February 2024 Weather in the PNW

[Weiner Warrior]

5 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Good question! Not sure, however it does have a custom tape for the power button complete with arrows to show where said worn out button is. Too many on and off’s since 2017 when it actually started snowing again. 
I should pull out my big gun and try it sometime! Need to charge it, can pretty much light up my 5 acres lol 

My wife ******* when I turn on the porch light. She would kill me if I had a flashlight like that. Seriously contemplating getting one though. Neighbors would love it too. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

5 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Because it's funny. The Sierras actually get more with the Kuchera map. 

Yeah, mountains get more, lowlands get less. The 00z gfs Kuchera map gives me 5" more than the 10:1 map, that's usually a good sign!

[Chewbacca Defense]

Might have to close the schools tomorrow up here in Bellingham!

[MossMan]

6 minutes ago, Weiner Warrior said:

My wife ******* when I turn on the porch light. She would kill me if I had a flashlight like that. Seriously contemplating getting one though. Neighbors would love it too. 

These are my favorite flashlight checks to date…

[LowerGarfield]

FInally went out to measure tonight. Wasn't motivated but we have 0.20 of snow with probably 70% graupel and 30% snow. Up to 14.3 for the season.

[Deweydog]

16 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Good question! Not sure, however it does have a custom tape for the power button complete with arrows to show where said worn out button is. Too many on and off’s since 2017 when it actually started snowing again. 
I should pull out my big gun and try it sometime! Need to charge it, can pretty much light up my 5 acres lol 

That thing is a BEAST.

I have a serious flashlight fetish. Inherited from dad and his dad. 

[umadbro]

Looks like a quick hitting heavy snow shower about to roll through Clark county.

[MossMan]

5 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

That thing is a BEAST.

I have a serious flashlight fetish. Inherited from dad and his dad. 

Oh me too…I would get so excited when my dad would pull these bad boys out from under the kitchen sink area as a little kid, meant the power was about to go out!! 

[ShawniganLake]

29 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

How many lumens??

Mine is 900. Nothing crazy but compared to my old maglight I’ve had for 30ish years, this one appears like it has harnessed the power of the sun.   

[lowlandsnow]

Huge changes on the ECMWF 

[MikeInEverett]

Textbook! Huge very wet flakes.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, lowlandsnow said:

Huge changes on the ECMWF 

Overrunning potential? lol

[Weiner Warrior]

Couldn't wait until the end.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

That is a weird setup on the EURO. Classic overrunning situation if it was only a few weeks earlier. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

37F with some rain showers.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like highs in the 40-45 range for the Willamette Valley for 5-6 days starting Thursday.

[DeepFriedEgg]

7 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Looks like highs in the 40-45 range for the Willamette Valley for 5-6 days starting Thursday.

Blessings while the Midwest torches to a crisp.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

What's up with all the wolverine sightings in Oregon the past couple of years. The one spotted today was south of Canby in the heart of the Willamette Valley. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

49 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

That thing is a BEAST.

I have a serious flashlight fetish. Inherited from dad and his dad. 

I read "flashlight fetish" wrong the first time LOL. turn the letter a into an e and your comment means something very VERY different.

[Slushy Inch]

EPS miles better than this mornings 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

12 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

What's up with all the wolverine sightings in Oregon the past couple of years. The one spotted today was south of Canby in the heart of the Willamette Valley. 

Probly has something to do with depressingly hot summers somehow.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Probly has something to do with depressingly hot summers somehow.

Seems counterintuitive. They are a cold weather species which thrives in deep snow pack. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

16 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

What's up with all the wolverine sightings in Oregon the past couple of years. The one spotted today was south of Canby in the heart of the Willamette Valley. 

@SilverFallsAndrew just saw this comment on marks blog. Seems like someone who I assume is banned on here wanted to answer your question, his comment might be a little too political for this forum but oh well. Btw does anyone remember what his account name was on here? I don't think I remember ever seeing him here, he must've been banned for years. 

[Hawksfan2008]

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

@SilverFallsAndrew just saw this comment on marks blog. Seems like someone who I assume is banned on here wanted to answer your question, his comment might be a little too political for this forum but oh well. Btw does anyone remember what his account name was on here? I don't think I remember ever seeing him here, he must've been banned for years. 

Oh...My...

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Hawksfan2008 said:

Intense.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

6 minutes ago, Hawksfan2008 said:

Great run for the lowlands, meh run for me. About 16", which I guess would probably be about 20-22" kuchera. Throw it out.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

With 0.5" of snow today we have now had snow in 9 straight Februaries. 

2016: 0.5"

2017: 13.8"

2018: 18.1"

2019: 52.2"

2020: 6.0"

2021: 3.0"

2022: 2.5"

2023: 34.6"

2024: 0.5" 

[Cold Snap]

19 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

With 0.5" of snow today we have now had snow in 9 straight Februaries. 

2016: 0.5"

2017: 13.8"

2018: 18.1"

2019: 52.2"

2020: 6.0"

2021: 3.0"

2022: 2.5"

2023: 34.6"

2024: 0.5" 

8 straight Februarys here. Though most of the measurable stuff earlier today was graupel. But I count it anyways.

[snow_wizard]

8 consecutive freezing mins for SEA on the EPS.  That would be really impressive for them.

[snow_wizard]

Ended up with 44/30 for yesterday.  Currently sitting at 30.

[NWbyNW]

Report from right here from convergence zone central; Snohomish County! Hail and on and off snow showers all day.  Hailed so hard this afternoon it left several inches on everything. Photos below show the conditional differences within only about thirty to forty minutes.  One was taken around 11:40pm and the other at around 12:10am.  Pretty significant.  The snow is getting thicker on the ground. All surfaces outside are covered including roads. Current temp is 33F though.

[bainbridgekid]

Snowing pretty good here right at the Southern edge of the CZ with what looks like about half an inch new on the ground including pavement. Looks like it's about to stop for now but hopefully another band will slide South off Whidbey soon. 32.0 degrees.

 

[Cold Snap]

11 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

Snowing pretty good here right at the Southern edge of the CZ with what looks like about half an inch new on the ground including pavement. Looks like it's about to stop for now but hopefully another band will slide South off Whidbey soon. 32.0 degrees.

 

Seems like the RGEM nailed the placement of this CZ. Was hoping that the HRRR and RGEM would meet in the middle because then the bullseye would have been over my place. It does seem like the only Hi-Res model that’s pretty good in most scenarios is the RGEM.

[Meatyorologist]

That is a beautiful convergence zone...

[bainbridgekid]

Roads are really bad in the CZ around Everett. It's been on and off here but has been dumping just a couple miles North of me for hours. Just measured 3/4 of an inch here.

 

 

[Meatyorologist]

That is a webcam for the ages, Skykomish.

[Meatyorologist]

Took a drive up to South Everett! About 2-3" here.

[ShawniganLake]

19 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Took a drive up to South Everett! About 2-3" here.

Looking at the radar I figured someone was scoring a decent event.   

[kokaneekidz]

For once my house was geographically in the perfect spot