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

[TT-SEA]

Already 60 degrees out here with some sun breaks now.

[Skagit Weather]

Already hit 62F here this morning! Headed for 80F?

[iFred]

9 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

I am definitely under the throes of seasonal affective disorder. I'm looking at old pictures of mine back on warm, bright summer afternoons, and I'm feeling this deep yearning to bask in the warmth. Definitely looking forward to Spring and the changing seasons, probably more so than I ever have by this point in the year. I just hope we get a more typically beautiful summer this year, with lots of 72/48 type days and burning morning clouds, thrown in with some 85Fish days and 65Fish days; instead of the torching of the last decade. That sounds heavenly.

I should note I am still rooting for COLD and SNOW, as long as we can still get it! Cold anomalies are always a blessing in our new era of warming, and my itty bitty weenie heart would root for a foot of powder in the dead of July. But dreaming of mostly sunny afternoons, a steady breeze out of the west, some residual tufts of stratocumulus catching the afternoon's hazel tones, and a field of altocumulus castellanus ominously gliding over it all promising a dazzling display of nocturnal thunderstorms.... 

Last nights chorus of frogs and this mornings summer tinge has brought back that “I need to work on the yard” primal urge. In our warming climate, the days of a 72° degree July day might be gone, so I’m rooting for overcast and 90° soup. Makes for some exciting weather.

[bainbridgekid]

Lots of 64 and 65 degree readings already near Fall City. Remarkable for 9 am in January.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just now, bainbridgekid said:

Lots of 64 and 65 degree readings already near Fall City. Remarkable for 9 am in January.

And sad. Disturbing to see bare ground at places at 7k feet on crystal mountain web cam. The extreme Temp swings this month are crazy.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

The 48 degrees at prince George is crazy. 80 degress warmer than a couple weeks ago.

[Mercurial]

Lake Louise is going to be in the 40s this week.  Simply bizarre 

[Chewbacca Defense]

Was talking to my colleague in Minneapolis, and they are having a crazy warm winter as well.  He said his kids are out riding their bikes instead of sledding, and he bought a new snowblower for this winter that has yet to be used.  Last winter he was having to get up on his roof to shovel it because of the snow loads.

 

He also said lots of folks are falling through the ice while ice fishing....

 

Currently 51 here, but I am guessing we will warm up a bit later in the day.

[bainbridgekid]

SEA was 61 degrees at 3 AM last night. No wonder the frogs were out.

Average July low is 58, so in a way it was warmer than a normal Summer night.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

35 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

SEA was 61 degrees at 3 AM last night. No wonder the frogs were out.

Average July low is 58, so in a way it was warmer than a normal Summer night.

My house spiked to 62 at 1 am and it got breezy. It was odd. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

52F and cloudy. Hopefully we can avoid the 60F burger today.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Winds calmed and skies cleared overnight for a low of 42. Currently partly cloudy and 54. Should get a little milder today than yesterday with less east wind, but hoping to dodge 60 again.

[Cascadia_Wx]

The sunrise this morning was absolutely otherworldly. One of the best I’ve seen in a long time. At one point the whole sky turned pink and orange, illuminating the swirling clouds overhead, and I could have sworn I was on Jupiter.

[Phishy Wx]

how is you guys daffodil situation looking like?

[LowerGarfield]

52F right now with sun. Warmer because my favorite cat is sleeping on my legs. Gotta go to the restroom soon but it's nice and toasty when he sleeps on me.

[Skagit Weather]

16 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

how is you guys daffodil situation looking like?

No daffodils, but the garlic is up! I'm always amazed when it doesn't seem fazed when it gets hit with near single digit temperatures.

[ShawniganLake]

1 hour ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

The 48 degrees at prince George is crazy. 80 degress warmer than a couple weeks ago.

Chetwynd BC is 58F.  It was -42F there a couple weeks ago.  100F warmer. 
 

Puntzi Mountain BC was -55F. Forecast high today is 50F but they might surpass that.  105F warmer. 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

4 minutes ago, Skagit Weather said:

No daffodils, but the garlic is up! I'm always amazed when it doesn't seem fazed when it gets hit with near single digit temperatures.

My garlic is a foot tall already and thriving

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

My garlic is a foot tall already and thriving

 I am sure our daffodils are poking up but that is almost always true at the end of January.    I noticed over the weekend that our daylilies are coming up now as well.   That is a little early.   They were coming up in late January 2019 and then were buried in snow for 5 weeks and when the snow melted they just picked up right where they left off.

[Phishy Wx]

I think I have mushrooms popping up on ground that was frozen solid a week ago.  Not sure I've ever seen mushrooms here in January. 

[ShawniganLake]

Weather summary
for British Columbia
issued by Environment Canada
at 7:22 a.m. PST Monday 29 January 2024.

Discussion.

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on 
January 28, 2024: 

British Columbia: 

Dawson Creek Area (Dawson Creek A) 
New record of 10.4 
Old record of 9.9 set in 2017 
Records in this area have been kept since 1926 

Dease Lake Area (Dease Lake (AUT)) 
New record of 6.1 
Old record of 5.4 set in 2017 
Records in this area have been kept since 1944 

Mackenzie Area (Mackenzie Airport Auto) 
New record of 6.7 
Old record of 5.5 set in 2016 
Records in this area have been kept since 1971 

Port Hardy Area (Port Hardy A) 
New record of 11.8 
Old record of 11.7 set in 1962 
Records in this area have been kept since 1944 

Prince Rupert Area (Prince Rupert) 
New record of 12.5 
Old record of 12.2 set in 1940 
Records in this area have been kept since 1908 

Sechelt Area (Sechelt Aut) 
New record of 14.8 
Old record of 12.0 set in 1988 
Records in this area have been kept since 1956 

Sparwood Area (Sparwood CS) 
New record of 8.0 
Old record of 7.5 set in 1988 
Records in this area have been kept since 1969 

West Vancouver Area (West Vancouver Aut) 
New record of 13.9 
Old record of 12.7 set in 1995 
Records in this area have been kept since 1976 

Whistler Area (Whistler - Nesters) 
New record of 7.1 
Old record of 6.7 set in 1962 
Records in this area have been kept since 1950 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Welp, sun has broken through and now it's up to 58F so it's looking pretty grim again...

[MossMan]

Drove the convertible to work today, was warmer than the last time I did it back in August! 
And my tractor actually has a better cup holder than my truck lol. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

EUG STILL hasn't had a below normal January since 2017. Fuckk this shitt.

[TT-SEA]

12Z EPS has been pretty consistent in transitioning back into another AL situation as move towards the middle of February.  

 

[MossMan]

8 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z EPS has been pretty consistent in transitioning back into another AL situation as move towards the middle of February.  

 

This winter might just be toast. At least we had a week of cold and a little snow. Next winter should be much better! Just odd to have total snow depths of 20” or greater for the last 6 or so seasons…And then to have a measly 3” this winter. 

[Cold Snap]

Up to 60 here now after a low of 50.

[Deweydog]

3 minutes ago, MossMan said:

This winter might just be toast. At least we had a week of cold and a little snow. Next winter should be much better! Just odd to have total snow depths of 20” or greater for the last 6 or so seasons…And then to have a measly 3” this winter. 

Winter ends in approximately 32 days, starts in approximately 307 days.

[bainbridgekid]

63 in Everett now.

SEA underachieving so far at 57 but that shouldn't last long.

 

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

63 in Everett now.

SEA underachieving so far at 57.

 

But SEA has already broken the record high for the day at 61.  

[BLI snowman]

2 hours ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Was talking to my colleague in Minneapolis, and they are having a crazy warm winter as well.  He said his kids are out riding their bikes instead of sledding, and he bought a new snowblower for this winter that has yet to be used.  Last winter he was having to get up on his roof to shovel it because of the snow loads.

 

He also said lots of folks are falling through the ice while ice fishing....

 

Currently 51 here, but I am guessing we will warm up a bit later in the day.

Only 7.3" of snow this winter so far at MSP. And October has been their snowiest month so far.

[bainbridgekid]

It's 65 here in Mountlake Terrace and 57 currently in Tampa Bay. Wild.

 

[Phishy Wx]

20 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Winter ends in approximately 32 days, starts in approximately 307 days.

DECEMBER 2024!!!!!

[Phishy Wx]

What types of Jam do you guys like on your TOAST?

[BLI snowman]

1 hour ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Winds calmed and skies cleared overnight for a low of 42. Currently partly cloudy and 54. Should get a little milder today than yesterday with less east wind, but hoping to dodge 60 again.

VUO getting down to 38 was impressive amidst the historic warmth.

[ShawniganLake]

57F at Dawson creek BC.  Up 104F from the bottom of the January cold wave.  

[TigerWoodsLibido]

And it's officially a 60F burger again for Springfield. Depressing winter except for 3 straight sub freezing highs. The awful hot temps offset that since there wasn't snow.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Work has been wild today. What did i

miss? How screwed are we?! 

[Andstorm]

48 minutes ago, MossMan said:

This winter might just be toast. At least we had a week of cold and a little snow. Next winter should be much better! Just odd to have total snow depths of 20” or greater for the last 6 or so seasons…And then to have a measly 3” this winter. 

The cold stretch was undeniably memorable but overall it’s looking like a very el niño winter, which makes sense and was largely predictable. I kind of wish we in Portland would have avoided the measly 1.5 inch official snow total before the ice, for no other reason than to not have to hear all the local mets talk about how overdue Portland is for a no-snow winter. Whether we indeed fall back into la niña or stay on the cold side of neutral, there is reason to think next winter offers a much better setup.