January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part II)

[Deweydog]

1 minute ago, Mid Valley Duck said:

What happened in 68? What were the regional snow/ice totals?

Blizzard and a 14/8 spread one day at PDX.

[bainbridgekid]

Solid light snow here in Mountlake Terrace the last 30 minutes or so. Not enough to be close to sticking, but plenty of flakes to watch fluttering down. My class is excited. We've been watching the models since last Friday and talking about the different possibilities. They suggested we all get on a boat with big fans on it and try to blow the storm North.

[MikeInEverett]

Some snow starting to pop up around Skagit/Whatcom county. That might be the start of the actual Arctic front snow.

Meanwhile the wife reports some very wet snow is starting to come down at home as the CZ has moved north a bit.

[Weiner Warrior]

So close

[ShawniganLake]

10 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Icon a week out has a familiar look. 

Model madness continues next week.  We are gonna need some rest at some point  

[sherwoodor]

2 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

DO NOT WANT.

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

It’s trying here! 

Just a little higher... getting crazy.

 

[Meatyorologist]

Arctic front on the outskirts of Bellingham now.

[Weiner Warrior]

[Blizzard777]

3 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Awesome and thanks for the video!  Glad you’re out in the environment while these events take place.  It sucked back in my day going to work “Costco “. No windows .  Hated going into the box and miss moments like what is playing out today.  
So glad I’m retired now and can enjoy these events 

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, MillCreekMike said:

Some snow starting to pop up around Skagit/Whatcom county. That might be the start of the actual Arctic front snow.

Meanwhile the wife reports some very wet snow is starting to come down at home as the CZ has moved north a bit.

The best weather model is radar lol works everytime 

[Chewbacca Defense]

1 minute ago, MillCreekMike said:

Some snow starting to pop up around Skagit/Whatcom county. That might be the start of the actual Arctic front snow.

Meanwhile the wife reports some very wet snow is starting to come down at home as the CZ has moved north a bit.

Yeah, it popped up about 2 miles or so south of me, looking out my south facing window right now, and its blue skies straight up, and thick grey clouds taunting me as they billow up and move away.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

That is a large shift this close, But is it low placement or increased strength?

[SnarkyGoblin]

8 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z ECMWF shifted north! 

 

Wow was not expecting this at all.

[Winterdog]

5 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Top pic is right now and bottom was from the 5th. Amazing!!! wow

But they are both wrong with the precip 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Been keeping an eye on the short term models and yesterday some of them were calling for a strong cell to pop up over the Chuckanuts. That area often makes its own weather and scores when nobody else does.

[bainbridgekid]

Lynden down to 27 degrees. Temp dropped 10 degrees in the last hour when the outflow started there.

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KWALYNDE53

[Blizzard777]

South winds picking up here….hopefully that will give hope when the arctic front hits me…. A little collision should give me that white stuff!!! 

[Deweydog]

Just now, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

That is a large shift this close, But is it low placement or increased strength?

Deformation precip always seems to expand north.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Right now I’m going with a Ukmet/ICON/NAM track. 

[TacomaWx]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Just a little higher... getting crazy.

 

Just a little slush sticking so far but yeah I’m glad I get to experience some snow today if it doesn’t work out this evening in Tacoma. I’m keeping the faith though it will!

[Phil]

I assume the front is somewhere here?

[Frontal Snowsquall]

6 minutes ago, Weiner Warrior said:

EURO somehow shows that light purple as a rain/snow mix. Reason for lower snow totals PDX Metro. That’s going to be snow.

[Cold Snap]

Getting some light snow right now!

[TacomaWx]

Just now, Phil said:

I assume the front is somewhere here?

No it’s just about to enter Bellingham. Not that far south yet. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

11 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z ECMWF shifted north! 

 

25 miles down, 250 more to go. C’MON!!!

[Chewbacca Defense]

Wind has officially switched to blowing out of the north IMBY

[ShawniganLake]

9 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Lots of gray.

Looks at that snow squall up North of Nanaimo. Where the outflow boundary meets the NW flow down the strait of Georgia. That area can get crushed with this setup at times. 

[GHweatherChris]

It's gonna be deformation Saturday up here!!

[Phil]

1 minute ago, TacomaWx said:

No it’s just about to enter Bellingham. Not that far south yet. 

What’s with the gradient in dewpoint depressions? 

[TT-SEA]

Interestingly... the ECMWF did not shift north with the low position from its 00Z run.   Jus spread precip farther north.

[TacomaWx]

Just now, Phil said:

What’s with the gradient in dewpoint depressions? 

Not sure I’m just tracking where the north and south winds are meeting. 

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

25 miles down, 250 more to go. C’MON!!!

Should be golden by Sunday the 21st in 10 days! 

[Mid Valley Duck]

Pretty cool to watch the battle between the incoming low pressure system and the cold arctic continental air. Going to be a helluva storm for those where these meet.
 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Interestingly... the ECMWF did not shift north with the low position from its 00Z run.   Jus spread precip farther north.

Saturday will just be a watch the radar day. 

[Blizzard777]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Interestingly... the ECMWF did not shift north with the low position from its 00Z run.   Jus spread precip farther north.

Awe, so sweet of it

[TT-SEA]

Snowing pretty good here now... but radar shows it might be lifting north soon.    Still 35 degrees.

[bainbridgekid]

Last 5 runs of the Euro:

 

[TacomaWx]

Just now, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Saturday will just be a watch the radar day. 

Going to be a super close call at my house lol 

[Chewbacca Defense]

And now the temp and DP are starting to dive.