February 2019 Weather in the Pacific Northwest - Part 1

[snow_wizard]

21 in Bellingham. F.CK

 

Wow!  It dropped below -30 over parts of the interior of BC last night so the outflow will be really cold.  I'm going for 12 in Bham at the peak.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Things definitely seem to be a few hours ahead of schedule for the most part. Can't be a bad sign. Really impressed seeing teens now into Lynden.

Yeah man this thing has some serious low level cold.

[Geos]

I think SEW needs to issue an advisory for this... 

Plenty of cameras showing white ground.

Band is building south into the city and Bellevue now.

 

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Big snowstorm on the 18z for V-Day followed by days of dry cold weather. SCORE. 

[Geos]

I got snow on grass no pavement yet

 

Same here. Probably another hour or so it will stick on the pavement.

 

The Central Sound is really filling in on the radar.  The NWS had better get those advisories or whatever put up.

 

No kidding. What are they waiting for?!

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Here is the NAEFS from this morning. Look at this cold signal into the second half of February.

The 12z GEPS looks the best it's been all Winter long. Blocking develops in our sweet spot.

 

[Esquimalt]

Still 34 here, a short hop across the strait. There are some pretty strong thermal gradients today.

Radar looking quite promising

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Wow!  It dropped below -30 over parts of the interior of BC last night so the outflow will be really cold.  I'm going for 12 in Bham at the peak.

Thats colder than 2010

[snow_wizard]

The 18z is just bloody cold.  A couple of brief warm ups, but nothing big.

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Signs of life in the Stait of Georgia again. Looks like it's going to get good for Nanaimo-Parksville shortly now that the low is shifting:

 

http://webcam.beachacresresort.com/webcam/current.jpg

[Deweydog]

Snow sticking to the trees in Everett.

Purty!

[snow_wizard]

The 12z GEPS looks the best it's been all Winter long. Blocking develops in our sweet spot.

 

 

It simply gets no better than that.  Total porn!

[GHweatherChris]

Might have to drive out to Westport if I want to see sticking snow.

[Cloud]

NWS-Seattle just tweeted rain to snow and will be heavy at times with slick roads. Yet, there is no advisory, the NWS wait and see approach is baffling.

[Parksvillewx]

Outflow is hitting the San Juan's now, finally some signs of movement.

Just noticed Ballenas Islands switched over to more easterly. Maybe some fun up this tonight still?

 

https://weather.gc.ca/past_conditions/index_e.html?station=wgb

[MikeInEverett]

Roads are gonna get real ugly when temps fall well below freezing later and snow will probably still be falling.

That makes it even more fun!!

[wxmet]

All snow downtown now.

[snow_wizard]

An area of snow is moving straight northward toward King County now.  That should merge with the blob over the Central Puget Sound and start it snowing for places further south.

[TT-SEA]

Run the visible satellite loop.  

 

https://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/wxloop.cgi?vis1km+12

 

The cloud band from SW WA to Bellingham is a frontal boundary now... there is no more c-zone at this point.

 

That band is in the process of becoming north to south as the southern end moves east.   Then it will continue to rotate so that its positioned from NW to SE and it will be centered over King County later.  

 

[snow_wizard]

Roads are gonna get real ugly when temps fall well below freezing later and snow will probably still be falling.

That makes it even more fun!!

 

Could be a flash freeze with such cold air into the North Interior now.

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Radar looking quite promising

 

We're starting to kick the SW winds, I'm seeing more northerly readings around town. That will help, but everything is still too far east.

[FroYoBro]

Love looking at the temperature spread this afternoon.

 

22 at Bellingham.

 

37 at Astoria.

 

47 at Portland.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Looks like the coldest day time reading in december 1990 was 16 in Bellingham and lowest low was 8. This was with strong winds.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Could be a flash freeze with such cold air into the North Interior now.

Been a bit since we've had a flash freeze. Me and you have been around here long enuff to see it a few times.

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Just noticed Ballenas Islands switched over to more easterly. Maybe some fun up this tonight still?

 

https://weather.gc.ca/past_conditions/index_e.html?station=wgb

 

I like the look of the Strait of Georgia right now, looked primed to fire up for your area this evening.

[Parksvillewx]

I like the look of the Strait of Georgia right now, looked primed to fire up for your area this evening.

 

 

I hope so. Just a dusting up here so far. 

[Esquimalt]

I like the look of the Strait of Georgia right now, looked primed to fire up for your area this evening.

Hmmm, radar looks like a few flurries might creep up here from the south east.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Up to 46 again. I doubt this will be more than a few flakes in the air.

[Deweydog]

Up to 46 again. I doubt this will be more than a few flakes in the air.

46 is too warm for that.

[Blizzard777]

The southerly flow will be so strong that it will evaporate all of the moisture and bring surface temps to 400 º

Perfect temp to cook a Pizza

[Geos]

The 18z is just bloody cold.  A couple of brief warm ups, but nothing big.

 

Yeah that's pretty cold.

 

Especially this time next week!

 

 

[Geos]

NWS-Seattle just tweeted rain to snow and will be heavy at times with slick roads. Yet, there is no advisory, the NWS wait and see approach is baffling.

 

Here the temperature dropped and the snow started. Never was any rain to speak of. 

[snow_wizard]

One station I've been watching dropped from 41 to 33 in just a few minutes.

[MossMan]

31.5 with light snow currently.

[North_County]

This outflow is every bit as advertised. 17° now with wind chill into the single digits. And my wife just sent me out to buy ice cream. I got a lot of strange looks.

[Deweydog]

Fun to see places falling through the day. Been a long time since we’ve had that kind .

[umadbro]

One station I've been watching dropped from 41 to 33 in just a few minutes.

That station is??

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Hmmm, radar looks like a few flurries might creep up here from the south east.

 

Yeah, as the outflow winds progress west we might have a chance at catching the western edge of that band. It's super light stuff though, I'm not sure much is reaching the ground.

[TT-SEA]

No idea why the snow is just going right around Chris... that is the southern end of the deformation band forming and its doing so well to the east of his area too. 

 

[snow_wizard]

Probably time for the NWS to pull the trigger on a WWA.  We could even get close to Winter Storm criteria if the Euro is correct.  Snow to water ratios will be higher than 10 to 1 later in the night.