November 2023 Weather in the PNW

[The Cats Meow]

We have seen some quick hitter large snowfall events during El Nino winters.  I think that will happen this go round two.

A couple three days of good heavy wet snow followed by warm rain and flooding.

Pretty good bet.

[Phil]

1 hour ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Just throwing ideas out there, but could all that water vapor in the stratosphere somehow be messing with stability? 

It’s theoretically possible? But I’d expect the effect to be opposite, extra H2O in the stratosphere should increase bulk emissivity up there if anything, which should reduce static stability and invigorate convection in the tropics overall.

But of course there are ways the system state could respond such that it wouldn’t be realized. I don’t have the answer.

[TT-SEA]

Beautiful sunny day across all of King County while it's generally socked in to the north and south.   The opposite of yesterday afternoon. 

[MossMan]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Beautiful sunny day across all of King County while it's generally socked in to the north and south.   The opposite of yesterday afternoon. 

Had some dribbles in Burlington when I was up there a bit ago. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

18 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Beautiful sunny day across all of King County while it's generally socked in to the north and south.   The opposite of yesterday afternoon. 

Yup. Light rain here this morning. Was dry and only partly cloudy yesterday morning.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Fog in Lebanon, Oregon. 

[TT-SEA]

A sea of fall colors in SEA.   

[GobBluth]

Early season inversion event in Western Oregon today.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

7 minutes ago, GobBluth said:

Early season inversion event in Western Oregon today.

Doesn’t look like it’s going to break today in Lebanon. 

[Tyler Mode]

Morning fog here in Battle Ground, now partly cloudy and very nice compared to the first 7 days of the month.

Up at Rainier...epically beautiful.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

48F and mostly sunny.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Very dark noontime in Albany, OR.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

12z EURO seems to try and consolidate the pattern towards the end. 

[RentonHill]

December is toast

 

[ShawniganLake]

43 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

December is toast

 

Screwed by the blue spaghetti.  Maybe January.   

[MossMan]

16 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Screwed by the blue spaghetti.  Maybe January.   

February will be our time to shine! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

How was the polar vortex doing in December 1951, 1965, 1972, 1987, or as recently as 2009?!

[T-Town]

Absolutely spectacular fall day here. As has been noted by others, the fall colors this year are about as good as I can recall for this area. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Sun has just broken free here in Albany!

[SouthHillFrosty]

I have been doing some digging trying to find some good elevation &/ or acreage within an hour of Seattle (that isn't crazy expensive).

Here is Part one of my list. I will continue this until we get some fun weather.

Found this area between Monroe and Duvall (see link below for more specifics).

Pro's

• Good Elevation: Found an area that goes up to 1400-1500 feet.
• Not crazy expensive (relative to the area): Link to Property Sold
• Barely any neighbors.

Con’s

•  Farther drive to schools/stores
•  Idk much about the area so y’all need to fill in the rest.

Edited November 8, 2023 by SouthHillFrosty

[Cold Snap]

6 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

I have been doing some digging trying to find some good elevation &/ or acreage within an hour of Seattle (that isn't crazy expensive).

Here is Part one of my list. I will continue this until we get some fun weather.

Found this area between Monroe and Duvall (see link below for more specifics).

Pro's

• Good Elevation: Found an area that goes up to 1400-1500 feet.
• Not crazy expensive (relative to the area): Link to Property Sold
• Barely any neighbors.

Con’s

•  Farther drive to schools/stores
•  Idk much about the area so y’all need to fill in the rest.

It is kind of out there but that area probably does amazing when there is a snow producing CZ. I know Lake Margaret can do pretty well and that’s only at 800’. What are you wanting to know about the area?

[SouthHillFrosty]

19 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

It is kind of out there but that area probably does amazing when there is a snow producing CZ. I know Lake Margaret can do pretty well and that’s only at 800’. What are you wanting to know about the area?

Thanks for letting me know! In the next couple years, I want to get some acreage within an hour of Seattle with some friends. I would like to have some elevation for better snow. This is one area that I can across that had a lot of elevation tbh. I have only ever lived in the south end so my knowledge of anything north of Seattle/East is about zero.

[MossMan]

More color! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Price reduction on this one about a mile from me. It's at about 1600'. Our area is generally about a 35-50 minute commute to Salem depending on what part of Salem you are going to, it's also about an hour to hour and a half to Portland depending on traffic. My wife commutes to pretty much the heart of Portland for work, so it can be done. 

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/251-Silver-Falls-Dr-SE-Silverton-OR-97381/2058414068_zpid/

[Cold Snap]

52 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Thanks for letting me know! In the next couple years, I want to get some acreage within an hour of Seattle with some friends. I would like to have some elevation for better snow. This is one area that I can across that had a lot of elevation tbh. I have only ever lived in the south end so my knowledge of anything north of Seattle/East is about zero.

You’re welcome! I’d say that it’s probably one of the best spots in the lowlands for snow. A lot of times in the winter the convergence zone can bring the snow level down to 1000’ with it so it would definitely be cool to have someone on here who lives there. That area probably does pretty well with cold onshore flow.

[HuskyMaestro]

Just finished a CS algorithms midterm that I feel I did half-decent on… hopefully!Some gorgeous skies to end the day. 54F. 

[MossMan]

1 hour ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Thanks for letting me know! In the next couple years, I want to get some acreage within an hour of Seattle with some friends. I would like to have some elevation for better snow. This is one area that I can across that had a lot of elevation tbh. I have only ever lived in the south end so my knowledge of anything north of Seattle/East is about zero.

Move to Lake Cavanaugh! You will not be disappointed! Sure it will be more like a 1.5hr drive with zero traffic…But…SNOW!!! 

[Slushy Inch]

3 hours ago, RentonHill said:

December is toast

 

Door is wide open IMO.

[Slushy Inch]

[Slushy Inch]

37 minutes ago, HuskyMaestro said:

Just finished a CS algorithms midterm that I feel I did half-decent on… hopefully!Some gorgeous skies to end the day. 54F. 

Hope you can find a job when you graduate unlike me

[Front Ranger]

Just a cold rain in Denver today, but up in the hills was another story.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, Front Ranger said:

Just a cold rain in Denver today, but up in the hills was another story.

Is that a moose?! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Beautiful evening outside Albany. 

[RentonHill]

53 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Move to Lake Cavanaugh! You will not be disappointed! Sure it will be more like a 1.5hr drive with zero traffic…But…SNOW!!! 

I have alerts set up for anything that goes up for sale on that lake. I will not miss a chance. 

[HuskyMaestro]

27 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

Hope you can find a job when you graduate unlike me

I'm on the same boat, man. It blows. Plenty of rejections or just getting ghosted by companies. Stay strong, just gotta keep trying cause it's all a numbers game. 

Tried my chances at software/IT roles at the NWS or NOAA but had no luck either. Thinking of doing meteorology for grad school later down the road, something I'd actually love to do. 

[Front Ranger]

9 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Is that a moose?! 

Two of them. I was a little slow with the camera, had a much better shot 5 seconds earlier. They were initially about ten feet off the road.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Got to 48F for our first sub-50F high in town. Got progressively cloudier as the day went on and we are now socked in.

[TT-SEA]

1 hour ago, HuskyMaestro said:

I'm on the same boat, man. It blows. Plenty of rejections or just getting ghosted by companies. Stay strong, just gotta keep trying cause it's all a numbers game. 

Tried my chances at software/IT roles at the NWS or NOAA but had no luck either. Thinking of doing meteorology for grad school later down the road, something I'd actually love to do. 

My son had a tough time too... sent out hundreds of resumes and personalized cover letters and got almost no responses.   Terrible market for new grads.  But he finally got an interview and then was offered a job and it is a perfect situation for him.   Patience paid off.  It's hard not to get discouraged though.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

My son had a tough time too... sent out hundreds of resumes and personalized cover letters and got almost no responses.   Terrible market for new grads.  But he finally got an interview and then was offered a job and it is a perfect situation for him.   Patience paid off.  It's hard not to get discouraged though.

What are the dynamics at play causing it to be such a tough job market in that field? 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 hour ago, Front Ranger said:

Two of them. I was a little slow with the camera, had a much better shot 5 seconds earlier. They were initially about ten feet off the road.

Lovely. Seeing a moose in the wild is one of my life goals.