December 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[SilverFallsAndrew]

My lady is on cloud 9. Loves the truck and LOVES the engagement ring.

 

I think you are on cloud 9 too.

[BLI snowman]

Seems like today is going to get pretty warm despite the cool airmass overhead.

 

December is the new January. And by extension... the new April.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

I think you are on cloud 9 too.

I am man. After loosing my wife i was afraid I'd never be happy again. I feel blessed.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Nice drive around the south valley. Mostly sunny and pleasant conditions. One of those years where there is no winter. Just a Fallspring. We have hit the 50s again.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Can someone post a Euro map for the next 72 hrs. For snow of course.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Might be a pretty decent storm friday night over here. Looking like 40mph wind with snow. Spokane discussion says nam and Euro is the wetter model gfs driest.

[ShawniganLake]

Might be a pretty decent storm friday night over here. Looking like 40mph wind with snow. Spokane discussion says nam and Euro is the wetter model gfs driest.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Wow euro backed way down on totals.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

Can someone post a Euro map for the next 72 hrs. For snow of course.

You can also go to wearher.us, pick the Euro, ask the map to find your location, and see how much precip falls as snow. Not an exact snow map, but it is a close up of your area

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

You can also go to wearher.us, pick the Euro, ask the map to find your location, and see how much precip falls as snow. Not an exact snow map, but it is a close up of your area

And even then seeing a map of a specific area isn't always helpful, as no weather model can handle terrain well. For example, sometimes this map shows the Columbia Basin as being colder than the mountains, and not just during an inversion. I have seen it show snow for Wenatchee and rain for Leavenworth, which never happens as we are consistently 4 degrees colder than they are.

[Jesse]

Precip/snow totals for the Euro the next ten days anyone? Tim??

[ShawniganLake]

[Gradient Keeper]

Amen on all levels! My thoughts exactly on guns and the evolution of the most recent model output. I shared it last night but some felt it was meaningless, hope you had a wonderful Christmas sir!

 

Thanks, we did. We made the best of it. Christmas was well very different and a big adjustment. We went up to Seattle on Sunday to visit my Nephew at the UW Medical Center. Christmas was not quite the same, but we brought Christmas to him. We brought his gifts and everything. We drove through the worst driving conditions on I-5 that I've seen in many years. Torrential rain and a lot of flooding, hydroplaning, etc. Fun stuff.

 

18z today a touch further west with the block, energy in Aleutians, and arctic trough. Result is a bit cooler air mass into Columbia Basin.

 

Here is an animated GIF of the past 8 GFS runs centered at 10 PM Saturday.

https://imgur.com/DErlHf9

 

Nice trend if you ask me. Problem is we're running out of time for that to really matter a heck of a lot. Some cooler temps into Eastern Washington/Columbia Basin. We could still see improvements the next 24 hours on models, a notch here, a notch there, but that's it. No time for anything further.

[El_Nina]

Watch "Daily U.S. Snow Depth 1950-2015" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/YwehzWN4c_g

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

Wow euro backed way down on totals.

It's been low for the last few days. The area where your cabin is and the Western Basin really get shadowed when storms come in from the NW. And the areas East/Southeast get heavier snow. Note the winter storm watch for the Idaho Bitterroot Mountains.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

It's been low for the last few days. The area where your cabin is and the Western Basin really get shadowed when storms come in from the NW. And the areas East/Southeast get heavier snow. Note the winter storm watch for the Idaho Bitterroot Mountains.

My area does better with a nw flow than a westerly. But even then it's really hard to predict up here I've learned.

[Shawn]

My lady is on cloud 9. Loves the truck and LOVES the engagement ring.

Nice looking truck...

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

My area does better with a nw flow than a westerly. But even then it's really hard to predict up here I've learned.

Where exactly is your area?  I know with a NW flow the storms are over the Cascades a lot longer, but they "regroup" over eastern zones.  

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Where exactly is your area?  I know with a NW flow the storms are over the Cascades a lot longer, but they "regroup" over eastern zones.

 

About 4 miles SE of Chesaw.

[Bryant]

[Requiem]

I like the discussion today, nice and cheerful. If only we had a snowstorm coming....../:

[SilverFallsAndrew]

You know, the 18z GFS is not torchy at least. Lots of splitting troughs with near to a little above average temps and probably 3000-4000' snow levels in the Cascades. If we follow the 1992 script we will torch out of our minds the last half of the month.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Where exactly is your area?  I know with a NW flow the storms are over the Cascades a lot longer, but they "regroup" over eastern zones.

 

One thing that makes this spot hard to predict is Mt Bonaparte. 7251ft just 8 miles away. Many micro climates.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Here I was thinking that this would be the picture with the bow...

Glad life is good for you man

Haha

[TigerWoodsLibido]

I like the discussion today, nice and cheerful. If only we had a snowstorm coming....../:

One day man. Can’t wait to experience an accumulating snowfall for the first time since I have found the board. Might be waiting a while but it’ll be worth it.

[MossMan]

When was the last massive and long lasting regional event that ran the length of southern Canada to southern Oregon? We need one of those again.

[Front Ranger]

I think a front-loaded winter is off the table.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I think a front-loaded winter is off the table.

 

OUCH

[TT-SEA]

 

[Deweydog]

I think a front-loaded winter is off the table.

It could be relative.

[Jesse]

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At least some rain and mountain snow. Could be much worse.

 

#frontloading

[Requiem]

I'm liking the FV3 right now.

[Front Ranger]

It could be relative.

 

Snowless Jan/Feb at Snoqualmie?

[Deweydog]

Snowless Jan/Feb at Snoqualmie?

Time will tell!

 

#lowsolar

[Requiem]

Off-topic, but a weather event I find very underrated was the windstorm on March 15th, 2015. It was a weak 995-1000 mb low, made a landfall just north of Astoria, and created wind gusts for 45-60 mph throughout the Willamette Valley. It was quite a surprise, as the only model which picked up on the strength of the winds was the NAM. I remember that it struck during one of my piano recitals, and caused quite the chaotic scene when several outdoor chairs took flight and hit the windows. Off-topic, I know, but it was a cool little storm. Not as cool as April 7th, 2017, but a really nice storm.

[Dave]

Just got back from Bend. It was nice to experience some genuine cold and snow. White Christmas was nice. There was around 3 inches on the ground. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just got back from Bend. It was nice to experience some genuine cold and snow. White Christmas was nice. There was around 3 inches on the ground. 

 

Very nice. I hadn't realized Bend got that much. My friend up at CRR picked up about 1".

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Off-topic, but a weather event I find very underrated was the windstorm on March 15th, 2015. It was a weak 995-1000 mb low, made a landfall just north of Astoria, and created wind gusts for 45-60 mph throughout the Willamette Valley. It was quite a surprise, as the only model which picked up on the strength of the winds was the NAM. I remember that it struck during one of my piano recitals, and caused quite the chaotic scene when several outdoor chairs took flight and hit the windows. Off-topic, I know, but it was a cool little storm. Not as cool as April 7th, 2017, but a really nice storm.

 

Oh the humanity. Sounds like we have a regular Liberace here. 

[Requiem]

Oh the humanity. Sounds like we have a regular Liberace here. 

 

Never claimed I was good, just sharing a little story about a weather event I think is often overlooked. Goodness.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Never claimed I was good, just sharing a little story about a weather event I think is often overlooked. Goodness.

 

Just joshin' with ya.