February Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[The Swamp]

39 in Puyallup.

 

Still waiting for the Arctic Blast.

[TT-SEA]

North Bend right now...

 

 

 

Meanwhile... just over hill in Covington its dumping snow.    Very nice!   

 

[Perturbed Member]

The big show is about to start for today down here. Should be pretty in the air at least. 

 

I'm under the leading edge. Heavy wet snow and 35.9F. Very pretty but zero stickage. 

[Geos]

Hoping for a decent snowfall for the next event. This one just didn't work for King County in general. Down to 36 with a North wind now.

[luvssnow_spokane]

39 in Puyallup.

 

Still waiting for the Arctic Blast.

Flash Freeze!!!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Haven't had much precip this morning since about 7am. But moderate snow falling now and 32. 

[HighlandExperience]

just drove thru south king county. Dumping snow there 

[jaya]

Almost 2 inches here in south Everett. All fell in 2 one hour shots of moderate snow, one last night around midnight and the other this morning around 8 AM.

 

Overall, I'm disappointed in my forecast. The snow was really concentrated over northern Snohomish County and along the Strait with other areas getting some, but a lot of dry spots.  Modeled pressure gradients were too strong. Better luck next time. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Jaya what is your thinking for the week coming up? Looks like a few decent shots over the next 6 days.

[ShawniganLake]

Still just below freezing here. Partly cloudy and windy. With a bit of drifting graupel.

[Perturbed Member]

I'm up to .21 in of precip since midnight which is honestly more than I expected. Not much shadowing in the last 12 hours with the showers coming out of the NW instead of W. Lots more juice left on the radar too. Too bad the timing has been pretty bad. Air is already saturated and the models show a brief increase in 925 and 850 temps during this heaviest precip, really no other way left to cool off until later. Some lucky areas are going to end up with a quick inch or two on the back end of all of this as the low passes south. 

[jaya]

Jaya what is your thinking for the week coming up? Looks like a few decent shots over the next 6 days.

Pattern looks like it is ripe for a couple of shots. Midweek mainly for areas south of Seattle into NW Oregon and along the coast.  Late in the week looks interesting. Long range looks interesting. 

 

Warm air advection type systems sliding southeast with cold air in place is easier for models to handle. But the exact track and strength of the systems will still give high error bars.  I'm not going to get too excited until I see the whites of the eyes.

[Farmboy]

just drove thru south king county. Dumping snow there

Zilch in Renton, not even one snowflake. Guess the GFS was right about that #dryslot.

[TT-SEA]

Zilch in Renton, not even one snowflake. Guess the GFS was right about that #dryslot.

 

You are in Renton??   I thought you were in Oregon.

[HighlandExperience]

Zilch in Renton, not even one snowflake. Guess the GFS was right about that #dryslot.

Yup drove hwy 18 and it was dumping thru auburn past Covington. Once I got to maple valley started to fizzle.

 

Hope this entire week doesn’t turn into a huge disappointment.

[Farmboy]

You are in Renton?? I thought you were in Oregon.

I was until 2 days before Christmas, then I came back up here.

[wxmet]

Snow flurries currently in Downtown Seattle.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Pattern looks like it is ripe for a couple of shots. Midweek mainly for areas south of Seattle into NW Oregon and along the coast. Late in the week looks interesting. Long range looks interesting.

 

Warm air advection type systems sliding southeast with cold air in place is easier for models to handle. But the exact track and strength of the systems will still give high error bars. I'm not going to get too excited until I see the whites of the eyes.

Being over here on the canal i knew we would struggle with todays event but we did get an inch! This area will shine this week.

[BLI snowman]

I'm up to .21 in of precip since midnight which is honestly more than I expected. Not much shadowing in the last 12 hours with the showers coming out of the NW instead of W. Lots more juice left on the radar too. Too bad the timing has been pretty bad. Air is already saturated and the models show a brief increase in 925 and 850 temps during this heaviest precip, really no other way left to cool off until later. Some lucky areas are going to end up with a quick inch or two on the back end of all of this as the low passes south. 

 

Been a mix here for awhile now. Figure we have a window between 4pm and 10pm but none of the models show more than a dusting.

[Dave]

Pretty heavy snow shower. Too bad it didn't happen this evening 

 

https://www.eugene-or.gov/629/Owen-Rose-Garden

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Pattern looks like it is ripe for a couple of shots. Midweek mainly for areas south of Seattle into NW Oregon and along the coast. Late in the week looks interesting. Long range looks interesting.

 

Warm air advection type systems sliding southeast with cold air in place is easier for models to handle. But the exact track and strength of the systems will still give high error bars. I'm not going to get too excited until I see the whites of the eyes.

Being over here on the canal i knew we would struggle with todays event but we did get an inch! This area will shine this week.

[pscz1140]

Sitting in a pretty heavy miracle snow shower here. Been coming down for 15 minutes or so.

 

Colder surfaces have a good coating now. Roofs looking good

[Farmboy]

Just started snowing here lightly.

[ShawniganLake]

Being over here on the canal i knew we would struggle with todays event but we did get an inch! This area will shine this week.

Do you get shadowed in NW flow?

[Dave]

Thundersnow!!!

D**n. Missed it.

[wxmet]

Small convergence band move through oriented from northeast to southwest from Seatle to Kirkland. 

[HighlandExperience]

Just amazing how the cold setup keeps going.

Problem is every system misses us. Not enough precip. First round is weak.

[Dave]

Yay! Snow is sticking to most surfaces

[Blizzard777]

Thundersnow!!!

You just made Jim Cantore go into a frenzy !

[TT-SEA]

Cool scene in North Bend right now...  heading out snorkeling since the family is FINALLY awake.   I have been up since 4:30.  

 

[Farmboy]

Wow that was a quick flurry. Fun.

[TT-SEA]

33 and sunny at Snoqualmie Pass and 39 at SEA.

 

31 in Bellingham with a strong north wind.

[HighlandExperience]

The ICON failed us

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Yay! Snow is sticking to most surfaces

 

You guys are closer to 400' so it might be a really good day for you. If only these bands would come through after 4PM.

[Deweydog]

33 and sunny at Snoqualmie Pass and 39 at SEA.

 

31 in Bellingham with a strong north wind.

What about Everett?

 

Walla Walla?

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Tim can you post euro maps from there?

[HighlandExperience]

Tim can you post euro maps from there?

 

The free site shows hardly any snow over King County.

 

Olympia to Longview get blasted with 4-7 inches of snow. SW Washington looks to be the big winner mid week. 

 

I'd love to see the W/B map though.

[FroYoBro]

Just one peal.  Snowing pretty hard right now.

Pretty awesome. One of the most fun things to experience. 

[wxmet]

Might be possible we get in on some of the action on the west side of the Sound if the northerly flow cooperates. 

[luminen]

The long range is looking very interesting.