February 2019 Weather in the Pacific Northwest - Part 1

[Cloud]

Might not hit the teens tonight... temp actually rise 2 degrees to 28. Appears the south wind is the factor for this, currently 4mph. This time last night it was 22F.

[Silverfin]

Wow looks like the Cascades and the Coast Range do way better than Portland which is in a big hole of lower totals. What a disappointment for Portland once again.

 

Portland has nothing to complain about when us northerners will be scampering for a few inches.  

[GHweatherChris]

Fun stuff

[Bryant]

Western Whatcom County looks to come out of this event with yet another dismal snowfall. Most places from Bellingham north didn’t see much of any snow with the last event and it looks like they’ll struggle to scrounge more than an inch or so this weekend. When is the last time the central sound had two events total 15 or more inched while Whatcom had 2-3” or less?

To a majority of these people, Whatcom County doesn't exist. All these "good for everyone" posts are full of sh*t

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Portland has nothing to complain about when us northerners will be scampering for a few inches.  

 

It'll spread the wealth.  I'll be surprised if there isn't 4+ inches from EUG to YVR once all is said and done. Probly lots more.

 

Also, welcome. 

[TT-SEA]

Portland may get more snow on this run... but Seattle gets hit hard in the first event just 48 hours away.   A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.  

[Requiem]

Portland has nothing to complain about when us northerners will be scampering for a few inches.  

 

He was being sarcastic.

[Cloud]

I did that on a Dec 18, 2008 final. Ended up staying up all night when I realized the low was stalling to the north. Did fine on the exam, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Exactly, I did it before as well and I don’t recommend it. I usually end up doing well too but it was mentally exhausting. Shut out what you can’t control and focus on what you can... which is studying.

[bainbridgekid]

24* and got my new snow shovel today !

I’m ready ....but first some sleep....I need some sleep

I bought one yesterday too.

 

Didn't wanna jinx it, but when I saw them at Walgreens I had to pick one up. Scraping 8 inches of snow and ice off the driveway with a plastic tub wasn't too fun on Monday.

[Deweydog]

Portland may get more snow on this run... but Seattle gets hit hard in the first event just 48 hours away. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Word.

 

And sneak preview......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 12z will look different.

[TT-SEA]

I bought one yesterday too.

 

Didn't wanna jinx it, but when I saw them at Walgreens I had to pick one up. Scraping 8 inches of snow and ice off the driveway with a plastic tub wasn't too fun on Monday.

 

Dude!   You of all people should be prepared for snow.   

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Here is the GEM map at exactly the same time (4AM Monday). Remarkably similar. 

 

Good catch. Yeah, they look eerie similar.

[snow_wizard]

Looking at things in a broad sense the ECMWF and GFS both still forecast the PNA and EPO to be deeply tanked at day 10 according the Weatherbell site.  With that combo it will be impossible to not be cold to some extent.  Any significant warmup would probably be due to a block reconfiguration and brief.

 

This event is looking increasingly likely to be historic in a number of ways for the month of February.

[bainbridgekid]

Dude!   You of all people should be prepared for snow.   

Just moved into my new house a month ago after living in apartments/dorms ever since high school. 

 

This was the first time I had a place to shovel!

 

I almost bought one last weekend, but that storm didn't feel like as much of a slam dunk as this one. 

[snow_wizard]

To a majority of these people, Whatcom County doesn't exist. All these "good for everyone" posts are full of sh*t

 

I can't imagine your area not doing well at some point during this.

[epiceast]

Dude!   You of all people should be prepared for snow.   

I will post my shovel collection tomorrow!

[TT-SEA]

Just moved into my new house a month ago after living in apartments/dorms ever since high school.

 

This was the first time I had a place to shovel!

 

I almost bought one last weekend, but that storm didn't feel like as much of a slam dunk as this one.

Ahhhh... makes sense.

[James Jones]

Portland may get more snow on this run... but Seattle gets hit hard in the first event just 48 hours away.   A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.  

 

Can you post the Euro temp plots if they're out?

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Victoria is in a historic snow drought. They are due

 

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Crazy, I would have thought Feb 2016 would have done it, but YYJ must have been drier than here. It's been a long time since we've had more than 6" in a day, probably going back to Feb 2011. Probably won't happen this time though, even if we get 8" it will be spread between 2 days.

[snow_wizard]

This thing is getting serious enough we may start to see some ice develop on some fairly good sized lakes this weekend when the next batch of cold settles in.  This is totally awesome!

[Cloud]

Looking at things in a broad sense the ECMWF and GFS both still forecast the PNA and EPO to be deeply tanked at day 10 according the Weatherbell site. With that combo it will be impossible to not be cold to some extent. Any significant warmup would probably be due to a block reconfiguration and brief.

 

This event is looking increasingly likely to be historic in a number of ways for the month of February.

 

Ensembles mean i saw earlier this afternoon showed KSEA not crossing -5C (barely) until the 22nd. Even then, still cold.

[Requiem]

Ensembles mean i saw earlier this afternoon showed KSEA not crossing -5C (barely) until the 22nd. Even then, still cold.

 

For a second I thought you meant not dropping below -5C until the 22nd and I was confused. That's crazy!

[Guest Sounder]

This thing is getting serious enough we may start to see some ice develop on some fairly good sized lakes this weekend when the next batch of cold settles in.  This is totally awesome!

Don't worry, Fred already sounded that alarm to The Stranger.