January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part II)

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Probably not going to see these go much lower, but it’s been 7 years since the Salem area saw lows this cold. Yesterday ended up 23/16 at SLE, their coldest high since 1998 and coldest daily mean since December 2013.

Edited January 14 by SilverFallsAndrew

[SnowySeeker50]

High of 20 yesterday, currently 15f

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Wonder if the valley gets socked in with low clouds tomorrow. SLE carries a low of 16 into a new day. 

[Cold Snap]

For the people on here who haven’t experienced negative temperatures or even single digits. I’d say it’s pretty fun to witness and if you can, go and try and witness it sometime if you haven’t. It’s really so cool how cold you can get so quickly. I know a lot of you would love to witness something like that. I would love to witness -30+ wind chills sometime let alone -30+ temps. Witnessing below zero cold is really something special.

[Slushy Inch]

2 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

For the people on here who haven’t experienced negative temperatures or even single digits. I’d say it’s pretty fun to witness and if you can, go and try and witness it sometime if you haven’t. It’s really so cool how cold you can get so quickly. I know a lot of you would love to witness something like that. I would love to witness -30+ wind chills sometime let alone -30+ temps. Witnessing below zero cold is really something special.

It’s certainly a more shocking sensation than extreme heat

[Slushy Inch]

6z NAM then it’s bedtime

[Slushy Inch]

Close on this run.

[Cold Snap]

3 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

Close on this run.

Is that south of 00z?

[Slushy Inch]

4 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Is that south of 00z?

Sort of. We get rain to snow

[Slushy Inch]

[Meatyorologist]

High of 22F at KSEA. Coldest since 1990. That's neat!

[Meatyorologist]

Off a dry backdoor blast too, and we've seen similar airmasses brush through BC in recent years. Maybe we've just been exceptionally unlucky in the PNW in terms of upper level forcing.

[TT-SEA]

1 hour ago, Slushy Inch said:

6z NAM then it’s bedtime

I feel asleep before the ECMWF and haven't read back yet. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

20 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Off a dry backdoor blast too, and we've seen similar airmasses brush through BC in recent years. Maybe we've just been exceptionally unlucky in the PNW in terms of upper level forcing.

There has been a noticeable lack of proper upper-level Arctic airmasses here. They often stall out a hundred or so miles north. That didn’t used to happen as often.

[TT-SEA]

Not sure if this was posted from 00Z EPS members.

[TT-SEA]

There are a few epic snowstorms for Seattle in this mix.   Including #42 again!

[snow_wizard]

The graph cast had its best run yet on the upcoming trough.  It has 850s dropping to -8 over the North Interior of WA.  The thing is actually looking like an extension off the PV.  This is the best looking frame for 500mb and the next is the coldest for 850s.

 

 

[snow_wizard]

11 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

There are a few epic snowstorms for Seattle in this mix.   Including #42 again!

42 is my new favorite number!

[Tanis Leach]

Newest video: 

No technical info but see the description for something I forgot to mention in audio, but caught in the editing process. 

 

 

[snow_wizard]

31 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Not sure if this was posted from 00Z EPS members.

Looks like there are 11 that would be good for Seattle.

[snow_wizard]

Looks like some places are decoupling tonight.  Probably going to be some single digits.

[Tanis Leach]

So KMTR and probably KVAL closed their studios and did a remote broadcast tonight due to the conditions. Only Chief Meteorologist John Mayer, and a single reporter in the field, Juliette Smith were reporting, and could only change who's talking during a commercial break. There was no on screen graphics, though some were present on John's computer. 

 

This is the link, though it may break after 12 hours since it's from their "latest newscast" video which I'd imagine changes: https://nbc16.com/watch?video=9d7ff94f2a8f4c7cb845ef61463eae0b

Edited January 14 by Tanis Leach
Broken link and spelling

[HuskyMaestro]

15F and just complete tranquil silence outside. Would be better if there was 8” of snow. Brrrrr 

[The Blob]

Power came back around 0530

[High Desert Mat?]

Anyone know how that SSW is looking for the 24th?

[Front Ranger]

6 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

High of 22F at KSEA. Coldest since 1990. That's neat!

Yeah, the high temps yesterday (really the afternoon temps for most places) look like they'll be the defining mark of this blast. Top tier to be sure.

Bummer it didn't work out for more snow and colder low temps.

[Andstorm]

9 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

There is going to be a lot of arctic air scooting around by the end of the month. Another bite at the apple? Perhaps. 

Interesting. I sort of assumed winter was over after this cold stretch. not seeing much eye candy in ensembles through remainder of month, but wouldn’t put a lot of stock in that. What’s up with PV?

[MossMan]

Currently 14.4. My low so far is 14.1.

An interesting observation, my UPS that I have hooked to my Starlink has been reading lower volts during this cold spell. Usually runs between 121 and 124VAC but the last two days it has been fluctuating between 115 and 118VAC…I guess that would be a first hand account of how much demand for power is? 
 

Also the PNA. One final dip before things get ugly again. C’MON SSW!!!! 

[High Desert Mat?]

3 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Currently 14.4. My low so far is 14.1.

An interesting observation, my UPS that I have hooked to my Starlink has been reading lower volts during this cold spell. Usually runs between 121 and 124VAC but the last two days it has been fluctuating between 115 and 118VAC…I guess that would be a first hand account of how much demand for power is? 
 

Also the PNA. One final dip before things get ugly again. C’MON SSW!!!! 

Doesn’t look like the pna dipped that low for this blast. Goes to show what an SSW can do. Waiting to hear from Jim or Phil on the next one that was proved to happen on the 24th. 

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, High Desert Mat? said:

Doesn’t look like the pna dipped that low for this blast. Goes to show what an SSW can do. Waiting to hear from Jim or Phil on the next one that was proved to happen on the 24th. 

Yeah the PNA was forecasted to dip lower leading up to the event but those negative members kept creeping back towards the neutral line the last few days before it came. 

[crf450ish]

Currently 13F here in Spanahood. 12F in Ferndale where our soon to be new home will be. -4F in Fruitland where we used to live (in Stevens county). God, I miss it over there! 9F at my folks house in Yelm with the same snow depth (6") that fell Thursday night.

My cousin and his wife are in Florida right now. They live in Randal (8F there currently). One foot of snow fell at their place on Thursday. They couldn't have timed their trip any better.

This is a true arctic outbreak event in my opinion. Sort of wish there was of a wide spread snow event but then again dealing with that is a massive PITA around here. My family and I are thoroughly enjoying this cold, clear weather. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

12.6˚F.

[TacomaWx]

Looking more and more like we’re going to get ice then rain here in the south sound. No denying how impressive this blast was despite no snow. Still a chance we get snow but it’s looking like the upper levels rapidly warm ahead of the mid week system. 13 degrees here coldest low I’ve ever seen IMBY.

[Hawksfan2008]

Tuesdays storm is looking like an equally near miss to the last one but to the north this time. Running out of possibilities on the ensembles  

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Hawksfan2008 said:

Tuesdays storm is looking like an equally near miss to the last one but to the north this time. Running out of possibilities on the ensembles  

Yeah... its only 60 hours away from starting so any shifts are going to be minor at this point.   And none of the models this morning are showing any lowland snow south of Bellingham.   Just too warm aloft.   Also don't think we have to worry about a significant ice storm so that is good.  

[TT-SEA]

Sunrise on Mt. Si

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Yeah... its only 60 hours away from starting so any shifts are going to be minor at this point.   And none of the models this morning are showing any lowland snow south of Bellingham.   Just too warm aloft.   Also don't think we have to worry about a significant ice storm so that is good.  

Looks like it might still be good for me?

[T-Town]

Snowy Olympics. 

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Looks like it might still be good for me?

Maybe... not sure. 

 

[Doinko]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Maybe... not sure. 

 

How much ice does the 06z euro show here?