January 2019 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Over in chesaw and just looked at models for this weekend. Really backed off on snow this weekend. Every front this year just fizzles out at the last minute. Can someone post euro snow map please.

[Deweydog]

Not too cold to rain...

[ShawniganLake]

Yeah, they get an average of 17.8" of snow a year. Amarillo is also labeled the windiest city in the USA according to the Weather Channel. Not to mention the hot summers they get. It will definitely be a place I strongly consider down the road.

I don’t think you need to move all the way to Amarillo to get 17” of snow. Almost all of the populated areas of SW BC get that much or more. Or just move to the foothills around 1000ft. I’m sure Tim easily averages over 30”

[Phil]

I’ve enjoyed Davis weather stations as well for the past 20+ years

Love the Vantage Pro2 currently. I bought the weatherlink as well so the station reports to wunderground as well as my IPad App.

I love wireless but when it comes to winds their is a delay when responding to my iPad. The stand alone console does a great job in reporting currents winds with about a 2 second delay.

If possible I’d go with meteobridge nano instead of WeatherLink. You can do so much more with the former including rapid-firing 5-second updates to wunderground.

[Phil]

[BLI snowman]

I don’t think you need to move all the way to Amarillo to get 17” of snow. Almost all of the populated areas of SW BC get that much or more. Or just move to the foothills around 1000ft. I’m sure Tim easily averages over 30”

 

Hood River. Had an inch on the ground yesterday when I was there, I think they picked up a couple on Wednesday. Like a westside climate if the winters didn't suck.

[Front Ranger]

So be it.

 

I should have made predictions on specific pressure readings two weeks out. Rather than just a window of opportunity for something cold.

Whoa, major backpedaling. "It's gonna happen. I can FEEL it."

[Front Ranger]

Yeah, they get an average of 17.8" of snow a year. Amarillo is also labeled the windiest city in the USA according to the Weather Channel. Not to mention the hot summers they get. It will definitely be a place I strongly consider down the road.

It's a shithole.

[Prairiedog]

Any feedback on Davis Weather stations?

 

I am considering upgrading to one but I am curious if any of you have experience with them? I currently have a LaCrosse 5:1 (Costco) version that I bought 3 years ago, that posts the data you see in my signature below. I am wondering if the Davis is the right move or if I should consider another brand? Thanks!

I have had a vantage Pro II for about 5 years.  Been very good.  My temp sensor did give out and customer service was great helping me with details, installation, etc.  It's a very good system for the money. 

[TT-SEA]

It's a shithole.

 

 

This!  

[TT-SEA]

Whoa, major backpedaling. "It's gonna happen. I can FEEL it."

 

 

Yeah... you told me to back off the hype.     

 

The EPS is also concerning.   

[TT-SEA]

I don’t think you need to move all the way to Amarillo to get 17” of snow. Almost all of the populated areas of SW BC get that much or more. Or just move to the foothills around 1000ft. I’m sure Tim easily averages over 30”

 

 

Probably average around 45-50 inches here.

 

But its completely feast or famine.     Could be well over 100 inches or almost nothing... and that is how you get to that average.  

[Timmy Supercell]

The snow accumulated much more than I thought it would. 4.7" in the yard (measured several spots). Our planters have 5", and railing/steps have around 4" give or take.

 

[Gradient Keeper]

Euro seems to want to keep the cold air a little closer to our east late next week. Maybe at least some coolish offshore flow and chilly mornings. Beats struggling to fall below 40 overnight and flirting with 60 in the afternoon like the GFS shows.

Yeah, definitely. I do notice the 12z ECMWF shows somewhat of a potential for backdoor cold and in fact this run would develop a nice Columbia Basin cold pool with a long east wind regime to follow. It was nice to see an improved 12z ECMWF that is to say the block was much stronger, amplified with good 'staying power' real sturdy. Might be gone the next run. Neither 12z GFS, GEM, or GEFS, CMCE show anything like that much weaker. Very complex pattern after Day 5-6.

 

18z GFS is running

00z GFS in 5 hours 14 minutes

[TT-SEA]

Still dry here... its been dry all day.   Even have a little filtered sun now and 51 degrees.   

 

Going to be rainy night though.  

[Dave]

It is shitty outside. Don't want.

[Deweydog]

That’s about as big a swath of sub-474dm thicknesses you’ll see.

 

#butit’sadrycold

[MossMan]

Back from my work drive to Ellensburg. Lovely cold with snow on the ground there. Dry and boring here at home.

[Phil]

Has the lower-48 ever seen -45C 850mb temperatures in the modern era? I’m not sure even the great 1970s blasts were able to pull that off.

[Esquimalt]

18Z sorta gets there in the end. Nothing too spectacular though.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

What the heck. That is some cold air into the midwest

 

[Deweydog]

What the heck. That is some cold air into the midwest

 

That’s what is commonly referred to as an “Arctic outbreak.”

[Omegaraptor]

Rain coming down here! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Rain coming down here! 

 

Raining and 43 here. Looks like 44/36 so far today. I was in Eugene for a conference. It was 51 inside when I returned home. 

[jakeinthevalley]

That’s what is commonly referred to as an “Arctic outbreak.”

What is this "arctic outbreak" you speak of? My Grandpappy told tall tales of something similar happening back in the day. We just chalked it up to having too many Blitz Weinhard's.

[TT-SEA]

Back from my work drive to Ellensburg. Lovely cold with snow on the ground there. Dry and boring here at home.

 

Looks sort of dreary there.   

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks sort of dreary there.   

 

 

I've been through Ellensburg a few times during the winter. Always looked exactly like that. 

[TT-SEA]

I've been through Ellensburg a few times during the winter. Always looked exactly like that.

That does not interest me at all. I would rather have green grass.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

That does not interest me at all. I would rather have green grass.

 

Ellensburg was never high on my places to live list. 

[HighlandExperience]

Ellensburg was never high on my places to live list.

Climate is ten times better than lowlands of west side though.

[Omegaraptor]

 

 

Here's a GIF showing the high pressure system forming on the west coast and then breaking up at the end of the month. Midwest is cold.

[TT-SEA]

Climate is ten times better than lowlands of west side though.

 

Not sure about that... its way too windy there as well.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Climate is ten times better than lowlands of west side though.

 

It is better. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

 

 

Here's a GIF showing the high pressure system forming on the west coast and then breaking up at the end of the month. Midwest is cold.

 

At least it will finally get cold somewhere. 

[HighlandExperience]

[TT-SEA]

Despite the wind you get cold and snow consistently and nice summers.

 

Just too barren and windy overall.    Even in the summer... the wind is often annoyingly strong.   

 

I don't care too much for snow that sits on the ground for months in a foggy inversion.    I would actually rather spend winter over here.

[Jbolin]

 

 

Here's a GIF showing the high pressure system forming on the west coast and then breaking up at the end of the month. Midwest is cold.

God that's depressing

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Been a long time since we have had the warm west/cold east pattern. We have been really due for it after last year.  The rain now is nice because there won't be any for a while after Tuesday.

[MossMan]

Looks sort of dreary there.

 

Nicer in town and away from the dirt of I-90.

[Jesse]

It is shitty outside. Don't want.

Unbelievable that it’s raining in the PNW in winter. Especially considering the very wet last several months you guys have had.