm beginning to think I'm gonna be happy. Both the NAM and HRRR both show decent accumulations. I think the NWS is bitter about whiffing last night and don't want to get burned again. Hope they get burned again down here 

 

 

Put down the bottle dolt (but don't keep it too far away), tonight you should get something. 

[Perturbed Member]

00z ICON is coming in further north. Keeps it snow everywhere, even down south. 

 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

In SE Portland having dinner. Flurries coming down harder, some light snow now.

[Dave]

I could quibble about the timing ... I'm too old to stay up for the 1-a.m.-to-4-a.m. time slot they're talking about for peak snowfall

Take a nap now. At 850', I'd be shocked if you got less than 3". I'm gonna try to make it.

[MossMan]

Just shoveled the sidewalk, still light snow with the moon visable!

[Perturbed Member]

The NWS DOES NOT have a WSW here, this is a huge indication for why this event will slaughter yesterdays that did have a WSW (though topping 0 inches of snow isn't hard). 

 

Much colder airmass (-9.5c 850), already down to freezing, no southerly breeze and healthier looking radar. If this can't deliver I don't know what can.

[Deweydog]

The NWS DOES NOT have a WSW here, this is a huge indication for why this event will slaughter yesterdays that did have a WSW (though topping 0 inches of snow isn't hard).

 

Much colder airmass (-9.5c 850), already down to freezing, no southerly breeze and healthier looking radar. If this can't deliver I don't know what can.

I do.

[snow_wizard]

I've had about a quarter inch here so far.  I'm hoping it can get heavier with that stuff approaching from the WSW.

[Guest Sounder]

Over an inch on the roof of my building downtown already. Though that's kind of cheating given it's a 400' building that already starts at 200' AGL, but if I have to cheat my way to decent snow then I'll do it!!!

[Esquimalt]

Counts for today are as follows: 

 

Esquimalt: 3-4 inches 

Oak Bay/UVIC: 4-5 inches 

Point Roberts/Tswassen: 5-7 inches

 

Pretty impressive up here.  Hopefully you guys will get a share of it too.  Light snow still coming down here at 32.  

[Deweydog]

Floories!

[TigerWoodsLibido]

35 with dp of 32. Not sure we are gonna make it here. No wind tho.

[snow_wizard]

It appears the Friday system will definitely be snow.  I would have to guess yes considering how fresh the cold air mass will be tomorrow.  Friday night could come down to how solidly any south wind is able to get in here.  The ICON keeps the unfavorable gradient a bit south of the GFS.

[HighlandExperience]

I've had about a quarter inch here so far.  I'm hoping it can get heavier with that stuff approaching from the WSW.

 

 

You think these two bands coming in are it for the night?

[wxmet]

Pretty unimpressive look on radar and the pixie dust falling outside. Hope some stronger precipitation will materialize as the night progresses.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

35 with dp of 32. Not sure we are gonna make it here. No wind tho.

 

Sounds like you are well on your way. 850mb temps are -9.5C dude.