PNW February 2023 Weather Discussion - Meteorological winter finale

[SnowySeeker50]

Down to 38 after a high of 48 today.

[SnowWillarrive]

5 minutes ago, Phil said:

If I were you, I’d dive 100% in. Make the biggest change possible.

Lake Tahoe or Truckee CA. Coastal Maine. Buffalo NY. Something that is totally new, of which you have no prior knowledge or expectations.

Seems a bit nuts to move that far away for snow. Plenty of places in the PNW would be better in terms of livability. 

No offense to California or NY
 

 

[Phil]

12 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I don't really want insane amounts of snow, but I want somewhere cold enough so there is always a reasonable amount on the ground.

If you’re sure you don’t want huge snowfall amounts, then maybe Tahoe or Buffalo aren’t for you.

But I still believe you need to move out of the region completely. You know too much about it. Something entirely new will rekindle that spark of interest that got you into the weather in the first place. It’s probably been dormant for awhile.

[snow_wizard]

5 minutes ago, Phil said:

If I were you, I’d dive 100% in. Make the biggest change possible.

Lake Tahoe or Truckee CA. Coastal Maine. Buffalo NY. Something that is totally new, of which you have no prior knowledge or expectations.

I'm more into the humid continental / cold steppe transition type climate.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 minute ago, Phil said:

If you’re sure you don’t want huge snowfall amounts, then maybe Tahoe or Buffalo aren’t for you.

But I still believe you need to move out of the region completely. You know too much about it. Something entirely new will rekindle that spark and re-ignite your passion for weather.

I think he’d like Spokane. About 50"/year. Reasonably snowy without being insanely so, and not terribly far away.

[icyasf]

LOL some of you guys could not survive a winter in the lowlands south of Salem. My season total is 3.5 inches and I am considering that a win. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Just now, icyasf said:

LOL some of you guys could not survive a winter in the lowlands south of Salem. My season total is 3.5 inches and I am considering that a win. 

The grass pollen in late spring alone is enough to make me consider that area unlivable.

[snow_wizard]

4 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

Seems a bit nuts to move that far away for snow. Plenty of places in the PNW would be better in terms of livability. 

No offense to California or NY
 

 

There are some areas of this state that have a great climate.

[Timmy Supercell]

Just now, SnowWillarrive said:

Seems a bit nuts to move that far away for snow. Plenty of places in the PNW would be better in terms of livability. 

No offense to California or NY
 

 

Spokane WA sounds like a decent start if you want to stay in the PNW, to a snowier climate and be in an area where there is work to find on every block and probably not particularly high crime compared to other larger cities.

I was going to move there. Seemed like a bigger version of Klamath Falls. Snow will occur every year, but there is one in every 3 or 4 winters that doesn't do much. I'd hate to pick Wyoming or part of Montana, that's too much winter and prolonged cold for me. 

[AlTahoe]

21 minutes ago, Phil said:

11 minutes ago, Phil said:

If I were you, I’d dive 100% in. Make the biggest change possible.

Lake Tahoe or Truckee CA. Coastal Maine. Buffalo NY. Something that is totally new, of which you have no prior knowledge or expectations.

Thats what I did when I got sick of San Jose's non weather. It also helped that I could afford to buy a place in Tahoe but would never be able to in San Jose.

 

[Olive1010]

Bro thunderstorms here in the summer and spring like never happen. Its stupid

[AlTahoe]

5 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I'm more into the humid continental / cold steppe transition type climate.

Minneapolis? Tim could hook you up on the areas to live in. 

[Phil]

8 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

I think he’d like Spokane. About 50"/year. Reasonably snowy without being insanely so, and not terribly far away.

If distance is a limiting factor then absolutely.

But if it isn’t, then I’d go for something entirely new to me. I know I’d enjoy living high in the Appalachians, but it wouldn’t be new to me. I already know so much about that region (in terms of climate, culture, geography, etc).

I’m 75% certain I’m going to end up in Colorado. If not there, then probably the upper Midwest. Or even the PNW. Somewhere I’ll develop an entirely new type of knowledge and lived experiences. I won’t get any of that if I stay near here.

[FroYoBro]

Wow, looks like a heavy snow shower has setup around Tigard over the last hour. My roommate just sent me a picture that there is about an inch at the house right now. 
 

I’m taking care of a dog in Tualatin just a few miles away and there is absolutely nothing on the ground here. Very localized and now I wish I was back home! 

Edited March 1, 2023 by FroYoBro

[Olive1010]

Bruh in tigard? I live in rockcreek and it never stuck..

[Anti Marine Layer]

Less than 7 hours to go.

[Doinko]

38 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Sorry people...I'm not going to pretend to be happy for all of the people who got snow today...pretty much everyone except here it would appear.

I hate this fukking place with a passion.  One of the biggest regrets of my life was not getting out of this hell hole when I was younger when it would have been much easier.

This is a cautionary tale for any young people on here who don't like the climate.  It will only get worse for you if you don't leave when you have the chance.

If it makes you feel any better we haven't had any measureable show this week either, and the ~6.5" of snow this month is our snowiest in 6 years

[Phil]

14 minutes ago, AlTahoe said:

 

That’s awesome dude. You never know till you try it.

It’ll be hard for me to leave the place I’ve lived my entire first 30yrs in, but I know that’s just human psychology borne out of millions of years of evolution. The better we understood our surroundings, the more likely we were to survive. It’s why people are resistant to change, whether it be geographic, cultural, etc. Overcoming that is how we evolve further.

[FroYoBro]

6 minutes ago, Olive1010 said:

Bruh in tigard? I live in rockcreek and it never stuck..

Yeah, my roommate just sent this to me 20 minutes ago. And this is just in the low elevation area, Bull Mountain must be in for a surprise. 

[Phil]

51 minutes ago, AlTahoe said:

I am currently at 236" of snow with another 8-15" tonight and another 12" this weekend. For the banana belt of Tahoe near the shore these totals are insane. 

How high does this winter rank for you? Been watching those Lake Tahoe cameras with envy.  But also with innate happiness. I always catch feels watching snow fall.

[Requiem]

Fairly intense and sustained snow has re-covered the plowed roads and will likely make for a lovely commute in the morning once it freezes over 

[Cloud]

We lost the Jimbo and I’m with him 1000%.
 

What a joke these models are. 

[Olive1010]

ugh i thought i would've got accumulating snow here

[SunAndSnow]

Had cold rain and hail all day but just dropped to 34.5° and switched to snow. Probably won’t stick. 

[Cloud]

But then again… as pathetic as the models had been…. I look at the calendar and realize it’s almost March. Can’t really be that mad.

[Olive1010]

What if there was showers tonight?

[MikeInEverett]

7pm sunsets in 12 days!!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, Olive1010 said:

What if there was showers tonight?

There won't be. 

[Phil]

As long as we learn not to trust GFS snow maps/boundary layer output we should be fine going forward. Will prevent a lot of heartache.

I hate that model with a passion precisely for that reason. Always trolling with weenie patterns and storms only to pull the rug at the end.

Every

Single

Time

[MikeInEverett]

Last view picture of the day.. WOW, prettiest view of Pilchuck and surrounding mountains I’ve seen since I moved here last April. The sun shining on the snow during sunset is gorgeous.

[Cloud]

4 minutes ago, MillCreekMike said:

7pm sunsets in 12 days!!

Yes please! So ready for spring. 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, Cloud said:

Yes please! So ready for spring. 

Unfortunately that also means later model runs!  

[Cloud]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Unfortunately that also means later model runs!  

I can live with that. Already canceled my Pivotal for the season last month. And boy, I’m glad I didn’t resub for this mess.  

[T-Town]

Disappointed we missed out on the snow here but we get the PNW consolation prize. 

[gusky]

Seeing all this talk about  moving to a snowier place. I'm a bit lucky cause I still have to go through college and then find a place to live. Def would not pick my heat island N Seattle location as an adult, or even Seattle at all tbh. I fell like a King/Snohomish line convergence zone neighborhood could be a great balance.

[Phil]

I think it should be pointed out that winter is not anywhere close to being “over” up there, FWIW.

Both the EPO and NAO are still positive. That blocking doesn’t get cranking until the weekend. Would not shock me at all if the highlight of the winter in the PNW region occurs during the first or second week of March.

This is anecdotal, but I notice around here that near term, last minute trends tend to be much better when there is high latitude blocking present, where-as those trends tend to be disappointing when high latitude blocking is lacking.

[Cloud]

1 minute ago, gusky said:

Seeing all this talk about  moving to a snowier place. I'm a bit lucky cause I still have to go through college and then find a place to live. Def would not pick my heat island N Seattle location as an adult, or even Seattle at all tbh. I fell like a King/Snohomish line convergence zone neighborhood could be a great balance.

Monroe recently came into our radar as a possible destination. Probably a good place.

[Winterdog]

A nice ending to February 2023. 34F

[Sandy rocks]

It's been kind of wild here. Last night I expected it to snow and it rained all night. Today it has snowed all day. It snowed and melted several times, now it's colder and sticking. Probably have an inch over the last hour.

[LowerGarfield]

Massive flakes falling. You saw my older pic of the snow in the shade. All the snow was gone by 4pm but now look. Just in the last ten minutes.