PNW February 2023 Weather Discussion - Meteorological winter finale

[Poulsbo Snowman]

31 and very light snow.  I might get another inch or so before tomorrow if radar trends hold.  

[Tyler Mode]

4 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Drippiness here has ceased.

Same.  You can tell drier air is edging in.  Still 33 here, but easterly winds are picking up.

[joelgombiner]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Interesting that the ECMWF shows precip spreading farther north and east into Seattle when the low makes steady progress to the southwest from now through tomorrow morning.

I swear the low looks like it's moving to the NE on the IR imagery... 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, joelgombiner said:

I swear the low looks like it's moving to the NE on the IR imagery... 

I was thinking the same thing. 

[Dave]

Snow! But pretty light and at 38 degrees nothing will stick at the moment. 

[Deweydog]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

I was thinking the same thing. 

I think it’s an illusion based on the colder cloud tops forming. 

[lowlandsnow]

Saturday night/Sunday event

[MossMan]

14 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Just the period from now through 4 p.m. tomorrow

Perfect, I should get another 2.75”! 

[WhoNeedsAC]

14 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Just the period from now through 4 p.m. tomorrow

I'll take my 6.5 inches .

[Cloud]

This is what my sister picked up this morning in Mill Creek. Quite good! 
 

Also, as it stands, radar is actually a lot more impressive than I thought. Could be a nice surprise tonight for 1-2”.

 

[GHweatherChris]

2 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Perfect, I should get another 2.75”! 

Doubtful, I mean the snow maps have been 100% accurate all winter, they are gospel.

[OysterPrintout]

18z Euro was a nice improvement but basically continued the 12z theme of what's done is done by midnight

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, lowlandsnow said:

Saturday night/Sunday event

Such a strange system... brings 2-3 inches of snow in a short time during the night and before dawn the SW wind is gusting to about 35 mph across all of the Seattle area and the temp is in the mid to upper 30 by 7 a.m.   But it doesn't actually warm up that much and its not a true transition event.    Its a transition from the pre-existing dry air left over from this arctic air mass immediately to a polar maritime air mass.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Really coming down hard now. Probably got around 3” or so. Hoping you guys on the West side get in on the action soon.

[Cloud]

Precip band is lifting due north. Flurries or snow showers incoming? 

[SnowySeeker50]

Radar looks nice overhead but nothing actually reaching the ground here. Currently 37 degrees.

[T-Town]

Finally caught up on the forum just as it started snowing lightly here. 

[Doinko]

Temp is dropping, down to 34.

[Cascadia_Wx]

[Deweydog]

2 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Bought the same here Jesse!

[NWbyNW]

34F. 

[SnowySeeker50]

I guess complain and you shall recieve. The flurries are starting to fly

[lowlandsnow]

1 minute ago, NWbyNW said:

34F. 

Is that currently?

[bainbridgekid]

7 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Feels like you’ll make a run at 8-10”. 

[Ellsworb]

Light Snow on the east shore of Lake Tapps.  35 degrees.

[LowerGarfield]

@MWGanything at all down south?

[TT-SEA]

Snowing pretty hard in Yelm right now...

[SouthHillFrosty]

Light snow in South Hill 

[Doinko]

Starting to snow lightly again

[Fircrest]

14 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Finally caught up on the forum just as it started snowing lightly here. 

Very light flurries here in Fircrest also. Since I work in park maintenance I mentioned the EURO and the NAM showing potential snow on the ground tomorrow, so the crew put the snowplow back on one of our small dump trucks.  Hope I don't look foolish tomorrow Of course it doesn't take much snow to cause problems on the roads, so we will see. And the plow will be ready for the weekend major snowstorm that Cliff Mass says is coming, haha.

[MWG]

6 minutes ago, LowerGarfield said:

@MWGanything at all down south?

Nope! But the sky at the north side of town it's pitch black dunno if it's coming this way.

[tootthekazoo]

Feels like it's getting close here in the Auburn valley. The sky definitely has some "depth" to it and as I watch inbound flights to SeaTac they look to be obscured by some virga that clears from south to north. I like the timing given that it is cooling and dusk is approaching.

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Nearing 8" and still dumping snow in Nanoose. Still doesn't look like any signs of it slowing down. I miss those surprise events. Victoria is a much tougher area to get snow, though it sometimes does better on the overrunning events

[Doinko]

East wind is blowing the snow around and it's starting to stick it some surfaces

[T-Town]

3 minutes ago, Fircrest said:

Very light flurries here in Fircrest also. Since I work in park maintenance I mentioned the EURO and the NAM showing potential snow on the ground tomorrow, so the crew put the snowplow back on one of our small dump trucks.  Hope I don't look foolish tomorrow Of course it doesn't take much snow to cause problems on the roads, so we will see. And the plow will be ready for the weekend major snowstorm that Cliff Mass says is coming, haha.

Nice!  Parks in Fircrest?

[Kolk1604]

Light flurries here. Temp 35, Dew 27

[T-Town]

Still snowing lightly here but the sun is peeking through and crushing the “Snowmageddon is coming” vibe. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

50 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Just the period from now through 4 p.m. tomorrow

Even get the flurries up this way!

[Fircrest]

3 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Nice!  Parks in Fircrest?

Metro Parks Tacoma actually.

[MossMan]

Starting to flurry again at work. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

6 minutes ago, VancouverIslandSouth said:

Nearing 8" and still dumping snow in Nanoose. Still doesn't look like any signs of it slowing down. I miss those surprise events. Victoria is a much tougher area to get snow, though it sometimes does better on the overrunning events

There needs to be an envy react.

[FroYoBro]

Just drove about 8 miles north to feed a cat. It was just a light drizzle for the first part of the trip near my house. All snow and sticking now that I’m in the Portland city limits. Saw tons of cars driving around with a bunch of snow on them and it made me incredibly jealous. 

[TacomaWx]

16 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Snowing pretty hard in Yelm right now...

I just got into Tacoma and the sky is really dark to the south and east. Don’t think it’ll be long. Light snow and 36 at home. Started flurrying snow once I got into federal way on the drive back. 

[OysterPrintout]

Solid 2" here. Walked to my local on 39th for a beer and traffic is an unmitigated disaster on the side streets 

[KingstonWX]

32 degrees and snowing here. Let's go!

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

ECMWF showed 38 at SEA and it looks like it got up to at least 37.   I think the models might have a tough time with your area and cold air damming.

what did it show for bellingham? bremerton airport was only 34 

[FroYoBro]

The radar does seems to be filling in a little on the westside. I think this is our chance now. Come on!

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

what did it show for bellingham? bremerton airport was only 34 

Showed 28 in Bellingham and 35 in Bremerton.

[Prairiedog]

Mark says 2-6.  He forgot ZERO.   I'm still at 37 and a mix.  I see nightmare visions of '17.  Tell me it ain't so Joe.  Desperately need some east wind. 

[DRG]

Just checked my camera at home in SE PDX...OMGWTFLOLOL! That's at least 3"+

And traffic maps all show the burgundy death snarl...it must be such a nightmare on the roads right now