January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part I)

[Front Ranger]

9 minutes ago, Brian_in_Leavenworth said:

Not in Whatcom County.  Wind gust of over 100 MPH.  Not much snow at all.

Yeah, outflow areas almost always deal with that.

Overall though, Feb 1989 was a very snowy arctic front for most areas as it moved through. 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, Front Ranger said:

Yeah, outflow areas almost always deal with that.

Overall though, Feb 1989 was a very snowy arctic front for most areas as it moved through. 

Yeah... I totally missed that.   I see SEA had 6 inches and there was 8 inches out here.   For some reason I always thought 1989 was a dry arctic front situation.   Totally wrong.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

10 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Peaked a 112 here, then the following morning got all the way down to 49, so we had a 63 degree range in 24 hours

Silver Falls hit 108, broke their all time record by 5. I was in San Diego where the high was 75ish. 

[Jbolin]

43 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I still haven’t said anything to my family.

 

[GHweatherChris]

[BLI snowman]

1 hour ago, RentonHill said:

 

@snow_wizard isn’t the reason that Denny and the others moved from Alki across the bay because they got blasted with an Arctic north wind and were like efff that. Got any research about a cold winter 1851/1852??

Actually a pretty mild winter by the standards of that era. Fort Steilacoom had their coldest temp in March that year. 19 degrees on the 16th. 

[Blizzard777]

1 hour ago, T-Town said:

The incredible thing about 1990, at least in the south sound, was the north wind. It accelerated over the open water areas and hammered north facing shorelines. The road along Redondo in Federal Way was washed out by wave action. 
 

https://climate.washington.edu/stormking/December1990.html

I’ve witnessed the power of these waves down at Redondo when the northerly winds blow!!! The boardwalk was also ripped apart later during one of these events.  Didn’t know about the one you posted as i still lived in Oregon.  Thanks for sharing !!  

Nov 15, 2021 I caught this action at Redondo.., my footage made the news on Komo  

it’s video so may not play for all pending your device 

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

ICON running 

[Chewbacca Defense]

1 hour ago, MV_snow said:

Yeah good thing you didn’t plan it 6-8 days later. It got to 116 unofficially here on the 28th. Guessing it was a little cooler at least in PA.

We got central A/C installed in our house about 10 days before that event.  That sucker pretty much ran non-stop during the peak of the event.

[T-Town]

1 minute ago, Blizzard777 said:

I’ve witnessed the power of these waves down at Redondo when the northerly winds blow!!! The boardwalk was also ripped apart later during one of these events.  Didn’t know about the one you posted as i still lived in Oregon.  Thanks for sharing !!  

Nov 15, 2021 I caught this action at Redondo.., my footage made the news on Komo  

 

Wow awesome video. 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

58 minutes ago, Snownerd3000 said:

Using the GFS... 

Rod loves the models, GFS and NAM. But he also talks about the EURO model sometimes. I bet he will show the EURO in the next few days as we get closer to the event.

[Timmy]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

ICON running 

Icon will be fine 

[Parrot]

5 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

ICON running 

Well then we should go catch it

[Frontal Snowsquall]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

ICON running 

Gonna be a fun night of model riding!  

[Meatyorologist]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

ICON running 

Looking decent so far, polar lobe is closer

[Poulsbo Snowman]

3 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

Gonna be a fun night of model riding!  

Maybe.

[Chewbacca Defense]

17 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

So....are we saying there's a chance?

 

 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

The 00z has begun, here we go!

[Requiem]

4 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

Gonna be a fun night of model riding!  

Stressful actually 

[GHweatherChris]

2 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

So....are we saying there's a chance?

 

 

Tomorrow it might not be, that's the allure of this for us weenies!!

[SpaceRace22]

This ICON run is about to be better than the 12z Euro.

[Weiner Warrior]

I need pepto.. give me pepto

[Kolk1604]

1 minute ago, SpaceRace22 said:

This ICON run is about to be better than the 12z Euro.

Needs more features. Where's the 850 temps and the run to run changes?  

[Snownerd3000]

5 hours ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Only thing He's onboard is the crazy train!

 

5 hours ago, Snownerd3000 said:

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ_Z-10dXSE&si=jwm2gbV2xBplDxVi

Ozzy was into the occult right? Maybe? Name of the album... BLIZZARD of Ozz.  What is the other name for Seattle?  The Emerald City.  Its coming.  

 

And for all you youngsters with your rap music, it was sampled here

 

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=D0sjCgS7vi8

So many comments people missed my connection from Ozzy to Seattle seeing a blizzard. 

[snow_wizard]

ICON looks good.  Only about 5 days out now for the point of no return.

[Phishy Wx]

there will most likely be the inevitable pullback at some point. will it be tonight or in the morning?

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

5 minutes ago, SpaceRace22 said:

This ICON run is about to be better than the 12z Euro.

What hour? Hour 147 is further east.  Arctic air to the north, yes, and colder than last nights.  But it looks like it's not quite as good asn12z

[RentonHill]

ICON looks not as good but it’s also the ICON so no worries NEXT

[SpaceRace22]

2 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

there will most likely be the inevitable pullback at some point. will it be tonight or in the morning?

I'm sorry, did you SEE the 12z GFS today?

[snow_wizard]

19 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Actually a pretty mild winter by the standards of that era. Fort Steilacoom had their coldest temp in March that year. 19 degrees on the 16th. 

Early March had a huge snow even that winter, but fairly mild overall.  Dec 1852, however, was top drawer cold and snow.

[SpaceRace22]

2 minutes ago, Brian_in_Leavenworth said:

What hour? Hour 147 is further east.  Arctic air to the north, yes, and colder than last nights.  But it looks like it's not quite as good asn12z

I posted that well before 147, sue me.

[Phishy Wx]

Just now, SpaceRace22 said:

I'm sorry, did you SEE the 12z GFS today?

I did

[smerfylicious]

3 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

there will most likely be the inevitable pullback at some point. will it be tonight or in the morning?

You get that evil out of here. Ice Age hype only!

 

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

ICON looks not as good but it’s also the ICON so no worries NEXT

It's not bad though.

[snow_wizard]

5 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

there will most likely be the inevitable pullback at some point. will it be tonight or in the morning?

Getting pretty late for that now.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

Just now, SpaceRace22 said:

I posted that well before 147, sue me.

Wasn't trying to be critical, just curious, as maybe you saw a map past hour 147.

[TT-SEA]

9 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

ICON looks good.  Only about 5 days out now for the point of no return.

Different evolution though.   It only goes out to 180 hours (12Z and 00Z runs).

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Disappointed by the icon but maybe the Spiro Agnew model will come through. 

[SpaceRace22]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

That is 18Z run... here is 00Z run.

 

Um no he definitely posted the 00z run, lol

[SnowWillarrive]

Heavy rain here with occasional wet snow flakes!! I’m at 600 feet in Ravensdale.