PNW March 2023 Weather Discussion (2012 Redux)

[TT-SEA]

With the c-zone slowly lifting north... the ECMWF does not show much more precip from this troughy period for my area (or for the Seattle area) for the rest of the weekend.   Tomorrow and Sunday look to be mostly dry and partly sunny per the 00Z run.   

[CliffMassYelledAtMe]

Just got a text and picture of snow or graupel in Sammamish right now. Not in ground but in plants and patio furniture. 

[Slushy Inch]

Rain snow mix in Bothell! March 24th!

[TT-SEA]

ECMWF followed the GFS and GEM with the troughing for next weekend.   Ironically this will probably end up being a drier solution than the NW flow AR type event the 12Z run showed for next weekend.

[Cold Snap]

Holy f**king sh*t my mom just sent me this video from our house it’s nuking snow!

[Slushy Inch]

Just now, Cold Snap said:

Holy f**king sh*t my mom just sent me this video from our house it’s nuking snow!

Holy ! I believe it! Convergence zone looks stalled.

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Holy f**king sh*t my mom just sent me this video from our house it’s nuking snow!

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Your mom is really nice to take a video at midnight!   And you need to get home.  

[Meatyorologist]

Wet snow here! Incredible!

[Cold Snap]

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Your mom is really nice to take a video at midnight!   And you need to get home.  

Lol my ride home says he isn’t leaving until 1:30. If this thing stalls it might be quite the ride home. The snowfall rate in that video easily looked like it was an inch per hour at least.

[Slushy Inch]

4 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Wet snow here! Incredible!

Too bad I’m at 66feet elevation. It’s even snowing at 150feet!

[GHweatherChris]

That CZONE looks to be shifting north for now.

[Slushy Inch]

3 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

That CZONE looks to be shifting north for now.

Wind convergence has actually been in the same location since 11:30. Shouldn’t move much more north unless wind changes. Unless there is another factor.

[Slushy Inch]

8 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Lol my ride home says he isn’t leaving until 1:30. If this thing stalls it might be quite the ride home. The snowfall rate in that video easily looked like it was an inch per hour at least.

I bet there there will be snow by the time you get to the top of Woodinville Duvall hill if that’s the way you go.

[snow_wizard]

Chilly and mostly dry ECMWF run tonight.  Lots of frosty nights if it's correct.

[TT-SEA]

16 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Lol my ride home says he isn’t leaving until 1:30. If this thing stalls it might be quite the ride home. The snowfall rate in that video easily looked like it was an inch per hour at least.

Duvall is right in the middle of the heaviest precip right now... must be dumping there. 

 

[Cold Snap]

1 minute ago, Slushy Inch said:

I bet there there will be snow by the time you get to the top of Woodinville Duvall hill if that’s the way you go.

I’ll be going back through redmond ridge. Based off cams it seems to be sticking to the roads a bit up there.

[Slushy Inch]

2 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

I’ll be going back through redmond ridge. Based off cams it seems to be sticking to the roads a bit up there.

Redmond ridge does pretty well for snow, like a 10 min drive from my old house in East Woodinville. Which was OP for snow at 500ft.

[Cold Snap]

Redmond ridge cam. It’s definitely going to be a tough drive back for who’s driving me.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

37F with some moderate rain. Nice night. Yesterday was nice with some off and on rain showers. We would occasionally get a bit of small hail too.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Radar kinda blowing up. 

[GHweatherChris]

1 hour ago, Slushy Inch said:

Wind convergence has actually been in the same location since 11:30. Shouldn’t move much more north unless wind changes. Unless there is another factor.

Radar at the time showed the shift north.

[Slushy Inch]

2 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

Radar at the time showed the shift north.

Yup.

[Slushy Inch]

Finally switched to all snow and I got a little slush accumulation. Will be ending now as PSCZ likely weakens and moves south.

[Cold Snap]

Well it looks like I get to add 1.25” for my season total! Kind of crazy I got more snow from an event in late march than late February.

[Slushy Inch]

4 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Well it looks like I get to add 1.25” for my season total! Kind of crazy I got more snow from an event in late march than late February.

The magic of the convergence zone! It sucks living at 50 feet. 

[FroYoBro]

2 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Radar kinda blowing up. 

Wow. You’re right. Looks pretty juicy. (NAM like?) 
 

Heavy rain/snow mix and 35 degrees now. Might turn to all snow with the way the radar looks. 

[FroYoBro]

Down to 34 and all snow. Big flakes falling on the puddles from the earlier heavy rain. 

[Requiem]

Snowing and sticking

[FroYoBro]

I love when heavy rain turns to heavy snow. The gutters were very loud about 30 minutes ago and now everything is very silent. Starting to cover the cars and grass. 

 

[MossMan]

Good Saturday morning. 
32 and snowing. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2.5" overnight. 

[TT-SEA]

No snow here.     Some blue sky overhead and 34. 

[MossMan]

Didn’t measure but probably an inch or so. 
Currently 33.1 and cloudy. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Not a flake here. Just cold rain. And I can’t say I’m surprised.

Why is March always such a total unmitigated turd burger IMBY?

[Anti Marine Layer]

17 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Not a flake here. Just cold rain. And I can’t say I’m surprised.

Why is March always such a total unmitigated turd burger IMBY?

Because too many cows farted.

[Blizzard777]

36* and this! 
South Sound has surrendered to Spring 

[MWG]

Just got up and it’s snowing lightly and trying to stick too but right now it’s just grassy areas, etc. Very surprised! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

March blessings and such.

[FroYoBro]

Deer family enjoying the spring snow in Tigard this morning. 

[TT-SEA]

Some sun this morning.

[Doinko]

Wow, woke up and there was snow on everything outside. I didn't expect that

[MossMan]

8 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Some sun this morning.

Interesting year where I have had snow and you have been missed a few times now! 

[MWG]

Still snowing lightly but it’s 34F so just sticking to grass and cars. 

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Interesting year where I have had snow and you have been missed a few times now! 

Last night was very close... the c-zone set up just a few miles too far north.   There was precip over us for hours on the radar yesterday evening but it was just drizzle here with a gusty south wind despite 925mb temps around -2C or -3C.   That south wind is almost always a snow killer here.  

[Doinko]

Crazy that I managed measureable snow on April 11th last year and now March 25th this year. Only a quarter inch but still really nice. And that's after we had heavy non-sticking snow yesterday all morning.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Next weekend has been trending cooler. Looks like a classic spring pattern to start April. 

[TacomaWx]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Next weekend has been trending cooler. Looks like a classic spring pattern to start April. 

The good fight against weather evil continues. 

[TacomaWx]

Got down to 34 this morning in Tacoma. Haven’t seen any flakes yet with this pattern. Surprised we haven’t managed that atleast the last couple nights but the Olympic rain shadow is a killer in W or NW flow here. 

[AlTahoe]

Any reports from Kayla? 

 

 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, AlTahoe said:

Any reports from Kayla? 

 

 

I was thinking about her yesterday... she has not been on here for quite a long time.    That looks like her area in that picture.    Hope everything is OK.