PNW February 2023 Weather Discussion - Meteorological winter finale

[Doinko]

Down to freezing

[TT-SEA]

@Cold Snap and @Hawksfan2008 hopefully both landing at SEA very soon!

[SnowWillarrive]

13 minutes ago, dhoffine said:

Temps dropped already down to 33 out in Enumclaw, was 43 just a couple hours ago, dew points showing 22.

 

I’m just north of you in Ravensdale. Temp crashed here as well. I’m getting close to 33 degrees. 

[Weiner Warrior]

9 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

This is starting to feel like a bust tonight here. Looking like some rain shadow for a bit at least. Not even a flurry yet here. Or it's just running behind on timing

I'm thinking you'll get 6 to 10 inches tonight. Bet it will be snowing hard by midnight.

[Chewbacca Defense]

Started snowing here, and interestingly enough, the temp has jumped up to 35 (it was sitting at 33).  Light flurries at this point.

[KingstonWX]

1 minute ago, Phishy Wx said:

deja vu?

Glad it's not just me. I thought I was having a stroke or something for a second. 

[TT-SEA]

For those who want to watch the weather in Bellingham in real time... these are great high quality streaming cameras.  

https://www.barkleyvillage.com/web-cams

[Cold Snap]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

@Cold Snap and @Hawksfan2008 hopefully both landing at SEA very soon!

Just landed! Literally at 8:00 sharp.

[TT-SEA]

00Z GFS still looks great for Tuesday from Everett southward.

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Started snowing here, and interestingly enough, the temp has jumped up to 35 (it was sitting at 33).  Light flurries at this point.

Yeah I’m up to 36 now! I was at 32 a bit ago. Nothing falling yet. 

[VancouverIslandSouth]

It's back down below freezing (31F) with light snow here in Victoria after a high of 36F. The dewpoint is still 28F so there's still room for a drop but the precip has been weak with only about 1/4" of accumulation so far.

[mjreich]

GFS increasing snow 40-50% for PDX though Wednesday vs 24 hrs ago

[Chewbacca Defense]

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

For those who want to watch the weather in Bellingham in real time... these are great high quality streaming cameras.  

https://www.barkleyvillage.com/web-cams

Wow looks like a heavy shower towards Yew St Hill in the 2nd camera

[snow_wizard]

Tuesday is looking really good.  The GFS is a tad south of previous runs with the low track and it continues to show snow falling early in the day temps below freezing.  850s plunge to -9 Tuesday night.  Wednesday morning is going to be straight up wintry!

Tonight is just going to come down to how much precip actually verifies.  I think an overperformance is quite possible, but the dry air will certainly eat up some moisture early in the game.

[Perturbed Member]

Tomorrow night looks really good on the 00z GFS for W OR and SW WA. 

[FroYoBro]

What does the GFS show for just tonight? 

[Roman-Dallas Snow-Zone]

1 minute ago, mjreich said:

GFS increasing snow 40-50% for PDX though Wednesday vs 24 hrs ago

puts me in 12" range!!

[SouthHillFrosty]

[Perturbed Member]

Just now, FroYoBro said:

What does the GFS show for just tonight? 

Through 10 AM tomorrow

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Looks reasonably snowy up around Nanaimo tonight:

even better up near Comox:

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, FroYoBro said:

What does the GFS show for just tonight? 

 

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Wow looks like a heavy shower towards Yew St Hill in the 2nd camera

The quality of those cams is amazing.  Love seeing it starting as snow.

[North_County]

Thin but noticeable layer at the border.

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Not good. 

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

 

Really not good. Guess I can sleep well tonight though not having to worry about it. A grey nothing burger! 

Edited February 26 by MossMan

[Perturbed Member]

Monday 10 PM. 

[SouthHillFrosty]

Just now, MossMan said:

Not good. 

Been pulling back severely on the south sound with each run

[Meatyorologist]

32 minutes ago, AlTahoe said:

If this next storm comes through as modeled I think we will see snow depths in town that havent been seen since 1968-1969. wild 

 

 

This is pretty much the best developing story of this winter. From Dec up through now... A genuine drought-buster of a wet season for a region that has been crippled in the last several years. This is about the best case scenario.

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Really not good. 

You might get shadowed off of the Olympics with this one.

[MossMan]

Temp up to 37!! 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

The quality of those cams is amazing.  Love seeing it starting as snow.

Really amazing quality. 

My parents live within walking distance of that location so its really nice for me to check on what is happening there.   My mother never knows how to view them but she will call me during winter weather and ask me how the roads are at Barkley and I can give her a fairly precise answer thanks to those cameras.  

[GHweatherChris]

It is snowing, there was zero rain at the start, just straight snow.

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Been pulling back severely on the south sound with each run

That is a bit overstated.

[TacomaWx]

Some hardcore pre snow event weenism tonight

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2" so far. Dumping. 32.4˚F.

[Perturbed Member]

Tonight, tomorrow night and Monday night all look snowy and fun here for NW OR and SW WA if the 00z GFS verifies. 

Tonight is a done deal but the track of that next low is very much still up in the air.

[MossMan]

Just now, TacomaWx said:

Some hardcore pre snow event weenism tonight

It’s over. Maybe next year. 

[MillCreekMike]

4 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Not good. 

I’m sure one of us will score on some convergence zone over the next few days. Hopefully it’s both of us and not just one of us

[TT-SEA]

I can still see the moon here.  Assuming precip is still 2-3 hours away.

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, TacomaWx said:

Some hardcore pre snow event weenism tonight

Yup.

I think everyone will be happy with the next 3 or 4 days.

[MossMan]

Interesting, I was expecting my DP to be up from my last check at 27…It’s down to 23 with the temp spike to 37…Odd! 

[SouthHillFrosty]

2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

That is a bit overstated.

It was showing 9-10in possibly in the south sound this week and now it’s down 3-5. Still good tho

[Weiner Warrior]

Should we cancel it now?

[SnowWillarrive]

7 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

 

Not terrible. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

3 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Some hardcore pre snow event weenism tonight

Some was happening a little earlier on the Canadian forum, too.

[KingstonWX]

Just now, Weiner Warrior said:

Should we cancel it now?

Clearly a bust. Time to go to bed. 

[GHweatherChris]

Immediate stickage!!

 

[snow_wizard]

Definitely some uncertainty regarding tomorrow night.  The ECMWF keeps wanting to put some snow over parts of King County, but the GFS doesn't show it.

[smerfylicious]

6 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Really not good. Guess I can sleep well tonight though not having to worry about it. A grey nothing burger! 

You and me Randy, this ain't our winter!

[KingstonWX]

Just now, GHweatherChris said:

Immediate stickage!!

 

Wow, that's amazing out there.