January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part II)

[uwgraduate2021]

Lock it in!!!

[Cascadia_Wx]

3 minutes ago, AbbyJr said:

Maybe another cold period in the PNW around that time then. One can hope. It can still get cold here in February. I remember February 2018 was quite cold and there was a region wide snowstorm up here in SWBC late month. 

Nah, we’re obviously heading into a typical nino pattern ( ) after this very typical nino January airmass. I’m basically considering next Wednesday the 17th to be the unofficial start of spring in the PNW  

[ShawniganLake]

Mostly sunny and 39F here.  Sky is beginning to cloud over on the horizon and arctic air is working its way across the strait.   Gonna feel a lot different here in a few hours. 

[Phil]

Subtle, but the Arctic front shows up on Abbotsford radar in spectrum width, moving from ENE to WSW. Pretty cool.

[MossMan]

Sitting at my desk at work looking west over I-5 and the clouds are building and getting quite dark over there…

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Bellingham 12 degree drop in 2.5 hrs

[Chewbacca Defense]

I think in a previous life she was a husky, trying to get her to understand that this is as good as it’s gonna get.

 

On the plus side the back yard is freezing up so she will be able to run around and have fun in the back yard!

[MikeInEverett]

This CZ has to be up there in the all time wasted potential CZ’s.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Sitting at my desk at work looking west over I-5 and the clouds are building and getting quite dark over there…

Dust storm.

[Phil]

3 minutes ago, Phil said:

Subtle, but the Arctic front shows up on Abbotsford radar in spectrum width, moving from ENE to WSW. Pretty cool.

Also cool how precip blows up the instant it reaches the San Juan islands. Assuming orographic help + low level moisture from waters.

[Olive1010]

Wheres is the arctic front now?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Nah, we’re obviously heading into a typical nino pattern ( ) after this very typical nino January airmass. I’m basically considering next Wednesday the 17th to be the unofficial start of spring in the PNW  

Haven’t you seen the eps. Break out the banana trees!

[Christensen87]

...EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...

Record-breaking cold temperatures are expected to spread across
western Washington this afternoon and tonight and continue into
at least early next week. The coldest temperatures and wind chills
are expected Friday through Sunday followed by a very slow
warming trend.

This cold snap will begin with rapidly falling temperatures
this afternoon through tonight and could result in flash freezing
of any wet surfaces including roadways. This could create rapidly
deteriorating travel/commute conditions.

By Friday morning, extremely cold air will be in place across
western Washington with overnight lows ranging from the single
digits in western Whatcom County to around 15-25 degrees across
most other lowland areas. Temperatures will likely cool further on
Saturday morning with most locations seeing overnight lows in the
teens.

These cold temperatures will combine with enhanced winds to result
in even colder wind chill values. Widespread wind chills of 15 to
5 degrees above zero are likely with even colder wind chills of
negative 5 to negative 25 degrees across western Whatcom County
where wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph are expected to peak tonight.

Please take precautions to ensure your safety over the coming
days. Slow down and leave plenty of space when driving as icy
conditions are likely to develop. Know the signs of hypothermia
and frostbite and don`t forget to protect your pets, pipes, and
sensitive plants. If you or anyone you know needs to find shelter,
please visit wa211.org or call 2-1-1 during business hours to
find sheltering and humans service resources.

[smerfylicious]

3 minutes ago, MillCreekMike said:

This CZ has to be up there in the all time wasted potential CZ’s.

Not wasted for me

[Chewbacca Defense]

34 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Radar is starting to look kind of juicy up near Bellingham.

Unfortunately, its battling extremely dry air.  We are getting some flakes hitting the ground, but not much.  The clouds are getting pretty thick, so maybe they will develop enough umph to get some good snowfall rates down to the ground.  Currently 24 with a DP of 19

[iFred]

37 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Where is it?

Tapster in South Lake Union. Right off the Mercer exit and plenty of parking.

[iFred]

18 minutes ago, MossMan said:

If you do another one up around Everett someday I will definitely make it! 

I can hand deliver you a shirt.

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, Christensen87 said:

...EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...

Record-breaking cold temperatures are expected to spread across
western Washington this afternoon and tonight and continue into
at least early next week. The coldest temperatures and wind chills
are expected Friday through Sunday followed by a very slow
warming trend.

This cold snap will begin with rapidly falling temperatures
this afternoon through tonight and could result in flash freezing
of any wet surfaces including roadways. This could create rapidly
deteriorating travel/commute conditions.

By Friday morning, extremely cold air will be in place across
western Washington with overnight lows ranging from the single
digits in western Whatcom County to around 15-25 degrees across
most other lowland areas. Temperatures will likely cool further on
Saturday morning with most locations seeing overnight lows in the
teens.

These cold temperatures will combine with enhanced winds to result
in even colder wind chill values. Widespread wind chills of 15 to
5 degrees above zero are likely with even colder wind chills of
negative 5 to negative 25 degrees across western Whatcom County
where wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph are expected to peak tonight.

Please take precautions to ensure your safety over the coming
days. Slow down and leave plenty of space when driving as icy
conditions are likely to develop. Know the signs of hypothermia
and frostbite and don`t forget to protect your pets, pipes, and
sensitive plants. If you or anyone you know needs to find shelter,
please visit wa211.org or call 2-1-1 during business hours to
find sheltering and humans service resources.

Going to be rough stretch the homeless population. Hopefully there are warming stations being set up. 

[Tyler Mode]

Great watching it advance out over the waters:

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=local-Seattle-truecolor-48-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

24 in bellingham

[Frontal Snowsquall]

2 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Yes please!

No warm tongue soup for you!

[Chewbacca Defense]

3 minutes ago, iFred said:

Tapster in South Lake Union. Right off the Mercer exit and plenty of parking.

Weeknights are hard for me to get down to Seattle, if it was a weekend I would definitely try to make it.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

wind switch at my cabin, down to 5 already.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

24 minutes ago, MossMan said:

If you do another one up around Everett someday I will definitely make it! 

So what you’re saying is that you’d prefer even the meetups to trend north.

[ShawniganLake]

2 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

24 in bellingham

Timing seems close to what was modelled for arctic air, which is nice.  Usually it gets held up at customs.  

[ShawniganLake]

Windchill is in the -40s near our cabin at Watch Lake.  Near 100 Mile House BC

[TacomaWx]

Starting to dump snow here at Highway 18. Can see it rolling down the hill this way like a white wall. 

[OysterPrintout]

18z GRAF says Saturday will be an unforgettable winter day here and I'm guessing basically 5% of us would end up with power at the end of it.

GRAF/Euro remain more delayed with the onset of precip 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, OysterPrintout said:

18z GRAF says Saturday will be an unforgettable winter day here and I'm guessing basically 5% of us would end up with power at the end of it.

GRAF/Euro remain more delayed with the onset of precip 

Makes sense as it has to overcome the dry arctic air. 

[Mercurial]

Big mountain has closed due to impossible travel and -50 windchills.   

[Chewbacca Defense]

I guess the website that tracked pressure gradients doesn't include Canada any more.  Whatcom County Weather page is tracking it manually, and CYWL-BLI is currently -17.2

[Blizzard777]

18 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

I think in a previous life she was a husky, trying to get her to understand that this is as good as it’s gonna get.

 

On the plus side the back yard is freezing up so she will be able to run around and have fun in the back yard!

No muddy paws ! 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

1 minute ago, OysterPrintout said:

18z GRAF says Saturday will be an unforgettable winter day here and I'm guessing basically 5% of us would end up with power at the end of it.

GRAF/Euro remain more delayed with the onset of precip 

Still going with the strong gusts and now increased the snow totals to 10”. Great run!

[Requiem]

2 minutes ago, OysterPrintout said:

18z GRAF says Saturday will be an unforgettable winter day here and I'm guessing basically 5% of us would end up with power at the end of it.

GRAF/Euro remain more delayed with the onset of precip 

I've never seen the GRAF forecast easterly gusts in excess of 50 mph. This really could be that fabled PDX blizzard 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

Still going with the strong gusts and now increased the snow totals to 10”. Great run!

Way better than previous runs down here…

[Doinko]

ICON looks great

 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

icon a further north and stronger, looks good pdx and moisture closer to puget sound.

[Chewbacca Defense]

1 minute ago, Blizzard777 said:

No muddy paws ! 

Oh it's well beyond that, we are talking chocolate (mud) dipped dog!  She has a lot of feathering on her chest/belly and legs, so when she gets to running around its just bad.  I'm probably going to do a french drain system this spring, but I need to work out the logistics of a sump pump to lift the water up to tie in to my gutter drain.  I had standing surface water last night after only .22" of rain.

[MossMan]

C’MON!!! You can do it!!! 

[sherwoodor]

new blogpost from Mark

https://www.kptv.com/2024/01/11/friday-forecast-tough-choice-schools-businesses-saturday-snow-ice-storm/

He's pushing the goods out for PDX until Saturday...