January 2019 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[Frontal Snowsquall]

[HighlandExperience]

[Jbolin]

Yeah, regional snowstorm starting on Monday. Everything is finally coming together now.

 

ECMWF will crush all our hopes and dreams

[Guest Sounder]

12z Euro off to a good start. Ridge has a little more amplification and our trough isn't digging out quite as early. I think this could be a great run.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

This is like watching a ballgame.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

This is like watching a ballgame.

Better.

[Guest Sounder]

Here she comes

[Blizzard777]

31* and perfectly still out

On a funny note yesterday into late this morning I was tracking the weather ( for a family member)that is currently over Knoxville TN. Anyhow I found a local weather forum for that area that was very active and quite entertaining. They were as bipolar as our forum.

Some got nothing while others a dusting as it was just to warm with the main line of precipitation.

Snow is a serious business

Foothills of the Smokies scored...brother sent this photo

Just to get us in the mood for our snow to come

[Front Ranger]

Geez. Grand Forks, ND already down to -26 with a wind chill of -61.

[Guest Sounder]

Day 6

[Jesse]

Day 6

That looks kinda chilly.

[Front Ranger]

d**n, look at those heights. Sub 510.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

WOWzers. Glad I paid for this in flight WiFi!

[Front Ranger]

Two distinct camps for the mid range with the 12z runs: Euro/FV3 and GFS/CMC. 

[Guest Sounder]

Great work everyone, we did it! Your bonuses will be in your accounts tomorrow morning.

[Guest Sounder]

Two distinct camps for the mid range with the 12z runs: Euro/FV3 and GFS/CMC.

 

I would have to think the GFS will start to cave tonight. Hopefully.

[TT-SEA]

Total snow per the 12Z ECMWF through Monday afternoon...

 

[FroYoBro]

Wow. Definitely the best run of the season. Crazy model differences for something that starts in just 5-6 days. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Total snow per the 12Z ECMWF through Monday afternoon...

 

 

Looks like a good convergence zone. Valleys get shadowed probably nice in the foothills down here.

[TT-SEA]

I would have to think the GFS will start to cave tonight. Hopefully.

 

 

I agree... seems almost inevitable now.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Wow

[TT-SEA]

Looks like a good convergence zone. Valleys get shadowed probably nice in the foothills down here.

 

 

Its shows the c-zone heavily focused from Everett northward up here... a Randy special!  

[FroYoBro]

Total snow per the 12Z ECMWF through Monday afternoon...

 

 

 

The Pacific is going to get more snow than me.               

[SilverFallsAndrew]

The GFS ensemble improvement is pretty striking. 

[Guest Sounder]

The Pacific is going to get more snow than me.               

Way too soon to be sweating the surface details. Everyone gets snow with this pattern on the Euro.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

A sloppy rain-shadowed inch is better than my previous winter. Would be welcome.

[TT-SEA]

The GFS ensemble improvement is pretty striking. 

 

Another sure sign that the GFS will be caving.  

[FroYoBro]

Way too soon to be sweating the surface details. Everyone gets snow with this pattern on the Euro.

 

 

I thought the 8 angry faces would make it clear that I was joking. 

[Esquimalt]

Total snow per the 12Z ECMWF through Monday afternoon...

 

For that georgia straight convergence to set up we need more fraser outflow/northerly flow then northwesterly. 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

The 12z King EURO is still very cold through day 8.

 

[Guest Sounder]

It's also worth noting that the 12z Euro doesn't seem to be showing that weird and sudden moderation of the cold pool in BC like the 00z did. Massive improvements all around.

[Front Ranger]

Another sure sign that the GFS will be caving.  

 

18z will be telling.....

[SilverFallsAndrew]

A sloppy rain-shadowed inch is better than my previous winter. Would be welcome.

 

If I get an inch or two I won't complain. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Good to see some valley locales at or well below freezing this morning on what should be a pretty warm day. SLE warming quick, but hit freezing overnight at least. EUG still stuck in the fog so that one might be one to watch. 

[Phil]

Geez. Grand Forks, ND already down to -26 with a wind chill of -61.

That’s death.

[Front Ranger]

Baby reload at day 9?

[Phil]

That’s a lot of cold right on the border..amplify the wavetrain slightly and much more of that will make it over the terrain.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Very common for that czone moving south in a outflow event. 

[Timmy]

Feels good having the euro on our side for once.

[Front Ranger]

Safe to say, this was the best model run of the winter so far. And from the model you most want to have on your side past day 4.