January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part II)

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I'm talking about 1 single storm. 

February 2021 had like 13.5” here in 18 hours. Can’t remember how much Seattle had.

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Big step back for Seattle on the 00z GEFS. Portland looks better though.

Lots of terrain bleed there of course... but starting to take on the same general shape as the GEM.

 

[Perturbed Member]

36.4F and rain snow mix here. Impressive precip rates.

[TT-SEA]

Just now, TacomaWx said:

February 2021 had like 13.5” here in 18 hours. Can’t remember how much Seattle had.

Also that one.  This doesn't seem like it will be the biggest snow event in a long time at least for the Seattle area.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

1 hour ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

I have been completely without power since Monday. What did I miss, is it coming? Give me a serious answer please lol

 

Here’s what you should expect the next few days for your area. Yes cold and snow is coming. But you might warm up a little bit on Friday.

[TacomaWx]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Also that one.  This doesn't seem like it will be the biggest snow event in a long time at least for the Seattle area.

I am not exactly sold on a huge snowstorm here yet either. I think an inch or two in the south sound atleast seems like a good bet especially with how the models have gone this evening. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

39F with some heavy rain.

[Ellsworb]

Winter cancel for Puget Sound

[Cascadia_Wx]

Had a high of 49 today, at midnight. Impressive cold front blew through with heavy rain and gusty west winds shortly after. Was down to 41 by daybreak with showers around.

Afternoon high of 45 today, with heavy showers at times and some brief sunbreaks. 

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, Perturbed Member said:

36.4F and rain snow mix here. Impressive precip rates.

Seems like it’s going to be fun down there! 

[Poulsbo Snowman]

3 minutes ago, FroYoBro said:

Heavy rain is bringing the temperature down even with a south breeze. Down to 37, but my power is still out, so don’t have a good snow light to use for a flake search. 

Have your wife climb up on your roof with her cell phone.  Have her wait until she gets on the roof first to turn on the flashlight.  Conserves batteries.

[Requiem]

3 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

February 2021 had like 13.5” here in 18 hours. Can’t remember how much Seattle had.

I do not believe it will be one of the biggest single storms in Portland or the WV, but it will be a very impactful and significant system nonetheless and someone's gonna get slammed with a foot of snow somewhere.

[MikeInEverett]

Northerners might need the Arctic Front to pull a lot of the weight for this event to turn out great

[Cascadia_Wx]

Steady precip has moved in now, and the temp is down to 37 with a solid rain snow mix. Big time positive splats on the windshield driving back from the store just now. Best of the winter so far, putting the positive splats of 11/30/23 to shame.

[Doinko]

4 minutes ago, Perturbed Member said:

36.4F and rain snow mix here. Impressive precip rates.

 

5 minutes ago, FroYoBro said:

Heavy rain is bringing the temperature down even with a south breeze. Down to 37, but my power is still out, so don’t have a good snow light to use for a flake search. 

With a pretty breezy south wind as well, hopefully we switch completely once that backs off

[runninthruda206]

Just now, MillCreekMike said:

Northerners might need the Arctic Front to pull a lot of the weight for this event to turn out great

if seattle to everett can pull out a couple inches at least with the front sliding through... going into cold... im happy 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

5 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

February 2021 had like 13.5” here in 18 hours. Can’t remember how much Seattle had.

This could blow that away. 

[KingstonWX]

This is going to end up being one of those events where PDX and crew get dumped on first, but it all warms up and melts tomorrow, plus they get hit with random freezing rain that screws everything up. Meanwhile, Western Washington ends up in the super cold zone, but ends up getting the real snow event later that eventually turns to rain after a day or two. 

[TacomaWx]

Just now, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

This could blow that away. 

If we get an inch or too I’ll be overjoyed! 

[GHweatherChris]

Just now, KingstonWX said:

This is going to end up being one of those events where PDX and crew get dumped on first, but it all warms up and melts tomorrow, plus they get hit with random freezing rain that screws everything up. Meanwhile, Western Washington ends up in the super cold zone, but ends up getting the real snow event later that eventually turns to rain after a day or two. 

That is how it should go.

[MWG]

16 minutes ago, Mercurial said:

I grew up in Maryland, which is like the snow day capital of the US.  They average 15-20" per year, but schools routinely close for even 1" of snow.  I got 4-5 snow days per year like clockwork.  I basically missed half of high school Calculus during the winter of '02-03.

That's interesting to hear. You would think they would be very experience driving in those conditions.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, TacomaWx said:

I am not exactly sold on a huge snowstorm here yet either. I think an inch or two in the south sound atleast seems like a good bet especially with how the models have gone this evening. 

If the GFS is right with the position then it could probably be 4-6 inches in the Seattle area.   But the precip moves through fairly quickly on Saturday per the GFS.   I doubt Seattle will have 13 inches of snow in 8 hours like its showing from a batch of moisture moving through.   But then again... maybe that will happen just to show how little I know! 

[VancouverIslandSouth]

The 0z GFS operation is still considerably warmer than the majority of its ensembles from Friday onward.

[westcoastexpat]

I hope Seattle gets blasted. They've been screwed over more than anyone the last few winters. I'll happily pass on this one so Seattle can get some.

[KingstonWX]

2 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

That is how it should go.

We have all seen this movie before!

[ajreich]

All snow and fat flakes now at 33 degrees at 600 feet. Quite the temp drop off in the last 15 min.
 

 

[Doinko]

Snowing at seaside!

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, TacomaWx said:

If we get an inch or too I’ll be overjoyed! 

You should with the front, that's why I was hoping for some this weekend because arctic fronts don't do well here. There is a chance I could go through this entire spell and get no snow at all.

 

[TacomaWx]

1 minute ago, westcoastexpat said:

I hope Seattle gets blasted. They've been screwed over more than anyone the last few winters. I'll happily pass on this one so Seattle can get some.

I wouldn’t necessarily call them snow deprived the last few years lol. Itll probably snow up north too at some point. 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

19 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

00z GRAF shows PDX temperature fall from 39 at Friday noon to 30 in 2 hours as they start getting an east wind. Looks like some precipitation is making its way in during that time.

While PDX gets below freezing at 2pm, it shows Salem in the mid 40s with rain Friday afternoon.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

This could blow that away. 

You think this batch of moisture on Saturday could blow away 13.5 inches in Tacoma?    Doesn't seem like it has the oomph.    This is the snowiest model too.  

[Doinko]

UKMET is very suppressed still

[Ken in Wood Village]

Rain and snow mix here. Temperature has been falling steadily. It was 41 at 7:30pm and now it's 38.1 and still falling. I want to stay up but I need some sleep. Hopefully we get a inch or two when I wake up 🌨

[Cloud]

2 minutes ago, westcoastexpat said:

I hope Seattle gets blasted. They've been screwed over more than anyone the last few winters. I'll happily pass on this one so Seattle can get some.

Don’t know about last few winters but for my area, near Boeing Field we got the short end of the stick last season when it was snowy at the  surrounding areas. We were then treated with a nasty ice storm. 

[Deweydog]

2 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Snowing at seaside!

[KingstonWX]

I'd bet decent money those echoes on the northern olypen are all snow. Port Angeles looks like it might be getting some fun right now. 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

2 minutes ago, Doinko said:

UKMET is very suppressed still

Landfall looks like along the Southern OR Coast.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Moderate snow the past hour. Sitting at 32 

[Perturbed Member]

34.9F and all snow. Gotta love what you can do with these kind of precip rates and a flat gradient. 

[thisisacreativename]

D**n, was hoping to get something decent here around the Sound