PNW February 2023 Weather Discussion - Meteorological winter finale

[Rubus Leucodermis]

12 minutes ago, mtep said:

I remembered you mentioning living in the high desert as a kid. Couldnt remember if it was NM or UT. This was our first time visiting the area and certainly wont be the last. The diversity of landscapes in such a relatively small space was incredible. Valles Caldera/the whole Jemez Mts drive was a big highlight along with the Tsankawi site. Also had no idea about the history of Los Alamos before driving through. Was definitely not expecting a government checkpoint heading up into the park lol. 

A lot of those checkpoints are new. In the 70’s and 80’s you could drive through the area without having to go through any.

Can get really cold in that area in winter. I remember waiting for the bus on -20°F mornings. It is rare for a week to pass without a hard frost in the Valles Caldera. That is why there are no trees in it; it is an inverse tree line driven by extreme nighttime cold air pooling.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

And BOOM!

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2:08 PM PST Monday 27 February 2023
Special weather statement in effect for:

• Metro Vancouver - central including the City of Vancouver Burnaby and New Westminster
• Metro Vancouver - North Shore including West Vancouver and North Vancouver
• Metro Vancouver - northeast including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge
• Metro Vancouver - southeast including Surrey and Langley
• Metro Vancouver - southwest including Richmond and Delta

Highly variable snow amounts over Metro Vancouver.

What: 2 to 4 cm, locally near 10 cm, of snow is expected across Metro Vancouver.

When: This afternoon through Tuesday morning.

Why: There is a small scale low pressure system near Vancouver Island which will cause bands of flurries to cross the Metro Vancouver area overnight and Tuesday morning. The precipitation will be convective, and snowfall amounts will be highly variable by location. In addition, elevation and proximity to the ocean will affect snowfall amounts. Most locations can expect 2 to 4 cm. Some locations may receive none, while others receive near 10 cm.

The morning commute will likely be affected. Prepare for rapidly changing weather conditions and stay up to date with current forecasts at weather.gc.ca or use the official Environment Canada app WeatherCAN.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

 

[MWG]

2 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

U should get 2-3in hopefully at least

Yeah, we have been getting shadowed hard the past couple of storms.

[SouthHillFrosty]

Some intense showers right by Aberdeen 

[Deweydog]

Had some whet flakes a few minutes ago!

[ShawniganLake]

About 3.5” here.  The 18z hrdps says the snow let’s up for a few hours but then southern Vancouver island gets crushed on the backside of that departing low later tonight. 

[Olive1010]

Why is beaverton under a winter weather advisory even though its supposed to be over 500 ft?

[Deweydog]

Grass looks greener than it did prior to putting a bunch of snow on it.

[Phishy Wx]

3 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Grass looks greener than it did prior to putting a bunch of snow on it.

Nitrogen injections

[Phishy Wx]

Taboot, Taboot!

 

[RCola]

Moderate rain in Belltown. I'm hoping for the best tonight, but no expectations. Good luck to everyone tonight. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Yesterday morning was beautiful.  Can you tell by my gate I like Chevrolet? 

[Randyc321]

31 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Had some whet flakes a few minutes ago!

Corn or rice?  Cow, oat, or soy?  Maybe almond?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

4 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Yesterday morning was beautiful.  Can you tell by my gate I like Chevrolet? 

You have a beautiful place there. 

[MossMan]

26 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Grass looks greener than it did prior to putting a bunch of snow on it.

I noticed the same thing the few hours it was exposed yesterday! 

[TT-SEA]

18Z ECMWF... definitely a shift north and warmer for the Seattle area after a band of snow in the early morning.

Snow through tomorrow evening and high temps tomorrow.

[Deweydog]

23 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

Nitrogen injections

I was thinking straight up acid snow.

[MikeInEverett]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

18Z ECMWF... definitely a shift north and warmer for the Seattle area after a band of snow in the early morning.

Snow through tomorrow evening and high temps tomorrow.

Shows 4” here but it’s so hard to feel confident in that based off recent trends and how things have been lately in marginal setups.

[Deweydog]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

18Z ECMWF... definitely a shift north and warmer for the Seattle area after a band of snow in the early morning.

Snow through tomorrow evening and high temps tomorrow.

If PDX is 35 degrees at 4pm tomorrow I’ll get back together with Jesse.

[SnowWillarrive]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

18Z ECMWF... definitely a shift north and warmer for the Seattle area after a band of snow in the early morning.

Snow through tomorrow evening and high temps tomorrow.

 Not horrible I suppose. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

18Z ECMWF... definitely a shift north and warmer for the Seattle area after a band of snow in the early morning.

Snow through tomorrow evening and high temps tomorrow.

Looks really good for PDX. Just gonna have to watch the radar and GOLU. Remember much colder airmass moving in tonight, well slightly cooler. lol

This would get me over 50" too. 

Edited February 28, 2023 by SilverFallsAndrew

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Looks really good for PDX. Just gonna have to watch the radar and GOLU. Remember much colder airmass moving in tonight, well slightly cooler. lol

This would get me over 50" too. 

Wow... didn't even look at the Portland area.   

But Matt has me skeptical.

[SouthHillFrosty]

Yea it’s over

[Deweydog]

11 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Yesterday morning was beautiful.  Can you tell by my gate I like Chevrolet? 

A buddy of mine made this last fall and they raffled it last Christmas for a toy drive. I shoulda hooked you up with a ticket.

[Winterdog]

The 18Z Euro has me getting 5" tomorrow...  that would put me up to average for the winter. 

[Cold Snap]

7 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

18Z ECMWF... definitely a shift north and warmer for the Seattle area after a band of snow in the early morning.

Snow through tomorrow evening and high temps tomorrow.

Actually slightly improved for me.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

13 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

You have a beautiful place there. 

Thanks man, it has taken a bunch of time and hard work to get it to this point. 17 years just doing what i could afford in little steps.

[RCola]

6 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Yea it’s over

It's not our year.

 

I hope you get something, but if you don't, you won't be alone. I'll more than likely be skunked right there with you alongside all the other downtown Seattle posters.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

13 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

18Z ECMWF... definitely a shift north and warmer for the Seattle area after a band of snow in the early morning.

Snow through tomorrow evening and high temps tomorrow.

It looks like more snow in some places compared to the 12z?

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

12 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Looks really good for PDX. Just gonna have to watch the radar and GOLU. Remember much colder airmass moving in tonight, well slightly cooler. lol

This would get me over 50" too. 

What is your biggest year for total snow? mine is 2008 at 56 inches.

[RCola]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

It looks like more snow in some places compared to the 12z?

Definitely good moisture feed, but it's a rich get richer narrative, which is boring to those of us who are broke.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

10 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

A buddy of mine made this last fall and they raffled it last Christmas for a toy drive. I shoulda hooked you up with a ticket.

WOW that is awesome!!!!! i'd love to have that.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

It looks like more snow in some places compared to the 12z?

Here is a comparison between the 12Z and 18Z runs to exclude snow that fell today.   This is 7 p.m. tonight though 7 p.m. tomorrow.

12Z on top and 18Z on the bottom.

 

[Olive1010]

7 hours ago, umadbro said:

I hope you weren’t expecting any or still expecting some

[MikeInEverett]

Sun shining on a fresh coating of snow on Mt. Pilchuck..

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

South hill frosty, why does your map look different that tims for the same time period?

[Olive1010]

Sorry bout that, is that pdx for tomorrow or tonight? 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Here is a comparison between the 12Z and 18Z runs to exclude snow that fell today.   This is 7 p.m. tonight though 7 p.m. tomorrow.

12Z on top and 18Z on the bottom.

 

Another good event here.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Spring is canceled 

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

South hill frosty, why does your map look different that tims for the same time period?

Zoomed in map for Seattle.