January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part II)

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

23 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Looks like it’s backed away from Port Angeles. Wonder how much snow @Port Angeles Foothiller scored.

6-7”

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

3 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Looks like there’s one last shot for something here with the cells to the west. 

Do you remember 2010 Nov? It was just like this except a low came in from Vancouver Island and went under the Olympics and east to Olympia.  It was a bad a** storm.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Drying out from the north rapidly now. That was it for central sound and you can see the arctic front convergence down by Olympia 

Really interesting how the precip is just shutting down from the north even despite what the radar is showing.   I can't remember that happening before.   The same thing on the radar here has been progressively lighter actual snow falling.

[TacomaWx]

Just now, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Do you remember 2010 Nov? It was just like this except a low came in from Vancouver Island and went under the Olympics and east to Olympia.  It was a bad a** storm.

That one was unforgettable

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

20 minutes ago, Jbolin said:

Not sure if this is the same person but, 

Not me, but I have similar results

[MossMan]

My wife just got home. This is the snow that survived the drive home, she said there were a few inches covering her car when she went to leave work in Everett around 5:30 before going to her dance class in Marysville. 

[Doinko]

UKMET looks decent here

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Do you remember 2010 Nov? It was just like this except a low came in from Vancouver Island and went under the Olympics and east to Olympia.  It was a bad a** storm.

Now that was a real one along with December 1990

[SnowWillarrive]

7 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Looks like I finally have a good cell headed right at me.  Things are changing so fast on the radar right now.

Heaviest snow of the night falling here as well 

[Snownerd3000]

19 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

Yeah 3 hour snow totals. Nutty. Bury me.

 

I've never seen snowfall rates this fast in person. 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

My wife just got home. This is the snow that survived the drive home, she said there were a few inches covering her car when she went to leave work in Everett around 5:30 before going to her dance class in Marysville. 

Make a snowbank out of it!  It was last until the middle of next week.  

[Rubus Leucodermis]

3 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

6-7”

Overperformed compared to the mesoscale models.

[snow_wizard]

Looks like Federal Way might get hit good in a few minutes.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

18 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Really interesting how the precip is just shutting down from the north even despite what the radar is showing.   I can't remember that happening before.   The same thing on the radar here has been progressively lighter actual snow falling.

This is what happens with a true arctic front with very dry and cold air directly behind. I honestly haven't seen one like this for 20 years at least. 1990 was like this only much stronger. I would of loved to had saw that beast on radar. 

Edited January 12 by MR.SNOWMIZER

[The Winter Warlock]

I got enough to turn the deck and cars white. I’m happy.

[SouthHillFrosty]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

Looks like Federal Way might get hit good in a few minutes.

? Looks like it ending soon on radar.

[TT-SEA]

FWIW... the GEFS ensemble mean agrees with its operational run very well for the middle of next week.   And worth noting the EPS mean was different.

[SnowWillarrive]

1 minute ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

? Looks like it ending soon on radar.

Looks like the radar is break up. Noooo

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

2 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Overperformed compared to the mesoscale models.

This setup always does. NWS gave us a WWA for 1-3”. They ALWAYS f this up. Cars are stuck everywhere 

[DeepFriedEgg]

Have a feeling PDX metro is going to get at least some ZR next week. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

8 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

It’s amazing how much more snow I get here in South Everett at 500 feet than downtown Everett does 5 miles away. I’ve had nearly 90 inches since I moved here in 2018 and am sure downtown Everett has had half that. So many times in the last several years I’ve had 3-6” with roads covered and they had less than an inch. 
 

When I bought my house I told my realtor I wouldn’t look at places under 400 feet elevation and she thought I was joking.

The way I look at it snow events are already so rare around here that being constantly disappointed by being on the low end of everyone around you would just be too draining mentally during what should be the happiest weather events of the year. 

Same here and I'm not even 300' elevation. Just being over 200' and inland a bit can do wonders. Many times in the last two winters there has been a thick blanket at home and only an inch or two downtown.

[ShawniganLake]

8 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

6-7”

And you had your doubts this morning.   
 

HRDPS Looks like it did pretty well at least for northern areas. 

[MWG]

Was so busy today that I didn't see this posted by NWS in Medford.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

? Looks like it ending soon on radar.

There is a Shelton to Federal Way to Bonney Lake band that formed as the Seattle band faded.   And you can see another band south of that one that will take its place next as that one fades.  

[TacomaWx]

Looks like a nice band moving W->E aimed this way we will see how it does. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Just now, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

This setup always does. NWS gave us a WWA for 1-3”. They ALWAYS f this up. Cars are stuck everywhere 

1–3" was clearly too low. I was looking at HRDPS and NAM 3km. One showed 4" for your area, the other 6". Which is why I said 4–6" earlier.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

11 minutes ago, Christensen87 said:

Not CFS…

Good.  You know it's run 4x daily, and is usually different each time.  And supposedly it is being discontinued soon.  

[MikeInEverett]

7 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

It’s amazing how much more snow I get here in South Everett at 500 feet than downtown Everett does 5 miles away. I’ve had nearly 90 inches since I moved here in 2018 and am sure downtown Everett has had half that. So many times in the last several years I’ve had 3-6” with roads covered and they had less than an inch. 
 

When I bought my house I told my realtor I wouldn’t look at places under 400 feet elevation and she thought I was joking.

The way I look at it snow events are already so rare around here that being constantly disappointed by being on the low end of everyone around you would just be too draining mentally during what should be the happiest weather events of the year. 

Yeah it’s insane. I never knew the difference between south Everett and downtown were that major before I moved, I bet if I had seen those numbers at some point in the past I would’ve thought of it when I bought this place, but here I am. After the few cold snaps last year and now this one I’ve realized that I need an absolutely perfect setup for me to get good quality snow here. I’m sure the more it happens over the next few years the more I’ll get used to it leading to less weenie meltdowns. Hopefully..

[TacomaWx]

Heaviest snow of the night so far now…hopefully it keeps up. 

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

6" and still snowing lightly in Leavenworth.  20 degrees currently.

We had 9" Monday night and so far this winter between 45 and 50 inches.

[TT-SEA]

The Port Angeles band is collapsing fast as well. 

[DeepFriedEgg]

To be honest think the entire NOAA suite of models should be put out to pasture. They're utter garbage.

[MossMan]

7 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Make a snowbank out of it!  It was last until the middle of next week.  

Just did!! Then they might go into the freezer along with Christmas 2017 and February 2022 snowballs! 

[MikeInEverett]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Just did!! Then they might go into the freezer along with Christmas 2017 and February 2022 snowballs! 

It came!!

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

8 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

And you had your doubts this morning.   
 

HRDPS Looks like it did pretty well at least for northern areas. 

I said 6-12 a few days ago

 

[GHweatherChris]

Temp still 36 here, this is fun.....

[MikeInEverett]

5 minutes ago, MillCreekMike said:

Yeah it’s insane. I never knew the difference between south Everett and downtown were that major before I moved, I bet if I had seen those numbers at some point in the past I would’ve thought of it when I bought this place, but here I am. After the few cold snaps last year and now this one I’ve realized that I need an absolutely perfect setup for me to get good quality snow here. I’m sure the more it happens over the next few years the more I’ll get used to it leading to less weenie meltdowns. Hopefully..

But the mental aspect is so real. All I could think about while driving through snowy Mill Creek / South Everett is the fact that there’s nothing accumulating at my place and then I’d check the traffic cams to see if there’s maybe some accumulation and there’d be nothing even if it was snowing somewhat heavily.

At least I learned this lesson while I’m young!

[Slushy Inch]

15 minutes ago, MossMan said:

My wife just got home. This is the snow that survived the drive home, she said there were a few inches covering her car when she went to leave work in Everett around 5:30 before going to her dance class in Marysville. 

Nice Subaru. I drove in like 16 inches of wet snow in 2019 in my outback and only got stuck temporarily 

[DeepFriedEgg]

Would be quite the twist if PDX is too far north for the Friday evening moisture (looks like a guarantee at this point), and too far south (ZR/sleet) for the big storm Saturday.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

13 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

This is what happens with a true arctic front with very dry and cold air directly behind. I honestly haven't seen one like this for 20 years at least. 1990 was like this only much weaker. I would of loved to had saw that beast on radar. 

I meant 1990 was much stronger.