February 2024 Weather in the PNW

[TT-SEA]

First thing I check in the morning is the latest EPS and GEFS metoegrams.   Provides a good high level overview when you missed the full runs.   We are in the cool period now.    The general trend is pretty clear.    I remember in early January every run was pointed downward and the hole kept getting deeper.  It was obviously coming. 

[TT-SEA]

9 hours ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Again, I don't hate any tree!! They just look fukinn stupid in our environment. 

I think they add a nice touch (particularly near water) in a maritime or Mediterranean climate like we have on this side of the Cascades.   They would look stupid in continental climates where everything is either dead brown or snow-covered and bodies of water are frozen solid all winter.  And they can't grow there anyways.    Winter on this side of the Cascades is vastly different than anywhere east of here across the northern US.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

14 here now, low of 12!

[MossMan]

8 hours ago, ShawniganLake said:

Did you get over the nightmare situation a few days before this.  When Portland got crushed by this big snowstorm and we got nothing. 
 

 

I will never get over that one.

[Cascadia_Wx]

10 hours ago, SnowWillarrive said:

Required reading for all citizens of Cascadia.

This is a great read.

[MossMan]

Memoriesssss…

 

[MossMan]

Currently 40 and cloudy. Smells like September out there. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Freezing fog here with a low of 29.

[Anti Marine Layer]

17 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

This is a great read.

It won't kill climate change though. The only way to do that is to go back to the Stone Age.

[Groundhog]

Truckee is lookin’ great this am. 

[TT-SEA]

16 minutes ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

It won't kill climate change though. The only way to do that is to go back to the Stone Age.

The Stone Age also had global warming... there is evidence it was warmer at times than our current climate.  

https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2020/may/stone-age-climate-change-led-to-population-boom/

• Climate change and rising sea levels in the late Stone Age (8,500 – 5,900 years ago) increased marine life in southern Scandinavia
• The abundance of aquatic resources led to a boom in human population between about 7,600 and 6,000 years ago
• Hunter-gatherer technology and society developed to capitalise on the new resources
• The 'cost-effectiveness' of marine resources postponed the first agricultural revolution in southern Scandinavia by 500 years
• The research improves understanding of the impact of modern-day climate change for coastal regions

Although the climate cooled a bit after 3000 B.C., it stayed relatively warmer than the modern world until sometime after 1000 B.C., when chilly temperatures became more common. During the four thousand warmest years, Europe enjoyed mild winters and warm summers with a storm belt far to the north.

[TT-SEA]

Cloudy all night and now clearing out at sunrise... 41 in North Bend.   Should be a nice day.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Did a beautiful hike in the Gorge yesterday, near Archer Mountain. A relatively unknown spot between Cape Horn and Hamilton Mountain. The large field (called High Valley) was a hippie commune for a time in the 60s and early 70s. Temps were around 50.

 

 

[BLI snowman]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

I think they add a nice touch (particularly near water) in a maritime or Mediterranean climate like we have on this side of the Cascades.   They would look stupid in continental climates where everything is either dead brown or snow-covered and bodies of water are frozen solid all winter.  And they can't grow there anyways.    Winter on this side of the Cascades is vastly different than anywhere east of here across the northern US.

Eh, with the way things are going on the East Coast, anywhere south of Boston on the coastal plain is probably fair game now for hardy palms. 

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

25 minutes ago, Groundhog said:

Truckee is lookin’ great this am. 

https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/downtown-truckee-california

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Unfortunately that Thursday trough has now fizzled on the GFS too. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Light snow falling in the Klamath Falls area this morning. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Light snow falling in the Klamath Falls area this morning. 

Nice to have winter making a small comeback. The week between 1/26 and 2/1 was U-G-L-Y.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Another out here this morning with some .  Should be another nice day before arrives this evening. 

[Slushy Inch]

16 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Unfortunately that Thursday trough has now fizzled on the GFS too. 

Actually looked a little better on 6z euro but not good enough.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Nice snow event for the Puget Sound on the 12z gfs

[Slushy Inch]

Gfs gets pretty crazy in the Long range in terms and of pattern and trough strength.

[Slushy Inch]

2 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Nice snow event for the Puget Sound on the 12z gfs

Gfs bends backwards to give ps a snow event on every other run.

[SnowWillarrive]

42 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Eh, with the way things are going on the East Coast, anywhere south of Boston on the coastal plain is probably fair game now for hardy palms. 

I’ve said this before. But I’ve seen hardy palms in Norway. I think Phil made a good point earlier. They do ok when the humidity is higher in winter. 

[MossMan]

Should we all book an Aussie trip? 
Or stay in bed all day? 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Hopefully all the cold up in Alaska in late February can start feeding a nice cold onshore flow regime. 

[TT-SEA]

8 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Hopefully all the cold up in Alaska in late February can start feeding a nice cold onshore flow regime. 

Phil will be right with you.   Doesn't work well with an active STJ.

And I don't even see cold in AK on the EPS all the way through the end of the run.   Maybe you taking the Goofus literally at 16 days out?

[Anti Marine Layer]

52 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Nice to have winter making a small comeback. The week between 1/26 and 2/1 was U-G-L-Y.

Pacific Northwesterners Fire Up Grills, Don Tank Tops As Temperature Climbs Above 60 Degrees

EUGENE, OR — With an unseasonably mild wave of late-January weather sweeping across the middle of the country, Pacific Northwesterners fired up their grills and donned tank tops as temperatures climbed above 60 degrees.

As the thermometer reading inched well above freezing, jubilant residents of Mid-America seized the opportunity to break out their warm-weather clothes and enjoy basking in the sweltering 60-degree heat.

"Man, it's balmy out here," said Mike Jones. "Better break out the shorts, tank tops, flip flops, and fire up the ol' grill to enjoy the outdoors. Is it too early to take the cover off the pool? Honey, where's the sunscreen?"

With temperatures for parts of the Pacific Northwest forecasted to reach as high as the upper 60s, families were already planning barbecues and picnics while looking for deals on swimsuits and sleeveless shirts online. "There's nothing like a good heatwave to get people outdoors in the sun," said a local news station meteorologist. "I do, however, want our viewers to be aware of the dangers posed by such excessive heat. As you enjoy the steamy 60s, be on the lookout for the warning signs of heat stroke, sunburns, and other heat-related conditions. Stay safe out there in the warm temperatures, folks!"

Jones's wife was already preparing to get her gardening started after packing up everyone's winter clothes now that spring had finally arrived.

At publishing time, Californians were reported to have already broken out their scarves, gloves, and heavy parkas after hearing temperatures could dip below 60.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

Pacific Northwesterners Fire Up Grills, Don Tank Tops As Temperature Climbs Above 60 Degrees

EUGENE, OR — With an unseasonably mild wave of late-January weather sweeping across the middle of the country, Pacific Northwesterners fired up their grills and donned tank tops as temperatures climbed above 60 degrees.

As the thermometer reading inched above freezing, jubilant residents of Mid-America seized the opportunity to break out their warm-weather clothes and enjoy basking in the sweltering 60-degree heat.

"Man, it's balmy out here," said Mike Jones. "Better break out the shorts, tank tops, flip flops, and fire up the ol' grill to enjoy the outdoors. Is it too early to take the cover off the pool? Honey, where's the sunscreen?"

With temperatures for parts of the Pacific Northwest forecasted to reach as high as the 70s, families were already planning barbecues and picnics while looking for deals on swimsuits and sleeveless shirts online. "There's nothing like a good heatwave to get people outdoors in the sun," said a local news station meteorologist. "I do, however, want our viewers to be aware of the dangers posed by such excessive heat. As you enjoy the steamy 60s, be on the lookout for the warning signs of heat stroke, sunburns, and other heat-related conditions. Stay safe out there in the warm temperatures, folks!"

Jones's wife was already preparing to get her gardening started after packing up everyone's winter clothes now that spring had finally arrived.

At publishing time, Californians were reported to have already broken out their scarves, gloves, and heavy parkas after hearing temperatures could dip below 60.

The Onion?

[Anti Marine Layer]

12 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

The Onion?

Babylon Bee. I revised it.

https://babylonbee.com/news/midwesterners-fire-up-grills-don-tank-tops-as-temperature-climbs-above-40-degrees

[TT-SEA]

Lots of blue sky but can see hints of some fog down in the valley.

[Slushy Inch]

26 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Phil will be right with you.   Doesn't work well with an active STJ.

And I don't even see cold in AK on the EPS all the way through the end of the run.   Maybe you taking the Goofus literally at 16 days out?

Gefs is completely different than the OP as well.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Got down to 29 last night. ARCTIC CHILL

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Slushy Inch said:

Gefs is completely different than the OP as well.

Looks like someone I have on ignore is trying to set out some bait...

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Been looking at homes around Sandpoint and North, wow talk about expensive! The sweet spot for snow is right between Bonners ferry and sandpoint. The area I'm researching averages around 100 per year. 

Living there I would be closer to my chesaw property as well.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Been looking at homes around Sandpoint and North, wow talk about expensive! The sweet spot for snow is right between Bonners ferry and sandpoint. The area I'm researching averages around 100 per year. 

Living there I would be closer to my chesaw property as well.

My step mom wants to move to Sandpoint, her son lives there. I don't think money would be an issue as my Dad owns his farm free and clear, so he has a ton of equity, and being in his early 70s he wouldn't be looking for property. He told me the older he gets the harder the cold is on him and that living there would be "a nightmare." 

Edited February 4 by SilverFallsAndrew

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Looks like someone I have on ignore is trying to set out some bait...

You don't have me on ignore.  

[Slushy Inch]

7 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Looks like someone I have on ignore is trying to set out some bait...

You have it so Tim’s posts don’t show up?

[TT-SEA]

8 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Been looking at homes around Sandpoint and North, wow talk about expensive! The sweet spot for snow is right between Bonners ferry and sandpoint. The area I'm researching averages around 100 per year. 

Living there I would be closer to my chesaw property as well.

Love Sandpoint... beautiful area!    That would be a great climate for you but might be a little warm in the summer for your taste.   I assumed it was crazy expensive.  

Unfortunately the weather there right now looks like the weather you hate here in the winter. 

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

You have it so Tim’s posts don’t show up?

He is joking... we converse all the time.  Andrew doesn't play those silly games.