January 2024 Weather in the PNW (Part II)

[Front Ranger]

37 to 27 during a part of the day that is usually rapidly warming at BLI. In 1.5 hours. Not bad.

[MossMan]

Decided to run home and do a quick driveway clean up from the windstorm a few days ago since it was still relatively warm out and before everything freezes in place. Started out sunny but I as was at the bottom of the driveway out to the road I saw it was coming! Then it came! Almost a dusting! Then it fully cleared out again. Now driving back to work I see from the north it’s trying to cloud up again. 
And parked back at work you can clearly see the cz to the south. 

[MikeInEverett]

It is so painful watching that CZ up at home these last few hours produce nothing but chunky rain 

[TacomaWx]

3 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

37 to 27 during a part of the day that is usually rapidly warming at BLI. In 1.5 hours. Not bad.

Looks like it’s hitting anacortes right now. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I don’t remember a time the models didn’t scour out the cold air too quick. @Cascadia_Wx

Same, and for now I’m not seeing a slam dunk pattern to do it quickly. Looks like a lot of blocking and weakish systems the week following our BLAST.

[Phishy Wx]

winds out of the N, temp down to 24.  I think the front was early, no?

[Requiem]

8 minutes ago, OysterPrintout said:

Sort of weird the discrepancies between these text outputs and the wxbell visuals 

If I'm to hedge a bet it's a precip type thing-- some of that precip on the Euro is sleet while the text output only accounts for snow and ZR (lumping sleet in w the snow). Solidly still looks like 4-6 inches across the metro.

[Doinko]

Just now, Cascadia_Wx said:

Same, and for now I’m not seeing a slam dunk pattern to do it quickly. Looks like a lot of blocking and weakish systems the week following our BLAST.

Hopefully we can get something similar to Jan 2017 when the snow stayed on the ground for a good week

[Rubus Leucodermis]

5 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

down to 26 here with a DP of 18

 

32.5˚F IMBY now.

[TT-SEA]

EPS still showing 23/13 day at SEA.   

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, Doinko said:

Hopefully we can get something similar to Jan 2017 when the snow stayed on the ground for a good week

I’m definitely seeing the potential for some parallels at this point. Much colder and more prominent regional airmass going into this one, to boot. We’ll see how that translates to the numbers on the ground when this is all said and done.

[smerfylicious]

We have confirmation. It snow  

[bainbridgekid]

26 in Bellingham at Noon gusting 28 mph from the NNE. This thing's got teeth.

[TT-SEA]

And a 19 degree high at PDX.

@Deweydog does that meet your criteria? 

[Mercurial]

Bitterly cold, gusty, and very snowy, wow!

View from my home office window right now

 

 

[Doinko]

NAM freezes PDX up by 10am tomorrow with some light snow showers around the Willamette Valley

 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

32.0˚F.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

26 in bellingham 

[Tanis Leach]

On 1/9/2024 at 3:01 PM, SeanNyberg said:

my God, this forum has devolved into the worst of the worst. It's always emotional and reactionary in here, but it seems that the rational and seasoned members have pulled back to make way for the kids.

I'm going to step back for the day too. It's just too much uninformed nonsense.

I am excited for a lot of you guys, because it seems like this is your first time tracking a PNW winter storm. I remember my first time.

Congrats of taking the crown as the most reacted to post on this forum beating out a post from Gradient Keeper (Rob) from Feb 22, 2023 if Ibremember correctly. 

[Mercurial]

 

[Skagit Weather]

A couple of very sporadic 40F snowflakes drifting down now.

[Deweydog]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

And a 19 degree high at PDX.

@Deweydog does that meet your criteria? 

It’s possible… the biggest hurdle looks to be midnight high potential. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Arctic front gathering precip now around bellingham

[Cold Snap]

Who is all headed to the meet up later? Was thinking of maybe pulling up.

[Cold Snap]

Looks like Sultan has gotten quite a bit of snow from the CZ.

[bainbridgekid]

18z high-res Nam added the thin CZ along US-2  today. Most of this falls between 11am and 2 pm so some of it already happened.

 

 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

I have a feeling this will not be a boring arctic front for the sound. 

[North_County]

Just stepped outside for lunch and saw a bank of dark clouds to my west. Radar shows this just kind of popping up out of nowhere to the west of my office (the blue dot) and moving slightly east. The 23° temperature bubble is at home.

Will be interesting to see if anything develops out of it, or if it just evaporates in the outflow.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

NAM is way south.

[Requiem]

When the Euro is explicitly forecasting gusts over 70 you know it's real 

[bainbridgekid]

Snowy in Lake Stevens.

 

[MikeInEverett]

2 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

18z high-res Nam added the thin CZ along US-2  today. Most of this falls between 11am and 2 pm so some of it already happened.

 

 

That’s right over my house lol. Still raining up there currently. Need temps to drop really soon for that to somewhat verify.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

NAM is way south.

Typical NAM.   If they aren't going to get rid of it... they should at least get rid of the 06Z and 18Z runs.  

[Cascadia_Wx]

7 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

It’s possible… the biggest hurdle looks to be midnight high potential. 

What are your thoughts on how the low level cold persists next week? Feel like it could be a pretty optimal pattern with such a cold antecedent airmass, especially if we get some snowcover.

[Cascadia_Wx]

3 minutes ago, Requiem said:

When the Euro is explicitly forecasting gusts over 70 you know it's real 

I’m in the orange.

[MossMan]

5 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Who is all headed to the meet up later? Was thinking of maybe pulling up.

Wish I could but it’s just too far away and my wife is going to be late tonight so I have the kiddos 

[Doinko]

3 minutes ago, Requiem said:

When the Euro is explicitly forecasting gusts over 70 you know it's real 

WRF is showing 50mph gusts here for a good period of time, while it's snowing. That would be crazy

[iFred]

5 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Who is all headed to the meet up later? Was thinking of maybe pulling up.

@RentonHill and I will be there. @Meatyorologist and @SouthHillFrostymight be there. Was hoping for @MossManand @TT-SEA to make an appearance.

[SouthHillFrosty]

6 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Who is all headed to the meet up later? Was thinking of maybe pulling up.

Do it. I'm coming up for it

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, iFred said:

@RentonHill and I will be there. @Meatyorologist and @SouthHillFrostymight be there. Was hoping for @MossManand @TT-SEA to make an appearance.

Where is it?