January Weather In The PNW 2024 (Part III) - The Warming Shot

[Phishy Wx]

AK vortex would completely moderate over the ocean and bring chilly rain, and maybe some snow to favored areas

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Phishy Wx said:

i'm over this dud too, one week of winter ain't going to make up for a whole season of above normal temps and mostly rain.  just pull off the bandaid and hope for a mega Nina next winter

[Phil]

https://x.com/ryanmaue/status/1749628418793037861?s=46&t=656Z973wLtGKaIyhhq_7QQ

[MossMan]

16 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Phil’s Member! 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

I don’t know why people think this winter is a dud. It’s El Niño. The odds were always stacked against lots of cold and snow. It could have been a lot worse.

That we managed to score a good cold snap makes this one better than expected.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just got done building this engine for a customers el Camino. Just a simple 350 chevy engine. 

[MossMan]

5 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Just got done building this engine for a customers el Camino. Just a simple 350 chevy engine. 

What year El Camino? 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

18 minutes ago, MossMan said:

What year El Camino? 

1979

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

19 minutes ago, MossMan said:

What year El Camino? 

I'm the only shop around this area that still works on the older stuff. Crazy.

[ShawniganLake]

59 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Any examples of a dislodge that gave us anything noteworthy? 

That’s above my pay grade. Perhaps Feb 1989 was?  

[TigerWoodsLibido]

53F with the occasional shower.

[ShawniganLake]

33 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

I don’t know why people think this winter is a dud. It’s El Niño. The odds were always stacked against lots of cold and snow. It could have been a lot worse.

That we managed to score a good cold snap makes this one better than expected.

About what I predicted back in November , so far.  Torch December with a one and done cold snap in early to mid January.  Maybe we’ll have another window in mid to late February.  The jet will likely retract at some point. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

1 minute ago, ShawniganLake said:

About what I predicted back in November , so far.  Torch December with a one and done cold snap in early to mid January.  Maybe we’ll have another window in mid to late February.  The jet will likely retract at some point. 

February has been more of a door than a window of late so I'm still optimistic.

[Slushy Inch]

[Andstorm]

1 minute ago, Slushy Inch said:

I think we’ll finally get the upper level cold by early Feb. But surface temps look fairy seasonal. 

[Phishy Wx]

I'm pretty upset I'm missing our first 50 burgers of the year

 

 

[Slushy Inch]

2 minutes ago, Andstorm said:

I think we’ll finally get the upper level cold by early Feb. But surface temps look fairy seasonal. 

Yeah

[MossMan]

44 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I'm the only shop around this area that still works on the older stuff. Crazy.

Yeah it’s getting tougher and tougher to find mechanics that still work on the older stuff. Cars, boats, jetskis, etc. kind of sad really. 

My dad has a 1965 Chevelle and 1966 Olds 442. As of now I’m planning on keeping the 442 and selling the Chevelle. He had someone completely rebuild the 327 in it and he had all of the body work and paint done as well. His last step was the interior. I don’t think I will get to that and will probably sell as is, but I need to figure out how to even price it. 
The 442 is complete, I went with him to buy it back in the early 1990’s and we did most of the resto work ourselves except for the engine rebuild as that was professionally done. Has a 455 big block in it with the tri-power. It’s give you whiplash fast! 

Edited January 23 by MossMan

[Cascadia_Wx]

PDX finally cracked 50. First time in two weeks.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

57 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I'm the only shop around this area that still works on the older stuff. Crazy.

Do you work on newer cars? Specifically european cars?

[Cascadia_Wx]

Looks like next Sunday and Monday are going to be on 60 degree watch in the western lowlands. Barf 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

16 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Do you work on newer cars? Specifically european cars?

If it has an engine in it i work on it. We work on a bunch of Euro.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

17 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Looks like next Sunday and Monday are going to be on 60 degree watch in the western lowlands. Barf 

I knew we would pay for our 167hrs of winter

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

If it has an engine in it i work on it. We work on a bunch of Euro.

Many on here would tell you that the Euro needs no working on.

[Deweydog]

17 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Looks like next Sunday and Monday are going to be on 60 degree watch in the western lowlands. Barf 

It’s God’s plan, Jessecular.

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I knew we would pay for our 167hrs of winter

I always like having at least one winter month without any 60s. Might be a tall order this year, although we’ve still got February.

Last cold season was nice. No 60s at this location from late October to mid March. PDX made it from 11/4 to 3/16.

[Snownerd3000]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Phil’s Member! 

Awfully close to a human resource violation here.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

14 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Many on here would tell you that the Euro needs no working on.

That is funny, We see more problems with build quality issues and cheap plastic parts on Euro compared to American cars. American car quality has really got much better over the last 8 years, especially the electronics and wiring.  

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

But right now the Euro has been looking like a Mercedes Benz and the gfs has been looking like a 1970 pinto.

[Cascadia_Wx]

3 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

But right now the Euro has been looking like a Mercedes Benz and the gfs has been looking like a 1970 pinto.

Would that make the ICON a Yugo?

[Cascadia_Wx]

Still a decent signal for early Feb troughing on the 12z EPS. The control looks pretty nice.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

42 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

If it has an engine in it i work on it. We work on a bunch of Euro.

I have a 2016 Golf R that i'd love to have an independent mechanic look at. The options near me are dreadful. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

18 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Would that make the ICON a Yugo?

Haha i forgot about those, I have worked on them way back in the day hahaha

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

4 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

I have a 2016 Golf R that i'd love to have an independent mechanic look at. The options near me are dreadful. 

Pm me

[Sometimesdylan]

The snow continues…. A winter storm warning that’s been extended twice… 

 

here’s our back yard, you can see the hot tub cover that we had cleared off last night…

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, Sometimesdylan said:

The snow continues…. A winter storm warning that’s been extended twice… 

 

here’s our back yard, you can see the hot tub cover that we had cleared off last night…

What is the storm total so far? looks like about 2 feet!

[AbbyJr]

Trends?

12Z Today:

 

00Z Last Night:

 

12Z Yesterday:

[BLI snowman]

2 hours ago, ShawniganLake said:

That’s above my pay grade. Perhaps Feb 1989 was?  

February 1999 tried to do the dislodge thing around the 9th and essentially all it led to was some overnight snow showers in the hills. Highly memorable.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

43 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Would that make the ICON a Yugo?

Wrong country. Trabant 601, maybe?

[Rubus Leucodermis]

26 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Haha i forgot about those, I have worked on them way back in the day hahaha

They were not quality vehicles, but the biggest problem was their maintenance issues were misunderstood in the West. They had interference engines. Many US mechanics are used to pushing it a bit with timing belts. Do that with a Yugo and the engine will self-destruct. Yugos need their timing belts replaced more frequently, no exceptions, per the manual.

In practice, they were much more reliable in eastern Europe, where their needs were understood better.