January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part II)

[MossMan]

Dipped as low as 13 this evening, back up to 15.1 now. 

[umadbro]

Today will go down as a top 5 for me. Midnight high of 20 bottomed out at 13.1. Ended up somewhere between 6-8 inches. Drifts close to two feet. At the peak of the event it felt like I was at Timberline. Sleet mixed in at times. But didn’t amount to much. 

[LowerGarfield]

Bit "warmer tonight" with it being 3F instead of negatives at this time of night. As mentioned, bit concerned that the warm nose could cause mix/zr at my location later in the weekend esp after getting new snow.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Those of you in the willamette valley might wanna keep an eye on this. Seems like it's overpreforming what forecast called for, you could get some midnight snow. Seems like it atleast has some precip, lack of radar could be showing it weaker then it is.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Washington State is not the only place with an electric power crisis in this cold snap.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-electricity-record-high-power-demand-aeso-1.7082405

[Parrot]

And I would follow 500 pages and I would ride 500 more

Just to see the Euro 0z give me 2 feet of snow right at my door!

[Olive1010]

5 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Those of you in the willamette valley might wanna keep an eye on this. Seems like it's overpreforming what forecast called for, you could get some midnight snow. Seems like it atleast has some precip, lack of radar could be showing it weaker then it is.

No way Josiah 

[LowerGarfield]

1 hour ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Just got an email from PSE.

BC Hydro for the win?

[Dave]

Light freezing rain continues. 21 degrees. It's laughable how bad the NWS screwed up the forecast down here. Anyway, Eugene is one frozen ice cube. We were fortunate enough that much of the precip today was sleet opposed to ZR. Also, for whatever reason, really cold ZR doesn't stick to tree branches as much as 31 degree ZR does. Tree damage was actually pretty limited. However, on flat surfaces, I basically have 1.5" of frozen glacial ice. This will take forever to melt out. My car ain't going anywhere soon.

[luvssnow_spokane]

1 hour ago, Phishy Wx said:

been stuck at 0 for 3 hours.  High for today.

looks like a 0/-11 day

Cloud cover is impacting temp drop. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

6 minutes ago, LowerGarfield said:

BC Hydro for the win?

Still haven't sold my place in Bellingham. My PR just went through, so soon.

No alerts from BC Hydro yet. Bet they are setting new load records.

[Phishy Wx]

1 minute ago, luvssnow_spokane said:

Cloud cover is impacting temp drop. 

clear on this side of town, still super windy though down the trench.  I think it's that and maybe a slight inversion above us forming

[LowerGarfield]

@BLI snowmanHow much snow did you get? Also when did you move from BLI to Ridgefield?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Those of you in the willamette valley might wanna keep an eye on this. Seems like it's overpreforming what forecast called for, you could get some midnight snow. Seems like it atleast has some precip, lack of radar could be showing it weaker then it is.

My brother was talking about this little feature earlier. Would be an interesting surprise, but the models are never wrong right?

[SpaceRace22]

I'm starting to worry that PDX might not get 12" today 

[ShawniganLake]

17F.  Running about 5F warmer than last night.  

[NorthBend RainEnthusiast]

-3°F in Roslyn but The Brick is still bumpin! 

[BLI snowman]

7 minutes ago, LowerGarfield said:

@BLI snowmanHow much snow did you get? Also when did you move from BLI to Ridgefield?

About 4" even here. Great storm, though it was a little heavier just to my north.

I actually moved back to Clark County in 2015. So my name is kind of an ancient artifact at this point but I've just been too lazy to change it.

[Phishy Wx]

1 minute ago, NorthBend RainEnthusiast said:

-3°F in Roslyn but The Brick is still bumpin! 

I'm watching Northern Exposure right now!

[Slushy Inch]

Not far enough south.

[iFred]

28 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Washington State is not the only place with an electric power crisis in this cold snap.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-electricity-record-high-power-demand-aeso-1.7082405

 

Been fascinating to watch the grid frequency drop as load picks up. A solid day measuring under 59.90 Hz is on par with some of our warmer days in the summer.

[van city]

Just now, Slushy Inch said:

Not far enough south.

Looks good to me.

[Slushy Inch]

1 minute ago, van city said:

Looks good to me.

Yeah for you

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Update on the ice situation. Still freezing rain coming down here.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, Slushy Inch said:

Not far enough south.

Looks locked in at this point for a norther was landing. Hopefully not but pretty good aggrement now

[SnowWillarrive]

Just now, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Looks locked in at this point for a norther was landing. Hopefully not but pretty good aggrement now

We seen this story before 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Well, the good news is I guessed where the pipe had froze and managed to thaw it without having to open the wall up.

[Phishy Wx]

Just now from Avista

 

Dear Customer,

Last night, we asked that you conserve natural gas usage due to a mechanical issue experienced north of our service territory by one of Avista’s natural gas suppliers, TC Energy (formerly TransCanada Corporation). That issue has been resolved, and customer conservation was key to stabilizing the system as it was being fixed. However, we continue to see record-low temperatures and increased energy use throughout the region creating new supply constraints.

For the next 12 hours, Avista is requesting all customers to continue to conserve energy, both natural gas and electricity, by considering these steps if you haven’t already:

• Lower your thermostat to a point you can comfortably and safely manage
• Unplug anything not being used
• Reduce the use of washing machines and dryers
• Reduce the use of dishwashers
• Turn off and/or unplug lights that aren't being used
• Restrict heat by shutting doors to unused rooms
• Adjust the temperature on your water heater to 120 degrees
• Take shorter showers
• Keep heated air inside by blocking air leaks
• Close curtains and blinds
• Place a rolled-up towel at the base of exterior doors
• Turn bathroom, kitchen and other ventilation fans off (if not needed)
• Close chimney flue when fireplace is not in use
• Cover wall or window AC unites with a blanket
• Close garage door if attached to home
• Remove any furniture or other items blocking air vents or heaters

These steps will help keep the natural gas and electric transmission and distribution systems stable.

We are working around the clock to ensure you and all our customers have the energy needed to stay warm and safe.

[SnowWillarrive]

Based on what I saw on social media many in PDX proper were pretty sad about the lack of epic snowfall.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

2 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

Based on what I saw on social media many in PDX proper were pretty sad about the lack of epic snowfall.

Most of them were probably younger and had no clue how rare it is to snow like it did at those temps and wind.

 

[GHweatherChris]

1 hour ago, bainbridgekid said:

Wind Chill briefly dropped to -1 at SEA last night. Not sure when the last time that happened (maybe Nov 2010?)

This was last night in Westport, WA....

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, SnowWillarrive said:

Based on what I saw on social media many in PDX proper were pretty sad about the lack of epic snowfall.

Coldest high since 1990 is a lot more impressive than a few inches of snow. 

[Winterdog]

54 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Dipped as low as 13 this evening, back up to 15.1 now. 

12.3 here.  We are doing our best to keep this January below normal anyway.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Down to 15. 

[GHweatherChris]

2 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

This was last night in Westport, WA....

The negative temps was the wind chill.

[Slushy Inch]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Down to 15. 

Since the upper levels have warmed, is this now fake cold?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Slushy Inch said:

Since the upper levels have warmed, is this now fake cold?

Down here it was always fake cold, hence the multiple inches of sleet. 

[Slushy Inch]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Down here it was always fake cold, hence the multiple inches of sleet. 

Ahh 

[Winterdog]

2 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

Since the upper levels have warmed, is this now fake cold?

I don't think so since this cold wasn't incubated, it was already here

[Kolk1604]

Very northern Washingon get their turn this run