March 2019 Weather Discussion in the PNW

[Phil]

[MossMan]

I may be flying on a 737 max 8 in a few days so I went ahead and found Jesus. He was at Bryant’s house of all places.

Sounds like it could be a software issue bringing the planes down...just take someone on the forum that works in the software field to fix things up if the plane starts trending south unexpectedly...Tim?

[TT-SEA]

To be real, snow DOES melt with temps in the 40's, 30's and even the 20's with these mid March sun angles. I've seen my snow base take a pretty decent hit these last few days with lows around zero and highs in the 20's thanks to said sun.

 

Seems like a couple of you have some unreasonable snowmelt expectations though.

Oh its definitely melting a little every day. Just not as fast as I expected with these relatively warm temps. Second day in a row here in the low 50s now.

[ShawniganLake]

We’ve lost 2.25” of snow depth in Shawnigan Lake during the month of March. Highs have been in the 40s every day. Official depth is down to 3.5”

[TT-SEA]

We’ve lost 2.25” of snow depth in Shawnigan Lake during the month of March. Highs have been in the 40s every day. Official depth is down to 3.5”

This the most stubborn snow I have ever seen here. Its not even close.

[Deweydog]

Sounds like it could be a software issue bringing the planes down...just take someone on the forum that works in the software field to fix things up if the plane starts trending south unexpectedly...Tim?

They just need the Y2K patch.

[Guest CulverJosh]

Just dont fly united.

[Cloud]

This polar bear is sad!

[TT-SEA]

12Z EPS 10-15 day blended mean... I assume this does not involve any lowland snow or dry air with low dewpoints.    Sounds good to me!

 

 

[Blizzard777]

Awesome photos Jesse! Love the deep color of the icicles too!!!

 

50* witha dew point of 25*

SW wind 3

[TT-SEA]

Lots of low and mid 50s around the area... but SEA was only at 46 last hour.    

 

SEA is one of the cooler spots today.

 

Maybe the UHI is taking Monday off?   

[TacomaWaWx]

Lots of low and mid 50s around the area... but SEA was only at 46 last hour.

 

SEA is one of the cooler spots today.

 

Maybe the UHI is taking Monday off?

I’m usually a couple degrees cooler than Seattle but I’m at 50 degrees currently. This is the 1st time it’s hit 50 degrees at my house since the beginning of February.

[TT-SEA]

I’m usually a couple degrees cooler than Seattle but I’m at 50 degrees currently. This is the 1st time it’s hit 50 degrees at my house since the beginning of February.

 

 

Its 55 in North Bend and 54 here.   Dewpoint is still in the upper 20s and its overcast now... but today already appears to be more effective at melting off more snow than the sunny days recently.  

[jakeinthevalley]

Just a few days removed from our last dusting of snow in Salem and there were honeybees out doing their thing yesterday

[snow_wizard]

February temperature maps are in.  Very pretty!

 

 

[snow_wizard]

I thought watching grass grow was boring but you guys introduced snow melt to the equation. Good on you.

 

Might as well paint a wall while we're at it so we can watch the paint dry also.

[Jesse]

Its 55 in North Bend and 54 here. Dewpoint is still in the upper 20s and its overcast now... but today already appears to be more effective at melting off more snow than the sunny days recently.

What sort of champagne are you planning to bust out when the last patch of snow is gone from your yard?

[TT-SEA]

What sort of champagne are you planning to bust out when the last patch of snow is gone from your yard?

 

 

There is going to be a huge celebration here!   

[Cloud]

Looking like it'll be a tad breezy with tonight's system.

[weatherfan2012]

Well, we’ve had above average snowfall so it could have been worse. It just came in million small events as opposed to a few big events like usual.

true and the fact Boston missed most of them made it feel even better

[MossMan]

24hrs after using the tractor to plow the driveway but not actually digging into the driveway and leaving the thinnest strip of ice so I didn’t tear in and muck up the driveway with the bucket thinking that exposing the bottom layer of ice would melt off quickly...nope. Still hard thin ice even with temps in the mid 40’s and a good southerly wind. I think another contributing factor is that the ground is so abnormally cold that it’s really helping to slow the thawing process as well.

[TT-SEA]

Today was a very good day... it would be nice if it stayed just like this for another 4 or 5 days.   The snow would be mostly gone in that time at this rate.   Its still 53 here with solid overcast and the snow pack is noticeably dropping everywhere.  By far the best melting day since the big snow event.   None of this crap of melting only in the sunny spots during mid-day.    The snow is much softer right now all over and there is no slow down in the melting as we move into evening.  

 

I assume there will probably be some sloppy new snow tomorrow morning but that will disappear quickly.

[Omegaraptor]

For some reason Eastern Washington County seems to be the ground zero for warmth during the upcoming warm snap.

[TT-SEA]

For some reason Eastern Washington County seems to be the ground zero for warmth during the upcoming warm snap.

 

 

Warm "snap"?

 

That is reserved for cold weather events.  

[joelgombiner]

Cold rain on the coast. 37 at Quillayute and 38 at Queets. 

[TT-SEA]

Cold rain on the coast. 37 at Quillayute and 38 at Queets. 

 

 

Here it comes... just can't have a warm rain event this year.

[El_Nina]

Still 2 spots in the yard with snow left. Gonna be gone tomorrow!

[ShawniganLake]

36 with some sloppy snow flakes falling. Not sticking

[joelgombiner]

Another 9+ months until people start obsessing over 0.1" differences in precipitation for their specific microclimates. I'm sure NWS is relieved. 

[snow_wizard]

36 with some sloppy snow flakes falling. Not sticking

 

Still a few cold days to get through.  The evaporative cooling with this front is going to chill things again.

[snow_wizard]

Another 9+ months until people start obsessing over 0.1" differences in precipitation for their specific microclimates. I'm sure NWS is relieved. 

 

Seems like I came out on the short side of those 0.1" differences for every event of the past two weeks.  Kind of frustrating.  I'll bet you right about the NWS getting plagued with calls, emails, or messages about all of these events.  In actuality it could be more like 8 months.

[TT-SEA]

Seems like I came out on the short side of those 0.1" differences for event of the past two weeks.  Kind of frustrating.  I'll bet you right about the NWS getting plagued with calls, emails, or messages about all of these events.  In actuality it could be more like 8 months.

 

Thanksgiving to New Years!    Lets do this right so I am cheering for my snow to stay and not melt.   

[MossMan]

38 and raining. Down from 44 an hour ago.

[Blizzard777]

Looking like it'll be a tad breezy with tonight's system.

Gust to 21 so far

[GHweatherChris]

We won't see another great month of winter until April 2029, based on LRC if that is a thing!!

[snow_wizard]

Just ridiculous how cold Ellensburg has been the past few days.

 

9. 32 - 5

10. 30 - 6 

11. 32 - 4

 

Their normal is 50 - 28 for this time of year.  Hard to imagine them sustaining such an extreme inversion this time of year.

[TacomaWaWx]

Have had some on and off breeziness and light rain but not much has happened. Temps dropped from 50 earlier to 42 now however

[Cloud]

Gust to 21 so far

Definitely starting to pick up here as the rain moves in. 10-11mph sustained, 17-19 gusts at BFI.

[TT-SEA]

Its raining!

[Front Ranger]

It will not disappear completely until we have a long stretch with the dewpoint above freezing... preferably in the 40s.

 

My snow here has melted many times with lower DPs than that.

 

Then again, the sun is also stronger through this thinner atmosphere...