January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part II)

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

15 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

Yikes man! Is that cold enough to freeze food on the spot? This is in Antarctica at -94F.

 

https://www.insider.com/cooking-antarctica-freezing-photos-2018-10

 

Didnt try it with food, but I remember trying to dump a room temp bottle of water from about 10 feet up, it partially froze before impact, but when I dropped it from 15 feet it was completely frozen upon impact, it was amazing to watch. Then it broke and shattered when hitting the ground.

 

[TT-SEA]

29 minutes ago, Phil said:

Coldest I experienced was -5°F in Feb 2015 (although that was with winds ripping near 60mph). At that point it started to burn my skin more than it felt cold, if that makes sense.

I have experienced -40 in northern Wisconsin on more than one occasion.   I think the coldest for me at home growing up in the Twin Cities was -30.     And I have experienced -20 air temp with strong wind many times.   Its painful and its miserable.   Interesting for about 30 seconds then done with it.  

[Mercurial]

Experienced -40 a few times in Montana and Yellowstone, it's rad.  

[RentonHill]

I like this run already

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

2 minutes ago, Mercurial said:

Experienced -40 a few times in Montana and Yellowstone, it's rad.  

Was once at yellowstone for -39, getting to see the upper Geyser basin during that was one of the most spectacular sights in my life. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

7 minutes ago, iFred said:

Red River?

White Rock. Much lower in elevation (around 6,400') but cold air likes to pool there. It's at the confluence of several canyons that drain cold air from an extensive plateau area.

[High Desert Mat?]

1 minute ago, RentonHill said:

I like this run already

Not showing up on tiddy bits yet. What hour is it on?

[SpaceRace22]

Block is looking pretty significantly chonkier already at hour 51

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

Just now, High Desert Mat? said:

Not showing up on tiddy bits yet. What hour is it on?

48. Not sure how he sees any difference yet

[thisisacreativename]

Just now, High Desert Mat? said:

Not showing up on tiddy bits yet. What hour is it on?

https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?rh=2024010700&fh=loop&dpdt=&mc=&r=na&p=sfct-met&m=ecmwf_full 

Pivotal has the high-res Euro (and usually loads faster, too)

[SouthHillFrosty]

Devastating 

Edited January 7 by SouthHillFrosty

[Cloud]

Block is better at day 2. 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

Tuesday is going to be BREEZY

[Kolk1604]

I think were going places guys 

[Front Ranger]

1 minute ago, thisisacreativename said:

https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?rh=2024010700&fh=loop&dpdt=&mc=&r=na&p=sfct-met&m=ecmwf_full 

Pivotal has the high-res Euro (and usually loads faster, too)

Tidbits is actually faster so far tonight. Out to hour 72.

[The Blob]

17 minutes ago, Phil said:

Except I’m an alcoholic.  I’ve tried to deny it but slipped back into old habits over the summer. Went dry over the fall and minus a slip up on New Year’s Eve have been doing alright. 

6 days sober here. I figured I should stop drinking when it started to become a bottle of whiskey in four days...

[FrozenBites]

Been through -27 Talley Lake MT. Logging trees, I believe in the early 2000's. Was extreme work in those conditions. Wouldn't recommend it. Was a great extreme experience.

[Snowlova]

2 minutes ago, High Desert Mat? said:

Not showing up on tiddy bits yet. What hour is it on?

Use pivotal. For some reason it updates the euro faster than tidbits

[Front Ranger]

GOA block easily beefier than either GFS or CMC at day 3.

[the_convergence_zone]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I have experienced -40 in northern Wisconsin on more than one occasion.   I think the coldest for me at home growing up in the Twin Cities was -30.     And I have experienced -20 air temp with strong wind many times.   It’s painful and it’s miserable.   Interesting for about 30 seconds then done with it.  

Some may not realize how everyone who lives in those areas universally hates that cold+wind combo. It’s extremely dangerous. 

There is some beauty to a crystal clear and calm cold morning, but not when the wind is blasting. 

[Phil]

Dr. No is walking a tightrope. Trying to split the difference w/rt the NPAC shortwave.

[SpaceRace22]

Holy mother of **** this run is going to join in on the extreme cold solutions. Huge (positive) differences already at day 3.

[Phishy Wx]

3 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Devastating 

its over

[Cloud]

 

[Mid Valley Duck]

2 minutes ago, Phil said:

Dr. No is walking a tightrope. Trying to split the difference w/rt the NPAC shortwave.

It’s moving north by 81. I think it’s going to work

[Cloud]

This run is going to be massive. 

[Front Ranger]

Day 4.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Some may not realize how everyone who lives in those areas universally hates that cold+wind combo. It’s extremely dangerous. 

There is some beauty to a crystal clear and calm cold morning, but not when the wind is blasting. 

It’s why I live where I do. I experienced enough severe cold for one life when I was young.

[Front Ranger]

Block is more amplified, pretty close to CMC.

[Phil]

Wow that wave breaks just in time. Close call but won’t cave to the GFS. If anything it’s going the opposite way.

[SpaceRace22]

 

[the_convergence_zone]

Just now, Rubus Leucodermis said:

It’s why I live where I do. I experienced enough severe cold for one life when I was young.

I’m exactly the same way. I love a good snowstorm but the cold is not for me. Although Wisconsin winters are a joke compared with what they used to be. 

That said, the cold is a novelty here and I’ll happily cheer for it to get as cold as possible for a few days. I just don’t need the temp to stay below freezing for like 30 days in a row. 

[iFred]

1 minute ago, SpaceRace22 said:

 

Jim in his younger days.

[snow_wizard]

This run looks very promising so far.

[RentonHill]

[Cloud]

Guess who’s the odd man out? 

[Doinko]

Wow

[snow_wizard]

3 minutes ago, Phil said:

Wow that wave breaks just in time. Close call but won’t cave to the GFS. If anything it’s going the opposite way.

This looks like it go full on.

[Mid Valley Duck]

3 minutes ago, Phil said:

Wow that wave breaks just in time. Close call but won’t cave to the GFS. If anything it’s going the opposite way.

From hour 81 to 96 it moves due north just west of 170W. The GFS has it inside 170W by hour 81 and then continues plowing it to the NE during that same timeframe 

[MikeInEverett]