February 2024 Weather in the PNW

[Christensen87]

Looks like it’s still coming down over there. I know it’s the dry side, but wow I thought at least we’d get SOME rain. Been a beautiful, partly cloudy day over here. Gotta get used to this. 

[DeepFriedEgg]

Pacific NW cold fronts are so wimpy.

[Meatyorologist]

1 minute ago, DeepFriedEgg said:

Pacific NW cold fronts are so wimpy.

Near the ground, yes. But on a macro scale, the storm systems powering our cold fronts are the size of continents and some of the largest heat transfer machines on Earth.

[DeepFriedEgg]

Just now, Meatyorologist said:

Near the ground, yes. But on a macro scale, the storm systems powering our cold fronts are the size of continents and some of the largest heat transfer machines on Earth.

True

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

I don’t see it getting cold enough here tonight. Temps behind the front are not that cold. Shame because it is absolutely pouring.

[ShawniganLake]

2.5” of rain today.  
 

44f after a high of 48F

[Doinko]

NAM switches most of the Willamette Valley over to snow tomorrow morning. East Portland does really well too

[TT-SEA]

Interesting loop.  

[MWG]

Low of 33F and it was all sunny in the morning but turned all cloudy before the afternoon. High of 54F and currently 51F with a few raindrops here and there. There's a WSW from 4pm today till Saturday morning for 2500' and up. The NWS of Medford says 1" to 2" possible for the valley floors during this whole event. Hoping it's more than that! 

 

[SnowWillarrive]

17 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

I don’t see it getting cold enough here tonight. Temps behind the front are not that cold. Shame because it is absolutely pouring.

Just a few days ago it looked like it would be snowy tomorrow morning. #phantommenace

[TT-SEA]

Randy might be in a decent spot tonight per high res NAM.

And down south as previously mentioned.

[Phishy Wx]

12 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

Just a few days ago it looked like it would be snowy tomorrow morning. #phantommenace

too much faith in the GFS?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

25 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

I don’t see it getting cold enough here tonight. Temps behind the front are not that cold. Shame because it is absolutely pouring.

Dynamics aren’t as good up there with this. 

[the_convergence_zone]

28 minutes ago, DeepFriedEgg said:

Pacific NW cold fronts are so wimpy.

They are more interesting on the coast. Once they get butchered by terrain they are barely noticeable. 

[GHweatherChris]

2 hours ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Sorry i do not agree at all. We will just leave it at that because no one knows anyway.  Everyone said it was to warm the other day and Everett got 4 inches right on the warm pavement. A bunch of people will be surprised in my opinion.

Right!! I got over 3 inches with the mid February event and per most on here, shouldn't have lol!!

[MossMan]

22 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

2.5” of rain today.  
 

44f after a high of 48F

I’ve had .14” so far on the day!! 

[GHweatherChris]

Here comes the 850 crash!!

[GHweatherChris]

And just a  measly 3.4" of rain the last 36 hours, lame!!  

[T-Town]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

I’ve had .14” so far on the day!! 

.76 here. 

[MossMan]

2 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

And just a  measly 3.4" of rain the last 36 hours, lame!!  

What has been your highest 24hr total since you have been at your current location? 

[the_convergence_zone]

I just hit 3 inches of rain for the month LOL

[FroYoBro]

50 degrees and raining here. The frogs are croaking and loving it. 
 

It’s definitely going to snow tomorrow. 

[Skagit Weather]

2 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

I just hit 3 inches of rain for the month LOL

2.5" for the month here and 0.05" on the day. The extra day in the month this year is really going to make a difference in February precip totals here.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

14 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I’ve had .14” so far on the day!! 

0.62” here, which is a ton for me

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

2.94 rain today, 8.42 month, 24.5 for the year already.

[MossMan]

I’m at 2.72” for the month, and 8.16” for the year. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

3 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I’m at 2.72” for the month, and 8.16” for the year. 

Small

[ShawniganLake]

44 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

2.5” of rain today.  
 

44f after a high of 48F

Down to 40. Dropped 4 in the last 45 min. 

[MossMan]

Just now, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Small

Very

[TT-SEA]

Another loop... the ECMWF wind map.    Interesting how it cuts off in a uniform line but then we are right back to strong southerly wind by mid-day tomorrow.

[MV_snow]

59 minutes ago, DeepFriedEgg said:

Pacific NW cold fronts are so wimpy.

It’s a pretty dynamic front for this area. My hourly forecast goes from 48 at 11 PM to 36 at 2 AM when the front paces through.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

In Bellingham working on the seemingly never ending job of cleaning and packing and it's sure a blustery one out there.

[TacomaWx]

34 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

Right!! I got over 3 inches with the mid February event and per most on here, shouldn't have lol!!

Your area and snowmizers area were never really in doubt for that event though. Looked pretty solid west of the sound for days in advance. Most people were just doubting snow for most of puget sound. That ended up being reality here besides near Olympia and a very slushy trace of snow here. 

[TT-SEA]

New 00Z ICON is a few degrees warmer early tomorrow morning than its previous runs.     12Z run showed 38 in Seattle at this same time.   Maybe picking up on real time data with the front?

 

[MossMan]

We’re all going to die!!!! 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

Wind has picked up. Front has arrived

[GHweatherChris]

32 minutes ago, MossMan said:

What has been your highest 24hr total since you have been at your current location? 

almost 7" give or take

[TT-SEA]

9 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Your area and snowmizers area were never really in doubt for that event though. Looked pretty solid west of the sound for days in advance. Most people were just doubting snow for most of puget sound. That ended up being reality here besides near Olympia and a very slushy trace of snow here. 

Agreed.   I showed this to Jim last night when he said the ICON literally never shows lowland snow.    It actually did pretty good with that mid-February event.  Its not like it missed it completely.    It was showing lowland snow on every run leading up to that event.  

[T-Town]

5 minutes ago, MossMan said:

We’re all going to die!!!! 

Yeah!  Siri instead of a steering wheel is insane!!

[Rubus Leucodermis]

10 minutes ago, MossMan said:

We’re all going to die!!!! 

That first headline makes me think of a Tesla, stalled in the middle of a major intersection, blocking traffic, with a dash display showing the spinning rainbow of death.