November 2023 Weather in the PNW

[snow_wizard]

The EPS is looking interesting late in the run with PNA and EPO both going minus particularly on the control.  There might be a shot at a meaningful precip event early in week two.

There are 19 members that show the lows in SEA dropping below freezing again as we approach Dec 10.

[TT-SEA]

3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

GFS continues to show rain returning by Thursday... much earlier than the ECMWF.    I suspect the 00Z ECMWF will pick up on this trend.

Actually worked out.   ECMWF is much wetter than previous run.

[snow_wizard]

Already down to 27 tonight.  Reasonably impressive for this type of cold snap.

The ECMWF and EPS are actually advertising even chillier max temps a few days out than what we are currently seeing as well.

[The Blob]

39 at Troutdale

[Tyler Mode]

Down to 24 so far this morning.

[Dave]

It is not warm outside

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like fog has developed at PDX, they’ve been as low as 28 on the 5 min obs. Salem hit 26 on the 5 min obs, EUG is currently 23. Probably a little colder than I was expecting…

[SilverFallsAndrew]

06z GFS was a bit wetter than the last couple of runs. Less ridging in the long range, less splitty in the mid range. Nothing super interesting in the lowlands, but ample snow at the passes and above . 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

6 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

That's why mornings in the mid to upper 30s can have frost.  BTW...proper placement is to have your temperature sensor 6 feet above the ground.

Also why, if your car has a temperature sensor, you can’t be confident if it shows, say, 38˚F. Dip down into a cold air pocket and there could be a nasty surprise waiting.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

30.2˚F, a bit warmer than yesterday morning.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

4 hours ago, The Blob said:

39 at Troutdale

How much cooler in Lents?

[Ray]

26 degrees this morning.  Another beautiful day on tap.

[Doinko]

Low of 28, up to 33 now with some wind.

[Ken in Wood Village]

I normally go over to Beaverton to visit a friend on Saturdays and when I got to the car, it was very frosty. I looked at the Troutdale Airport observation and it said 43 degrees. It was 33 on the car temperature gage. I'm in Beaverton now and it's even colder here. This is the first time being below freezing in the Portland area. Feels good!!!

[TT-SEA]

[MossMan]

Currently 29.8. 

[the_convergence_zone]

Freeze #1 finally in the books, 31.3 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Currently 29.5˚F. Been as cold as 29.3˚F this morning.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Low temp of 7.7!! Now that's a forecast bust! If it got that cold today, can't wait to see what we'll get down to in a couple days! 

 

This weather is amazing for snowmaking, Mount bachelor had the guns out all night to add to the base, once we get a storm with half a foot or so, they'll probably open up.

[The Blob]

1 hour ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

How much cooler in Lents?

So much cooler that my neighbors down spout has icicles.

[snow_wizard]

Looks like Eugene killed it last night with lows in the low 20s.

Meanwhile dropped to 24 here.

[snow_wizard]

48 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Freeze #1 finally in the books, 31.3 

Only your first?  WTF?

[Front Ranger]

52 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

This is probably my favorite needle shot of all time. 

[snow_wizard]

27 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Low temp of 7.7!! Now that's a forecast bust! If it got that cold today, can't wait to see what we'll get down to in a couple days! 

 

This weather is amazing for snowmaking, Mount bachelor had the guns out all night to add to the base, once we get a storm with half a foot or so, they'll probably open up.

I actually toyed with the idea of making snow during weather patterns like this, but never pulled the trigger on it.  There was a guy in this area who actually did it and the Seattle Times did an article on it.

[FroYoBro]

Got down to 30 here and the sun is already shining with completely blue skies. Pretty nice.

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

This is probably my favorite needle shot of all time. 

It is very cool for sure.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

4 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

This is probably my favorite needle shot of all time. 

What’s nice is from that height you can’t see the hypodermic needles or feces. 

[snow_wizard]

2 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

06z GFS was a bit wetter than the last couple of runs. Less ridging in the long range, less splitty in the mid range. Nothing super interesting in the lowlands, but ample snow at the passes and above . 

It realistically appears the early part of week two will have some more active weather.  Beyond that I'm not so sure.

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

What’s nice is from that height you can’t see the hypodermic needles or feces. 

I was kind of thinking the same thing.  Thankfully the citizens of Seattle finally voted out the insane left wing city council they had which created this mess.  It finally got bad enough.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, snow_wizard said:

I was kind of thinking the same thing.  Thankfully the citizens of Seattle finally voted out the insane left wing city council they had which created this mess.  It finally got bad enough.

From what Tim told me you can eat off the sidewalk downtown now. 

[TacomaWx]

Hit 27 this morning coldest low of the season. This pattern is nice for below normal temperatures in the lowlands…but getting anxious about the lack of snow in the mountains. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

AR potential is high as we start December. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

This looks like an extreme solution… 

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

From what Tim told me you can eat off the sidewalk downtown now. 

Not the place for this topic... but downtown Seattle is much improved.   We have been through there a couple times on the way to my son's place in Ballard recently.    No idea what is happening in Portland... but downtown Seattle does not look like some kind of dsytopia now.   In fact its actually quite nice.   And I have been one of the harshest critics of Seattle.

[TacomaWx]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

From what Tim told me you can eat off the sidewalk downtown now. 

I think it’s getting better overall in a lot of major cities now that we’re out of the pandemic. Seattle…is a bit better than a couple years ago but still I don’t go there if I don’t have to. 

[ShawniganLake]

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Got down to 22F for our coldest temp yet. It won't be in October this time!

[TT-SEA]

22 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

This is probably my favorite needle shot of all time. 

Space Needle cam putting on a show this morning.

[iFred]

Bottomed out at 26° at the surface and 22° on the roof in Everett.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Bottomed out at 26 here. Coldest low of the season so far. Even the puddles are frozen the whole way through.

Currently holding at 32, and sunny.