February 2024 Weather in the PNW

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Had an AMAZING sunset at Crater Lake this evening!

[bainbridgekid]

Seems believable enough

 

[Weiner Warrior]

Just now, bainbridgekid said:

I'm locking it in meow!

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Holy shiit!!

 

Trend south please!

[ShawniganLake]

3 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Holy shiit!!

 

Trend south please!

North please!  

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

That would be incredible if it were to happen.  Timing will need to be perfect with the outflow and over running precip. 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

3 hours ago, Slushy Inch said:

Control actually brings in some moisture in the form of snow!

Both the 00z GEM and GFS also show snow down close to sea level towards the end of next week. Colder and possibly snowy weather is on the way.

 

[iFred]

Looks warm. Don't know why anyone is getting worked up over snow when the sun angles will be too high.

[Cold Snap]

23 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

00z has a perfect track for Puget Sound snow Wednesday night.

 

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, iFred said:

Looks warm. Don't know why anyone is getting worked up over snow when the sun angles will be too high.

All focus should really be on experimental gardening going forward.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Haha, take that Puget Sound weenies! CANADIA IS AMAZING!

[Mercurial]

26 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Holy shiit!!

 

Trend south please!

jackpot baby

[iFred]

5 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

All focus should really be on experimental gardening going forward.

I agree with you, someone needs to get rid of the admin of this forum. Do you still have his address so we can send him a strongly worded letter? Maybe we can get a lawyer involved.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Next weekend turns wet for California. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

 

Beautiful day for a snowshoe to Trillium. Snowpack isn’t great but at least it’s not dismal either. A lot of people out walking on the lake. I’m guessing it froze pretty hard during the January cold spell, but I still wouldn’t trust it.

Temps were in the low to mid 30s with lots of sun.

Edited February 11 by Cascadia_Wx

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

 

Do they have a 50:1 ratio map?  This is going to be absolute dry powder.   

[Cascadia_Wx]

Meanwhile a mostly sunny 53/37 day back at home.

Cooling off quick this evening. Already down to 39.

[Slushy Inch]

I would rate the probability of this as 5 percent or less.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

There was some nice eye candy at the end of the 18z.

[Slushy Inch]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

There was some nice eye candy at the end of the 18z.

Rest of the month looks cool/chilly regardless of wether someone scores.

[MossMan]

That was such a fun day! 

[SnowWillarrive]

1 hour ago, bainbridgekid said:

Seems believable enough

 

Lock it in 

[SnowWillarrive]

41 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

 

This would make up for January 

[seattleweatherguy]

46 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

 

That be perfect for me.

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

This would make up for January 

Seriously could end up in Portland again.   Remember GFS showed the Seattle area getting buried just a couple days out in January.     The 18Z control run today put the snow band right over Portland.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Wow, checkout the 12z CFS! Early March historic arctic outbreak, thanks to the good ol' SSW. It's a lock a this point.

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Next week is interesting and worth keeping an eye on, but I hate to say this, I doubt it'll be anything special. Last few days of February and early March is what I'm really keeping my eye on.

[SnowWillarrive]

33 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Seriously could end up in Portland again.   Remember GFS showed the Seattle area getting buried just a couple days out in January.     The 18Z control run today put the snow band right over Portland.

Let’s hope not 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

19 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Wow, checkout the 12z CFS! Early March historic arctic outbreak, thanks to the good ol' SSW. It's a lock a this point.

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Next week is interesting and worth keeping an eye on, but I hate to say this, I doubt it'll be anything special. Last few days of February and early March is what I'm really keeping my eye on.

Yup, let’s put all our eggs in the long range CFS

[ShawniganLake]

5 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Yup, let’s put all our eggs in the long range CFS

If there’s consistency for a few runs then we lock it in.  Done deal. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

13 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Yup, let’s put all our eggs in the long range CFS

Now that's the spirit! When has the long range CFS ever been wrong? especially when there's a ssw!

 

100% a lock

[Slushy Inch]

Euro looking better than 18z so far.

[Slushy Inch]

Euro finally starting to bring that pacific system into the equation.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

Euro says south

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Niiiceee! Puts the lowland snow bullseye right over salem, which is where I'm always rooting for because some of my grandkids live there! A good amount for me too!!

[Slushy Inch]

2 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Euro says south

Previous runs had no system at all.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

20 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Niiiceee! Puts the lowland snow bullseye right over salem, which is where I'm always rooting for because some of my grandkids live there! A good amount for me too!!

Perfect. Let’s lock this in!

[Frontal Snowsquall]

1 hour ago, Slushy Inch said:

Euro finally starting to bring that pacific system into the equation.

 

45 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Niiiceee! Puts the lowland snow bullseye right over salem, which is where I'm always rooting for because some of my grandkids live there! A good amount for me too!!

00z EURO shows enough of a Cold Pool in the Columbia Basin for snow down to sea level with offshore flow as a system moves onshore. It’s just going to be a question of where the low tracks. Right now Salem/Corvallis is in the bullseye but expect this to change as we get closer to the event. A snowstorm is looking likely sometime later next week somewhere along the I-5 corridor between Vancouver BC and Eugene.

[Doinko]

3 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

 

00z EURO shows enough of a Cold Pool in the Columbia Basin for snow down to sea level with offshore flow as a system moves onshore. It’s just going to be a question of where the low tracks. Right now Salem/Corvallis is in the bullseye but expect this to change as we get closer to the event. A snowstorm is looking likely sometime later next week somewhere along the I-5 corridor between Seattle and Eugene.

NWS mentioned the chance in their latest AFD
 

However, if the first, colder scenario materializes, lower
elevations could see some snow concerns once again late this week
into next weekend due to the combination of Pacific moisture and
potential cold air intrusion from Canada. However, this is one of
those situations where the timing and location of each feature needs
to be nearly perfect with the cold air from Canada making it west of
the Cascades or having enough of an easterly wind to pull cold air
through the Gorge from eastern Oregon by midweek, then remaining in
place through the end of the week or weekend as the approaching
Pacific frontal systems push precipitation into the region. The
timing of said snow chances mainly centers on Wednesday night through
Friday, with a few outliers bringing additional lowland snow chances
into the following weekend.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

2 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

 

00z EURO shows enough of a Cold Pool in the Columbia Basin for snow down to sea level with offshore flow as a system moves onshore. It’s just going to be a question of where the low tracks. Right now Salem/Corvallis is in the bullseye but expect this to change as we get closer to the event. A snowstorm is looking likely sometime later next week somewhere along the I-5 corridor between Seattle and Eugene.

Yeah, it'll be going back and forth the next few days, whoever gets the goods at this point is completely up in the air, I dont think there is any location it is leaning more likely currently. I just hope it ends up about the same as tonights euro, but ideally a bit stronger, and a couple degrees cooler. It being a bit stronger is really all we need for it to cool down more. This thing has got good potential.

28 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Perfect. Let’s lock this in!

Yes! Lock it in please!

[Deweydog]

Has anyone actually figured out the process on how to lock it in?