October 2023 Weather in the PNW

[Ken in Wood Village]

One more post...lol. I thought I would show everyone the velocity too. It's a little hard to tell which way the winds are going on the Langley radar but you can see the rotation of the low pressure system. 

[Gradient Keeper]

6 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

One more post...lol. I thought I would show everyone the velocity too. It's a little hard to tell which way the winds are going on the Langley radar but you can see the rotation of the low pressure system. 

Thanks.

[Gradient Keeper]

Sorry, a tad late. There probably won't be too much of anything exciting to track on the models for awhile. Well, that's my take based on what I see right now. The weather will probably become active again in November.

00z GFS Day 1

[Mercurial]

Taken during some snow showers this morning.  We have a bit more now.  Hoping for 2" total here in WF but we'll see.

[MossMan]

I can hear my gutters working overtime! 
.96”! Should be hitting the 1” mark soon! 
2.82” for the month. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

41 minutes ago, High Desert Mat? said:

What is your average precip amount for October and what did you get in October of 2016?

EUG should be at 2.08" by now and they're currently at 1.81" per ACIS so they should be back on track after tonight. Springfield has seen significantly more than the airport so that has been very nice.

[Gradient Keeper]

Acapulco is in extreme danger. This looks terrifying.

[Snownerd3000]

5 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Sorry, a tad late. There probably won't be too much of anything exciting to track on the models for awhile. Well, that's my take based on what I see right now. The weather will probably become active again in November.

00z GFS Day 1

Every 4ish weeks would be cool with me

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 2

[HuskyMaestro]

1 minute ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Acapulco is in extreme danger. This looks terrifying.

That last minute shift to the right just doomed so many people. This was just a tropical storm less than 24 hours ago. Second fastest explosive intensification within a 24 hour span, only behind Hurricane Patricia. 

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 3

(4-run trend)

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 4

(4-run trend)

[Front Ranger]

Gorgeous fall storm.

[Gradient Keeper]

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 5

(4-run trend)

[Deweydog]

GORGEOUS WEEKEND UPCOMING

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 6

(4-run trend)

[Front Ranger]

19 minutes ago, Mercurial said:

Taken during some snow showers this morning.  We have a bit more now.  Hoping for 2" total here in WF but we'll see.

Nice. I'm in Casper, WY for the next few days, looks like we'll go from a high near 70 tomorrow to a little snow by Thursday afternoon. High of just 28 by Saturday.

Also looks like I'll be getting home Saturday evening to our first snowfall of the season in Denver.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

This is going to be one to remember. It's going to destroy a city of 1M people.

[Chewbacca Defense]

Temp at 38, rainfall up to 0.95" on the day.  Quite the soaker up here, I think the models were only showing about .4" or so for Bellingham. 

 

KBLI is showing winds out of the NE blowing 20 with gusts to 28.  Peak gust so far was 35 about a half hour ago.

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 7

(4-run trend)

[High Desert Mat?]

Just now, Gradient Keeper said:

Day 7

(4-run trend)

Looks like it’s wanting to go zonal. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

1 minute ago, High Desert Mat? said:

Looks like it’s wanting to go zonal. 

I have a feeling we will see a respectable regional windstorm this next month.

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 8

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Moderate rain, 40.5˚F, pressure 999 mbar and falling.

[Front Ranger]

Perhaps the most stunning thing about Otis is how most models completely whiffed on it.

 

[Cold Snap]

Just now, Front Ranger said:

Perhaps the most stunning thing about Otis is how most models completely whiffed on it.

 

The NHC initially said in their forecast that it wouldn’t get beyond TS strength. Otis blew up out of nowhere.

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 9'er

[Deweydog]

HEAVYish RAIN

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 10

[Cold Snap]

Up to 0.53” for the day now.

[the_convergence_zone]

Currently 45.3 here which is my coldest temperature reading since April 26. 0.54” in the bucket today. 

[Gradient Keeper]

00z GFS 10 Day GIFs: 500mb Height Anomaly, 850mb Temperatures, 1000-500mb Thickness/Precip

[VancouverIslandSouth]

The snow has made it down to Nanaimo airport and Ladysmith now:

 

[Gradient Keeper]

00z GFS 10 Day Rainfall, Snowfall totals

[SilverFallsAndrew]

29 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Perhaps the most stunning thing about Otis is how most models completely whiffed on it.

 

KLIMATE KHANGE!

[MossMan]

Massive dumpage currently!

1.09” so far on the day. 

[Gradient Keeper]

[Snownerd3000]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

KLIMATE KHANGE!

It's weather control man

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Gradient Keeper said:

This would be a bangin' foothills snow setup during the winter or early spring. 

[ShawniganLake]

8 hours ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Hey, thanks! Took a brief online look at Goldstream Heights and it was too rich for my blood.

Also been thinking about Cumberland near Comox. I think it's around 600'.

Just went up the top of Goldstream heights on my way back from Victoria and it is snowing and blowing up there. Winter wonderland  

 

[ShawniganLake]

It’s an absolute whiteout here at home right now.  Worst visibility I’ve ever driven in.  Just tried to keep it on the road most of The way home at about 15mph.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Up to 0.72” at SLE today. 

[Skagit Weather]

Up to 1.26" on the day so far and 3.33" on the month. That makes this the wettest day this year and in fact the wettest day here since June 2022. Still a long way to get back up to normal for the year, but this is a start.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

0.66" for the day. Not nearly so much as last week’s AR. But, hey, if there was a major AR every week then it would be a November 2021 replay and I’d just as soon not see that.

[ShawniganLake]

Over 2” of rain today and now closing in on 2” of snow.  Halloween inflatables are down. What a beast of a storm. 
 

[snow_wizard]

Snow down to the 2400 foot level on the approach to Snoqualmie Pass.  Currently raining and 42 here.

[snow_wizard]

3 hours ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Sorry, a tad late. There probably won't be too much of anything exciting to track on the models for awhile. Well, that's my take based on what I see right now. The weather will probably become active again in November.

00z GFS Day 1

I think what we are in right now is pretty exciting.

[snow_wizard]

Easy to see why Shawnigan is getting snow.  Fraser outflow is making it to SE Vancouver Island.  Can't ever recall seeing something like this so early.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

Easy to see why Shawnigan is getting snow.  Fraser outflow is making it to SE Vancouver Island.  Can't ever recall seeing something like this so early.

1991.