December 2019 Weather Discussion for the PNW

[Blizzard777]

I prefer to check myself out in the privacy of my own home.....

Ya, but at Costco your bigger !

[Deweydog]

[Jesse]

Had too many errands to run today, but my buddy said 2 holes at the course right by our house were not draining fast enough so they closed the course for the day.

Probably had to turn away a lot of disappointed people.

[GHweatherChris]

Probably had to turn away a lot of disappointed people.

Tim?

[Jesse]

Tim?

Kind of seems like it.

[GHweatherChris]

Kind of seems like it.

You do have a tendency to take on his personality at times...

[Jesse]

You do have a tendency to take on his personality at times...

Tell me again how stupid rain is.

[GHweatherChris]

Tell me again how stupid rain is.

This kind of rainstorm is stupid, imo. It's ok to have a personal opinion. Everything will be ok Jesse!

[Jesse]

This kind of rainstorm is stupid, imo. It's ok to have a personal opinion. Everything will be ok Jesse!

Of course. Just kind of funny to point out how much you sounded like him considering how much you like to pile on the guy. Don’t worry, we all still think you are super tough and would have been golfing all day if it weren’t for those errands.

[GHweatherChris]

Of course. Just kind of funny to point out how much you sounded like him considering how much you like to pile on the guy. Don’t worry, we all still think you are super tough and would have been golfing all day if it weren’t for those errands.

Thank you. Looking forward to Tim's 2 cents later.

[BLI snowman]

I feel blessed by the rain gods today.

 

5 miles to my southeast SUCKS.

[Jesse]

Thank you. Looking forward to Tim's 2 cents later.

I’m sure we’ll hear them. We always do.

[Perturbed Member]

Just checking in to confirm measurable accumulation in WA county. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Still dry in Springfield. Can see the dark wall to the NW.

[Deweydog]

Makes me sad to see Alan Thicke in a Hallmark movie.

 

I remember watching Growing Pains the night it snowed going into the December 1990 blast.

 

Hey! 29 years!!!

[TigerWoodsLibido]

 

[BLI snowman]

Split flow moving up inside of 300 hours now on the 18z. 

[Deweydog]

Maybe a water main could break in Portland again due to their decrepit infrastructure. Might at least LOOK like we had significant urban flooding thanks to Mother Nature.

[Phil]

Something has to eventually dislodge that stubborn vortex that it appears will camp out in basically the same spot north of AK for 10+ days.

The pattern is very favorable for wave driving in the long range that would favor the PNW...NW-Pacific low and the Scandinavian High is ideal for the wave-1/Siberian type warming that may teleconnect to a favorable NPAC response.

[Requiem]

Must be some pretty impressive totals just NW of PDX. Tons and tons of rain there, but it looks like Hillsboro is starting to get in on the action.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

If we don't fall below 53F before midnight, we will be looking at a close to +20F departure...

[FroYoBro]

It has actually stopped raining here for the last hour. Must be rain just 5 miles west of here.

 

Kinda interesting watching the line move back and forth over me today.

[Deweydog]

Starting to think PDX may come up short of five inches.

[HighlandExperience]

Raining and drippy but at least it’s White in Leavenworth!

 

When do the snow levels start dropping? Later today?

Looks like Stevens Pass has now switched back to snow. That’s a good sign.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

Didnt see it mentioned, but the Canadian ensembles showed a nice progression pattern on the long range.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

Looks like Stevens Pass has now switched back to snow. That’s a good sign.

Last report at 3:45 was 34 and rain. Close. DOT came also look like rain.

[HighlandExperience]

Last report at 3:45 was 34 and rain. Close. DOT came also look like rain.

Nope it’s snowing back and forth. Some rain mixed in though.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

Nope it’s snowing back and forth. Some rain mixed in though.

All the cams at the road level look like rain. Maybe snow on the slopes above. Snow mixing in seems likely. But snow levels are not supposed to be down to 4000 feet until tomorrow. They are in decent shape snow wise though. Are at the pass now? Cameras dont tell everything.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

This was posted on FB

Tacoma earlier

See salmon swimming across any streets yet?

 

[Prairiedog]

Looks like I'm gonna miss the rain by a few miles for several hours today. 0.02" since midnight, breezy

Not much better down the road from you.  .01 since midnight.  Lost power from midnight until 3:30am. 

Hit 61 today.  Crazy warm out as of 4:20pm.  There was little rain west and south of you as well.  Nothing to speak of downtown Oregon City except a few sprinkles. 

[HighlandExperience]

All the cams at the road level look like rain. Maybe snow on the slopes above. Snow mixing in seems likely. But snow levels are not supposed to be down to 4000 feet until tomorrow. They are in decent shape snow wise though. Are at the pass now? Cameras dont tell everything.

Per reports from other skiers the upper mountain has switched back to all snow. Even at pass level it has been switching back and forth now. Colder air is definitely filtering back in. By tonight will be all snow at Road level.

[TacomaWaWx]

Shuster parkway by old town was closed due to water on the road. Jack hyde park was flooding in a few spots along with debris covering the road on parts of the ruston waterfront. Rain has let up a bit lighter for the moment...2.43" and 3.98" storm total.

[Deweydog]

Bigger drops starting to mix in here in Salmon Creek.

[Omegaraptor]

 

The low won’t hold, but it’ll still end up being like a +15 departure.

[kokaneekidz]

Even the exits at 116th in Kirkland are closed and have water over the roadway in front of Shari's. Hope the pies are safe.

[Prairiedog]

Good grief, just touched 62 on one station and 60  on another.  .  Usually I run a 2-5 degrees cooler along the creek here than downtown Portland plus being in the woods helps, but this is nuts.  If I have good southerlies I'm close to the same temps as downtown but its calm here right now.  Can't figure out why I'm running this warm.  Pretty unusual.  Still bone dry. 

[weatherfan2012]

The pattern is very favorable for wave driving in the long range that would favor the PNW...NW-Pacific low and the Scandinavian High is ideal for the wave-1/Siberian type warming that may teleconnect to a favorable NPAC response.

some are saying the pattern sort of reminds them of 1986-87 in fact Anthony commented there is some 86-87 looks in the pattern.

[jakeinthevalley]

Bigger drops starting to mix in here in Salmon Creek.

Turn around, don't drown

[Deweydog]

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The low won’t hold, but it’ll still end up being like a +15 departure.

Cool down coming!

[GHweatherChris]

My buddy is going to be correct. Just delayed a week which you guy know happens all the time.

And then another week, and another, and another.....