November 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[TT-SEA]

Snow is coming down good at the apple cup!

ECMWF was right! Going to get crazy as temp keeps dropping.

[Andrew.]

ECMWF was right! Going to get crazy as temp keeps dropping.

Yep, should be a fun game to watch!

[jcmcgaffey]

Not sure if it will be deep enough to warrant busting those out yet, but I considered it. Usually a pair of sturdy boots and snow pants will be just fine if the snow is 6-10” or less.

I have really been craving going up the last week or so. Used to do quite of snowshoeing and ice climbing back in the day. Have pretty much climbed on every major NW peak from Bachelor to Baker. Now with the kids that was one of the my hobbies that had to sit on the shelf a bit. I enjoy the pics of hikes/etc when you and others post on here.

[MossMan]

Just a fair warning...we had a table just like that and the glass top spontaneously exploded this summer on a hot day. I mean it blew up into a million pieces. It must have expanded and contracted one too many times!

Yikes good to know! I think that table is at least 15yrs old now.

[TT-SEA]

Snoqualmie Pass is now closed eastbound... nuking snow up there!

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Love seeing the chunky rain in Pullman. Will there be a flash freeze on the field?

[High Desert Mat!]

Just curious, who's watching the Apple cup and staring at the slush coming down like it's a windshield splat test? I know I am, more exciting than the game if you ask me.

[TT-SEA]

Love seeing the chunky rain in Pullman. Will there be a flash freeze on the field?

All snow now!

[Chewbacca Defense]

Love seeing the chunky rain in Pullman. Will there be a flash freeze on the field?

 

I guess I would be surprised if that happened, but I'm wondering if the precip rates are high enough so that the snow starts piling up faster than it melts off....probably needs to get a few degrees cooler.

 

Looks like it is all snow now.....wet heavy snow but still snow  

[Andrew.]

All snow now!

Yep dumping and sticking now

[Deweydog]

Weather and sports collide!!!

 

#rottingmysoul

[Timmy]

But no other things but the euro say it will snow in Pullman. This can’t be real

[TT-SEA]

But no other things but the euro say it will snow in Pullman. This can’t be real

ECMWF is the king!

[ShawniganLake]

Looks miserably cold and damp there

[Andrew.]

Pretty good slug of moisture moving in, should get that field white in no time.

 

[TT-SEA]

Looks miserably cold and damp there

That is our lives in WA... miserably cold and damp.

[ShawniganLake]

That is our lives in WA... miserably cold and damp.

It was cool and mostly dry here today. Partly sunny with a high of 44F

[Timmy Supercell]

Wind gusts came back for another round. Rumbling the walls facing SW.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Now lets see if they get 6" in Pullman .

[SilverFallsAndrew]

This weather probably favors the Huskies.

[TT-SEA]

Now lets see if they get 6" in Pullman .

Starting to accumulate.

 

You doubted any snow... NWS foolishly ignored ECMWF. Their forecast was rain until 4 a.m.

[High Desert Mat!]

How many of u guys have b@ners?

[Timmy]

Cougn’ it

[Jesse]

Weather and sports collide!!!

 

#rottingmysoul

I’d have to check with Phil but I think this is the first outdoor sporting event in history that has had weather occurring simultaneously.

[Front Ranger]

I’d have to check with Phil but I think this is the first outdoor sporting event in history that has had weather occurring simultaneously.

It's only snow. Who cares.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Doesn't even look like WSU is even trying anymore. They look like a defeated team. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Starting to accumulate.

 

You doubted any snow... NWS foolishly ignored ECMWF. Their forecast was rain until 4 a.m.

 

Yeah I did, but it goes to show what quasi-stationary heavy precip can do. EURO snow maps are still garbage.

[umadbro]

Very entertaining watching a snowy game.

[TT-SEA]

Yeah I did, but it goes to show what quasi-stationary heavy precip can do. EURO snow maps are still garbage.

Maybe amounts... but it does well showing where it will be snowing.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

There we go! 

[Timmy]

This snow won’t stick though

[Kayla]

Yeah I did, but it goes to show what quasi-stationary heavy precip can do. EURO snow maps are still garbage.

 

But those 384 hour GFS maps are spot on!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

So probably meaningless, but the FV3-GFS shows snow north of Seattle next Sunday night. Looks like Fraser outflow with a low to the south. Also about a 2-3day AR into NW Oregon.

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

This snow won’t stick though

 

If I was Tim that is what I would be saying. Did you know he has never been wrong?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Wow, the FV3 keeps it going for several days, basically a battle of the airmasses...Very wet for NW Oregon.

 

 

[snow_wizard]

Just looked at the detailed maps for the 0z CFS run.  It shows one round of cold after another pummeling the US including the NW.  It shows a sustained cold and snowy period in the first half of January.  Even though I'm sick of this climate I have to figure it will dish out a few good winters before I finally get out of here.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

The obligatory 384 hour map. Very cold trough phasing with the cutoff low offshore. Looks solid. But overall a VERY interesting run.

 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

This is exactly what I was hoping for with PNW games this Nov.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just looked at the detailed maps for the 0z CFS run.  It shows one round of cold after another pummeling the US including the NW.  It shows a sustained cold and snowy period in the first half of January.  Even though I'm sick of this climate I have to figure it will dish out a few good winters before I finally get out of here.

 

Did you see the 18z FV3-GFS? It is shockingly good for NW Washington. 

[snow_wizard]

So probably meaningless, but the FV3-GFS shows snow north of Seattle next Sunday night. Looks like Fraser outflow with a low to the south. Also about a 2-3day AR into NW Oregon.

 

 

Pretty interesting.  If a baroclinic band sets up for a sustained period to our south the northern edge of the precip band can certainly turn to snow.