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

[Phishy Wx]

15 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

You really think nothing interesting will happen in Spokane from now through April?    I bet it snows again.  

sure, it's supposed to do that.  I just don't see anything anomalous on the horizon other than maybe warmth and ARs

maybe a windstorm?

[FroYoBro]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Yes... that was a light-hearted troll.    You would think they were just missed by a tornado or hurricane!  

The world has never seen a finer comedian.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Temperature at BLI just shot up 9˚F (from 52 to 61) in 5 minutes as the wind shifted to the SE and downsloping kicked in.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

What route did you take?

@Sunriver Snow Zone

[Chewbacca Defense]

Since this winter seems to be a write-off, here are a couple of interesting cold winter videos I came across.

 

 

@MR.SNOWMIZER might appreciate this other one.  I love how they have to wait for the oil to turn back into a liquid…

 

[chinook]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

@Sunriver Snow Zone

full of it route?   
 

my guess is the south route climb...judging by the pictures.  

[GHweatherChris]

[TacomaWx]

Today was the 8th +50 high temp in a row here. 58/47 today, 60/55 yesterday and 59/49 on Saturday. Just a crazy torch hard to believe the port of Tacoma was freezing over just a couple weeks ago. 

[GHweatherChris]

57/47 and just under an inch of rain here today.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

What route did you take?

South ridge route, from devils lake, which is the main and easiest route. Have you gone up it in the summer season before?

[TT-SEA]

22 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Temperature at BLI just shot up 9˚F (from 52 to 61) in 5 minutes as the wind shifted to the SE and downsloping kicked in.

That is pretty cool... definitely a Bellingham specialty with a downslope SE wind.

[TacomaWx]

Have been working a lot up on Highway 18 recently has been quite wet with lots of water to treat. Was in the mid 60s this afternoon up there! Heard frogs croaking and even some bees flying around. Really good sunrise on a summer morning in January. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Prince George, BC scored a 50-burger today.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Have been working a lot up on Highway 18 a lot recently has been quite wet with lots of water to treat. Was in the mid 60s this afternoon up there! Heard frogs croaking and even some bees flying around. Really good sunrise on a summer morning in January. 

Lakefront property! 

We drove through there on Saturday... that project is going to go forever.   

[Rubus Leucodermis]

 

[TacomaWx]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Lakefront property! 

We drove through there on Saturday... that project is going to go forever.   

Lol yeah, more money and hours for me I guess. I don’t have anything to do with the construction just treat all the water collected on the site! I am up there almost every day and I can tell you most of the guys “working” up there on those jobsites are very good at looking busy but doin nothing. Just milking the government job hours. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Today's high at Watson Lake, YT was 50.0˚F.

Today's high at Trout Lake, NWT was 50.5˚F.

Even Northwest Territories and the Yukon couldn’t escape the 50-burgers today.

 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

2 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

All the people who live at PDX are thankful their home wasn't destroyed by a couple extra degrees of temperature.    All infrastructure remains intact and residents are safe.   Whew!   

Honestly I really don't get the people who are happy that it wasn't as warm as forecast today.  I understand wanting it to be colder in the mountains that way the snowpack gets preserved, but the mountains seemed to have preformed as forecast today, so there's really nothing to celebrate. If it's already going to be above freezing where you live, why not root for it to get even warmer? I don't think anyone feels "uncomfortable" in mid/upper 60s, I know I loved it getting to 67 here today!

Edited January 30 by Sunriver Snow Zone

[Phil]

3 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

I'm sticking with my call on the the Nino crashing pretty hard.  It should begin with a sudden cooling in Nino 1+2 due to upwelling along the Coast of South America in couple of weeks or maybe less.

El Niño is here to stay through the rest of winter and spring.

Any cooling will likely be focused in niño-3.

[Phil]

Westerlies will be cranking for at least the next couple of weeks. And will persist the longest in niño 1-2. Any eventual cooling would likely be west of there.

[TacomaWx]

I guess we had a debate about which state was better recently? I feel like it’s really hard to compare both of them. They’re both amazing in different ways and I don’t think either state in particular is better than the other. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

22 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

I guess we had a debate about which state was better recently? I feel like it’s really hard to compare both of them. They’re both amazing in different ways and I don’t think either state in particular is better than the other. 

I agree with you on that. In my personal opinion, Washington is a more scenic and a better state for my hobbies, climbing, hiking, skiing, and mountaineering, but me and my wife definitely prefer living in oregon. I don't think there are any towns in Washington that I'd rather live in than the sunriver, bend, la pine area. Live here, and visit Washington a couple times a year works perfectly for me. 

[MossMan]

38 minutes ago, Phil said:

El Niño is here to stay through the rest of winter and spring.

Any cooling will likely be focused in niño-3.

I want a windstorm, Phil!! Dial one up please!! 

[mtep]

Wtf

[MossMan]

I know a lot of people will wiener or red arrow facing south me…But today was lovely. 

[Deweydog]

BELLINGHAM DESTROYING THEIR JANUARY RECORD HIGH.

[Phishy Wx]

1 hour ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Today's high at Watson Lake, YT was 50.0˚F.

Today's high at Trout Lake, NWT was 50.5˚F.

Even Northwest Territories and the Yukon couldn’t escape the 50-burgers today.

 

Northern Canada is just straight up roasting this year,  but but but like it got cold for a week and stuff people on here will say.

Climate is heating up much faster up there, relative to lower latitudes

past the point of no return, imo

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Looks like I picked a good area to avoid any winter torch as much as possible given the situation.  Cabin had a 42 33 day. Currently 34. Still chilling considering.  54 at home today so only 8-10 above normal. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

14 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I know a lot of people will wiener or red arrow facing south me…But today was lovely. 

That is the greasiest thing you have ever said. GREEZY..

[TacomaWx]

4 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

That is the greasiest thing you have ever said. GREEZY..

[TT-SEA]

SEA could tie a record last set way back before global warming was a thing in 1981.    Probably will fall short tomorrow.    Can't even get to a threshold from 43 years ago.   

[Phil]

28 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

Northern Canada is just straight up roasting this year,  but but but like it got cold for a week and stuff people on here will say.

Climate is heating up much faster up there, relative to lower latitudes

past the point of no return, imo

Northern Canada is supposed to blowtorch in strong niño winters. Especially following a 3-year niña that loaded a crap-ton of heat into the IPWP, releasing it into the atmosphere all at once.

They would’ve roasted no matter what.

[Skagit Weather]

Just hit 65F! Warmest January temperature I've recorded beating out 64F from January 26, 2015. It feels quite remarkable out there.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

40 minutes ago, mtep said:

Wtf

Top tier torching. Beats the cold they had earlier; that did not set an all-time monthly record.

[TacomaWx]

45 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

I agree with you on that. In my personal opinion, Washington is a more scenic and a better state for my hobbies, climbing, hiking, skiing, and mountaineering, but me and my wife definitely prefer living in oregon. I don't think there are any towns in Washington that I'd rather live in than the sunriver, bend, la pine area. Live here, and visit Washington a couple times a year works perfectly for me. 

I actually really want to move to the bend area. Of all the places around the PNW central Oregon is my favorite. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

14 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

SEA could tie a record last set way back before global warming was a thing in 1981.    Probably will fall short tomorrow.    Can't even get to a threshold from 43 years ago.   

It has since slipped to 66. 70-burger denied.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Down to 34 already. I always love our dramatic temperature swings here, we're in a really good spot for it. In 4 and a half hours we dropped 30 degrees.

[Skagit Weather]

3 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Top tier torching. Beats the cold they had earlier; that did not set an all-time monthly record.

In the realm of absolute anomalies, +33.4 would be really quite something to see at BLI in January (to counteract the -33.4 departure from a couple weeks ago). That would make the average temperature 74.5F which would be warmer than any day last summer in Bellingham.

[MossMan]

Sitting outside on the deck in a short sleeved shirt listening to the frogs as it’s still 60 degrees. The wind hitting my face is warm and it smells like spring. 
62/52 on the day. 
Incredible! 

[Cascadia_Wx]

47 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Looks like I picked a good area to avoid any winter torch as much as possible given the situation.  Cabin had a 42 33 day. Currently 34. Still chilling considering.  54 at home today so only 8-10 above normal. 

Agreed. I was really pleased how the Portland metro fared though this event.

Put up a 56/42 day here, so nothing too terribly outlandish. The biggest sky story today was the insanely beautiful sunrise.