PNW March 2023 Weather Discussion (2012 Redux)

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

We are living through history folks! Greatest snow pack on record for Utah! I would guess we will see significant rises in the GREAT SALT LAKE this spring! 

https://www.ksl.com/article/50606204/utahs-statewide-snowpack-breaks-record-set-40-years-ago

In the 1980’s Utah had problems with the GSL rising too much. Lots of land was flooded. SLC airport almost got flooded (they had to build emergency dikes to protect it). I-80 between SLC and Nevada flooded. They built canals and a pumping station to pump water from the lake into the salt flats to the west to increase the surface area of the water and  promote evaporation.

[Cascadia_Wx]

12z EPS looking pretty solid the next few week all things considered. Maybe a mid month warm up? Many places will be DUE for their first 70 by then.

[FroYoBro]

18 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

For those who think that tracking numbers and statistics while rooting for a specific numerical outcome for something we can’t control is a silly waste of time, I present to you the world of professional sports.  

Nerd.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, FroYoBro said:

Nerd.

Absolutely.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Looks like a healthy band of showers forming NW of the metro now. Maybe it will break through the DOME that’s been over us the last few days.

[Doinko]

7 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Looks like a healthy band of showers forming NW of the metro now. Maybe it will break through the DOME that’s been over us the last few days.

Had some hail earlier, now some pretty heavy rain

[Meatyorologist]

2 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

We are living through history folks! Greatest snow pack on record for Utah! I would guess we will see significant rises in the GREAT SALT LAKE this spring! 

https://www.ksl.com/article/50606204/utahs-statewide-snowpack-breaks-record-set-40-years-ago

The ULL/bowling ball swinging into the west in a few days will also park a river of moisture and modified GOA air right over Utah, bringing many hours of mod-heavy snow. The blessings continue.

[Cascadia_Wx]

10 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Had some hail earlier, now some pretty heavy rain

I appreciate you as a member here. You have genuine enthusiasm and interest in the weather and stay away from all the preferences wars, complaining about current or past conditions, and personal stuff between members. Everyone could take a page from your book, myself included.

[Doinko]

Some towering clouds to the west and dark skies to the east

[Cold Snap]

Got down to 32 this morning for my 73rd freeze of the season.

[Cascadia_Wx]

2 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Got down to 32 this morning for my 73rd freeze of the season.

Really hoping we can score one down here tonight. Seems like as good a chance as any.

[Doinko]

2 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

I appreciate you as a member here. You have genuine enthusiasm and interest in the weather and stay away from all the preferences wars, complaining about current or past conditions, and personal stuff between members. Everyone could take a page from your book, myself included.

Thanks. I've really learned a lot here

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Checking in from college basketball land. Looks like it's 49F out there with the occasional light shower. Hope y'all are having a good day!!

We scored another freeze last night. Incredible season.

[Roman-Dallas Snow-Zone]

absolutely phenomenal hail storm just passed over head. Large pea size hail and dumped very hard everything is white it was quite the sight to see haven't experienced this in quite sometime. 

[Ken in Wood Village]

Showers are popping up now. Don't be surprised if you see lightning or hear thunder 🌩

[T-Town]

Clouds all around but nothing but sunshine here in God’s country. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Close contest between @Omegaraptor and @Phil

[Deweydog]

2 hours ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

For those who think that tracking numbers and statistics while rooting for a specific numerical outcome for something we can’t control is a silly waste of time, I present to you the world of professional sports.  

Speaking of, who do u think will lead the Mariners in WAR this year??

[Anti Marine Layer]

1 minute ago, Deweydog said:

Speaking of, who do u think will lead the Mariners in WAR this year??

Not Tom Brady 

[SnowySeeker50]

Thunder!

[Meatyorologist]

It is a stupidly beautiful late March afternoon here.

[TacomaWx]

52 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Clouds all around but nothing but sunshine here in God’s country. 

Looks like somethings brewing to the south of here on radar. 

[MossMan]

48/31 on the day. 
Currently 47. Stayed mostly cloudy up here all day. 

[TT-SEA]

26 minutes ago, SnowySeeker50 said:

Thunder!

Hail on the ground in Auburn...

[Cold Snap]

22 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

It is a stupidly beautiful late March afternoon here.

Hasn’t been that stupidly beautiful here today!

[TT-SEA]

Dark to the south now in Issaquah... pretty sky.

[T-Town]

This day in 2008 in Maple Valley. According to OneDrive. 

[SouthHillFrosty]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Hail on the ground in Auburn...

Yea ended up with .5-1in of hail in parts of the valley as I drove through. Nothing at my house. That cell looks impressive on radar rn

[SouthHillFrosty]

Another view of this 

 

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Another view of this 

 

Holy crap... that is impressive.   Looks like snow.

[Ken in Wood Village]

There is a good amount of heavy precipitation coming through downtown Portland 

[SnowySeeker50]

58 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Another view of this 

 

Adds onto my list of things that misse by just a couple of miles. I'm always slightly to far south or north for these things. Same applies with snow events.

[TT-SEA]

Just some light rain here with that band... most of the action passed to the west.

[CliffMassYelledAtMe]

Not sure if it was hail or snow, but an old coworker posted pics of her sons baseball game in Ravensdale being called for weather. Field was covered in white.

[MossMan]

Would be awesome to have a repeat of yesterday’s snow again next weekend, if that were to happen I would have had measurable snow in November, December, January, February, March, and April!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Down to 9 at the base at Mt Bachelor. Brrrrr

[Cascadia_Wx]

49/37 day here. Lots of sunbreaks early then a line of heavy showers in the afternoon. Lots of hail at times.

Clearing and down to 38 now. Could score a midnight low and maybe even a freeze  

[SouthHillFrosty]

3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Holy crap... that is impressive.   Looks like snow.

Yea it seemed like snow tbh from all the reports but temperatures were iffy….. wish I would have woken up from my naps earlier to catch it!!

[Meatyorologist]

That trough late next week keeps trending colder and deeper. Looks like a bonda fide top tier April airmass now; solid chance at putting up another April freeze, for the second year in a row. Last time that happened was in 1975 (29F) and 1976 (30F).

If KSEA goes below 32F, it will be the coldest temperature recorded in April since 1976.

[Doinko]

1 minute ago, Meatyorologist said:

That trough late next week keeps trending colder and deeper. Looks like a bonda fide top tier April airmass now; solid chance at putting up another April freeze, for the second year in a row. Last time that happened was in 1975 (29F) and 1976 (30F).

If KSEA goes below 32F, it will be the coldest temperature recorded in April since 1976.

Really impressive that we've managed measurable snow on April 11th last year and now March 25th this year (though PDX didn't get anything). Before last year March 25th was the latest sticking snow at PDX in 1965.  Very unlikely but the GEM actually shows some snow in the air towards the end and then lows in the 20s for the Willamette Valley.

[MossMan]

Frozen preciping again! 

[Doinko]

Also April 1975 looks insane for the entire country. Kansas City had a 31/19 day with 2.3" of snow and then dropped to 12 degrees, and Chicago had a subfreezing day and a 10" snowstorm. Denver dropped to -2

[Meatyorologist]

This is going to be a long night

[Phil]

Here we go baby.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

50 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Also April 1975 looks insane for the entire country. Kansas City had a 31/19 day with 2.3" of snow and then dropped to 12 degrees, and Chicago had a subfreezing day and a 10" snowstorm. Denver dropped to -2

I remember that Chicago snowstorm! It was more like 14" where I was living with my parents. It was the heaviest snowfall I experienced in my years living in that area, and the only significant April snowfall I experienced there.

[Meatyorologist]

El Niño's are pretty decent at windstorms. The 2013-15 stretch is a good example, which includes the extreme outlier August 2015 windstorm! Jet action in August...wild stuff

[MossMan]

11 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

El Niño's are pretty decent at windstorms. The 2013-15 stretch is a good example, which includes the extreme outlier August 2015 windstorm! Jet action in August...wild stuff

That was a pretty awesome event…We were in Sun Lakes when it hit which gave me some amazing jetsking waves! Came home the next day to no power, and my BBQ was not happy. 

[Phil]

6 minutes ago, MossMan said:

That was a pretty awesome event…We were in Sun Lakes when it hit which gave me some amazing jetsking waves! Came home the next day to no power, and my BBQ was not happy. 

How many times have you posted that same grill picture?

[Gradient Keeper]

00z GFS. It's hard to believe this is the pattern heading into April, but maybe it shouldn't be after last year.

[Gradient Keeper]

00z Euro. No end in sight the cold pattern continues.