PNW March 2023 Weather Discussion (2012 Redux)

[SnowySeeker50]

Low of 37 this morning.

[TT-SEA]

10 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

13.8" since mid-February IMBY.

Yeah... you had the big storm that ended up going north of here.    Lots of storms to the south and a couple to the north but no direct hits here in between.   Just a few small events.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Yeah... you had the big storm that ended up going north of here.    Lots of storms to the south and a couple to the north but no direct hits here in between.   Just a few small events.

All going well to the south now and I don’t expect to get any more this season. Can’t really complain. Overall, it’s been a VERY good winter up here.

[MossMan]

Your daily dose of the GFS PNA…

[Omegaraptor]

2 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Looks like Burns, OR picked up 6-8" of snow overnight. Then they actually turned to rain for about an hour this morning and bumped to 37. Now down to 34 with west winds gusting to 40mph. 

Sounds like some GREAT winter weather in the GREAT basin.

Stay tuned since June snow ain’t unheard of there!

[icyasf]

Keep on getting periodic bursts of heavy snow for a minute at a time, obviously not sticking but still a nice surprise.

[Phishy Wx]

been dumping since about 5am.  NE wind blowing everything around so hard to judge how much.  maybe 2.5" so far

29 with a dp of 28

WC is 20

feels like winter

[Cascadia_Wx]

40 here after a low of 36. Had some mixed precip earlier this morning but nothing too crazy. Really cool to see the west side and valley score though. Thunder snow sounds fun.

[SouthHillFrosty]

We got a new model start model watching with. The KMA! 
 

 

 

[Cascadia_Wx]

38 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

We got a new model start model watching with. The KMA! 
 

 

 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Cascadia_Wx

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Absolutely insane snow fall rates with this band!

[Cascadia_Wx]

12z GFS trended really troughy for week two. Ensembles seem to be following.

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Absolutely insane snow fall rates with this band!

Sun is trying to come out here.   41 degrees.

[Phishy Wx]

Storm of the Century Part Deux ^^^^^^^

[SilverFallsAndrew]

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Sun is trying to come out here.   41 degrees.

This was a bit ago. It’s been snowing this hard for almost 2 hours now. Over 4” new when I left for work. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

This was a bit ago. It’s been snowing this hard for almost 2 hours now. Over 4” new when I left for work. 

Not sure if your snow well all molt this week Andrew.

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

This was a bit ago. It’s been snowing this hard for almost 2 hours now. Over 4” new when I left for work. 

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Holy crap... those are some massive snowflakes!  

[ShawniganLake]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

This was a bit ago. It’s been snowing this hard for almost 2 hours now. Over 4” new when I left for work. 

Big fat flakes!  
 

Nothing up here this morning.  Really not much precip at all. Just a bit of drizzle and light rain.  Suns breaking through now

[Phishy Wx]

March sun angle really does a number on roads even at 30/28

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Mixed precip (graupel/rain).

[Rubus Leucodermis]

7 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Not sure if your snow well all molt this week Andrew.

It's molting above him and the feathers are falling.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Taking the trailer out in this was not a good idea, but I made it. 

[LowerGarfield]

 

Ducks were swimming on the freeway in CA not too far from where my parents live.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/ducks-swim-on-flooded-i-580-freeway-in-oakland

[TT-SEA]

12Z EPS... no change.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just perusing the 12z Euro. Tuesday is looking interesting with some anafrontal qualities in NW Oregon and the WV.

Thursday is looking like a good bet for our first completely sunny day with 50+ temps in a while. We go back to troughing quickly after that though.

Overall a cool and wet run. Over 3” of rain forecast for PDX between now and the 20th.

[Phishy Wx]

we've wetbulbed at 30.  Heavy Snow.  probably 1"+ hour rates for the last 30min.  Almost enough to overcome sun angles as asphalt is starting to get slushy.  have probably had over 4"to 5" on grassy surfaces and concrete driveway/sidewalk

[Phishy Wx]

feels like this the "going out with a bang" final hurray of winter over here, although I bet we aren't completely done

[Phishy Wx]

Deformation band setting up right over the Spokane - CDA I-90 corridor

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

Deformation band setting up right over the Spokane - CDA I-90 corridor

 

Beautiful!

[Phishy Wx]

hasn't snowed this hard all winter. lol. 

 

why can't we get this in January 

[Cascadia_Wx]

3 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

hasn't snowed this hard all winter. lol. 

 

why can't we get this in January 

You guys have had an incredibly solid winter out there from November to present. Stop being a weenie.  

[Phishy Wx]

Just now, Cascadia_Wx said:

You guys have had an incredibly solid winter out there from November to present. Stop being a weenie.  

it has, but lots of missed opportunity for something top shelf

[Cascadia_Wx]

EPS looking solid. That’s a pretty hefty dip in the long range.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

8 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

EPS looking solid. That’s a pretty hefty dip in the long range.

We are at 68.5” on the season and over 17” for March. Could be a golden opportunity to pad some of those stats. Top 5 cold March could be on the table here too. The mountains are getting blessed beautifully too.

[Cascadia_Wx]

14 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

it has, but lots of missed opportunity for something top shelf

There’s always going to be room to focus on wanting more. 

I did some angry digging into Spokane’s winter stats just now and I was surprised to see they haven’t been any higher than 48 degrees since November 5. That’s got to be getting close to some sort of record for them I’d imagine.

[Cascadia_Wx]

GEG also hit single digits or lower every month from November-February.

[Slushy Inch]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z EPS... no change.

Wow off the scale for CA

[Anti Marine Layer]

Will it snow for Easter? 

[Phishy Wx]

26 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

There’s always going to be room to focus on wanting more. 

I did some angry digging into Spokane’s winter stats just now and I was surprised to see they haven’t been any higher than 48 degrees since November 5. That’s got to be getting close to some sort of record for them I’d imagine.

I think we're forecasted a 51 next week.  will be the first since early November.  January and most of Feb still felt somewhat wasted.  it is what it is

[Phishy Wx]

wind has shifted to the West, temp up to 31.  snowfall rates are down some.  Asphalt melted off quickly, still piling up on grass and driveway.  curious to see how long this goes.  If we can get to late afternoon/evening, accumulations should pick up in earnest again.