January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part II)

[CloudJunkie]

18 minutes ago, T-Town said:

The clouds are finally getting interesting, in fact I think I saw that same cloud! I'm about 4 miles south of you in Oakbrook.

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

So we got about an inch out here which about what the models showed.  However... my wife just came home from work and had to park the car down the hill thanks to a school bus being sideways on the road.   I don't think there were any kids on it at the time... it was going back down after dropping off the kids up here.   I would love to be drinking a beer in Seattle right now but I knew it was not good evening to be trying to navigate the hills up here.   And I didn't want to miss what is likely the only show I will get from this event!   

Funny you mentioned that, just saw this picture on the Wenatchee Worlds Facebook page about a school bus in the middle of some fun. 

[Ken in Wood Village]

14 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

I'd say it'll be between Woodburn and salem, but I wish it will be between Albany and Salem because I'm in salem this weekend, but I doubt that'll happen. Portland got their turn last year, salem hasn't had good snow since January 2017, it's their turn now. 

It's one benefit of living next to the Gorge. We always transition out of the cold last (at least in the eastern suburbs of Portland...lol

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Some commuters here probably won’t get home by midnight. Always happens when a storm rolls in during business hours on a weekday.

[the_convergence_zone]

Someone in the Sequim highlands is going to win this event. 

[Slushy Inch]

Anyone see the 18z eps? This is getting legit!

[LowerGarfield]

Already have 1.10 and that's only in maybe the last thirty or forty minutes.

[Cascadia_Wx]

46 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

I dunno what the f*ck is gonna happen.

Would hate to see those lips get frozen to your bum with the upcoming FLASH FREEZE. Could make for an awkward forum meetup.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

Absolute dumpage on me now. If this upsloping sits on me that 6” will be real

[MossMan]

14 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Need to adjust to take out first 7 hours since that already happened.   This is what it shows is remaining.  

In barely in that first shade of grey!!! 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

4 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Exactly. I believe this was my 17/8 day. 

Pretty sure I had over a foot on the ground on the coldest morning that year.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Funny you mentioned that, just saw this picture on the Wenatchee Worlds Facebook page about a school bus in the middle of some fun. 

Uggghh... what a mess!  

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, Slushy Inch said:

Anyone see the 18z eps. This is getting legit!

Typical niño pattern.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

1 minute ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Someone in the Sequim highlands is going to win this event. 

Raises hand

[MossMan]

Just now, Slushy Inch said:

Anyone see the 18z eps. This is getting legit!

I thought Tim said this was a no go earlier? 

[T-Town]

Dropping fast. 

[Slushy Inch]

Just now, Cascadia_Wx said:

Typical niño pattern.

You mean nina?

[TT-SEA]

Northern band of snow is backing up westward now as ECMWF showed.   It has to be good for @Port Angeles Foothiller by this point!   Prime spot up there.  

[LowerGarfield]

Some of it is falling as pellets where it falls with a force like hail but then again it's breezy here too. Def snow though. Kiyyyaaa it's crazy 

[iFred]

14 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

I’ll be there in about 20 minutes.

@SouthHillFrosty is here

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Absolute dumpage on me now. If this upsloping sits on me that 6” will be real

4–6" would be a good guess for your area overnight.

[Doinko]

Looks like PDX freezes up around 9 am tomorrow, some light flurries around but main moisture isn't there yet

[Slushy Inch]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

I thought Tim said this was a no go earlier? 

It is definitely not a no go!

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, Slushy Inch said:

You mean nina?

Yes. Yes I meant Niña.

[T-Town]

4 minutes ago, CloudJunkie said:

The clouds are finally getting interesting, in fact I think I saw that same cloud! I'm about 4 miles south of you in Oakbrook.

Nice. This might be as exciting as this event gets for us so im enjoying it. 

[MikeInEverett]

Dang. Nevermind what I said about the CZ. It’s getting shredded. Already down to just flurries here. We got a dusting.

[snow_wizard]

I have a feeling we're just going to see snowfall appear out of nowhere on the radar down this way.  The clouds have gotten much more organized in the past few minutes.  Down to 33 here now.  Going to be high ratio snow with this air mass.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

Anyone see the 18z eps? This is getting legit!

Literally the same thing the 12Z run showed    That block is lifting away quickly at that point.   Going towards a more "typical Nino pattern".  But not really even that because CA is not getting action either. 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Northern band of snow is backing up westward now as ECMWF showed.   It has to be good for @Port Angeles Foothiller by this point!   Prime spot up there.  

Yeah, it’s getting legit

[The Winter Warlock]

Convergence reforming more around Kent from the East.

 

[LowerGarfield]

Oh my gosh I just saw a bright flash. Lightning????? No thunder nearby but wow 

[Slushy Inch]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Literally the same thing the 12Z run showed    That block is lifting away quickly at that point.   Going towards a more "typical Nino pattern".

Thanks the point is that frame has gotten better 

[MossMan]

28.6

DP 24.3

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I have a feeling we're just going to see snowfall appear out of nowhere on the radar down this way.  The clouds have gotten much more organized in the past few minutes.  Down to 33 here now.  Going to be high ratio snow with this air mass.

There are echoes moving east over the Olympics south of that upslope band.   Could see some of that forming into a new c-zone this evening.  

[MossMan]

Just now, Slushy Inch said:

Thanks the point is that frame has gotten better 

So an improvement! Perhaps we will see a little more white! 

[Slushy Inch]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Literally the same thing the 12Z run showed    That block is lifting away quickly at that point.   Going towards a more "typical Nino pattern".

It’s should be noted that EPS has had return to El Niño continue to be pushed back. And this runs ridge has a stronger base.

[T-Town]

Looks VERY ominous with daylight fading.  

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

It’s should be noted that EPS has had return to El Niño continue to be pushed back. And this runs ridge has a stronger base.

I haven't seen it getting delayed... just different solutions during the process of the block lifting out.    Its been very consistent in the overall progression.   But there could definitely be a window around day 6 or 7.  

[Phishy Wx]

9 minutes ago, LowerGarfield said:

Some of it is falling as pellets where it falls with a force like hail but then again it's breezy here too. Def snow though. Kiyyyaaa it's crazy 

News in Spokane saying there was some Thundersnow in Pomeroy

[lowlandsnow]

Wow the convergence zone just almost disappeared