March 2024 Weather in the PNW

[snow_wizard]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

The amount of snow from Mt. Jefferson south is just bonkers. 

I don't really care right now.  Just want to see something up here.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

26 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

By next weekend the average high is in the mid 50s so upper 50s would be very close to normal.   Much closer than the current low to mid 40s for highs.   But I am sure a few people will tell us it used to be in the 40s all the way through June and that is a "classic" PNW spring and the way it should be.   The averages tell a little different story.  

Virtually every March features at least one or two 60-burgers, in my experience. By the end of the month, they are fairly easy to achieve given sun angles and day length.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Snow winding down again. Another 1/2” with that band. Power is out now. My wife also missed the end of the driveway coming back from town… So that will be my project this afternoon. 

[snow_wizard]

54 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Finally got some more snow, about ¾" from this shower and still snowing, snow depth of about 5" now. About to go to bachelor, should be great conditions!

You actually had to wait a few hours?  OMG!

[SouthHillFrosty]

3 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I don't really care right now.  Just want to see something up here.

The NAM thinks this goes inland. However, doesn't amount to much.

[snow_wizard]

Collectively for Jan and Feb SEA ended up slightly below normal after the +0.3 departure for Feb.  Bloated normals, but still impressive for a strong Nino.

[snow_wizard]

4 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

The NAM thinks this goes inland. However, doesn't amount to much.

I think early next week is our best shot.  A lot of model runs have tracked some kind of a low across extreme northern OR or southern WA.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

Collectively for Jan and Feb SEA ended up slightly below normal after the +0.3 departure for Feb.  Bloated normals, but still impressive for a strong Nino.

Other than December being a complete disaster this winter could have been a lot worse. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

25 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Seems like in the last decade it's about 50% odds of getting at least one 65+ day in March. One can only dream on a day with godawful weather like today. Can't wait for the clocks to move forward next weekend. 

 

Maybe you can move with them.

[bainbridgekid]

36 with big wet flakes coming down here at school in Mountlake Terrace. 

[snow_wizard]

Really weird situation today.  There has been a lot on the radar here, but it's almost all virga in spite of almost no east wind (or any wind at all for that matter).  The temp has actually fallen slightly over the last hour.  Only 38.8 now.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

19 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I don't really care right now.  Just want to see something up here.

I think we’ve had less snow than y’all down here in quite a bit now.

44F with some mostly cloudy skies.

[snow_wizard]

8 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Other than December being a complete disaster this winter could have been a lot worse. 

That January cold wave carried a lot of weight.  Can't give the winter any less than a C for that alone.  A very weird C though.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Just now, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I think we’ve had less snow than y’all down here in quite a bit now.

You have had way more snow in March than I have.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Just now, Rubus Leucodermis said:

You have had way more snow in March than I have.

When? 2012?

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Just now, TigerWoodsLibido said:

When? 2012?

I had 0" in 2012.

0" every March since 1990.

[BLI snowman]

8 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Other than December being a complete disaster this winter could have been a lot worse. 

Weird temp progression too for such a strong Nino, with December being the warmest month. Gotta go back a long, long ways to find another example. I think 1939-40 was the last time we had that happen.

[Cascadia_Wx]

2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

That January cold wave carried a lot of weight.  Can't give the winter any less than a C for that alone.  A very weird C though.

[BLI snowman]

2 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

I had 0" in 2012.

0" every March since 1990.

Wouldn't that statistic be more meaningful if you had been living in the same place the entire time?

Seems like you've been hopscotching around the region every few years. 

YVR has had plenty of March snow since 1990.

[snow_wizard]

The moral of the story for the EPSL is low pressure west of us is toxic for snow in most cases.  We need low pressure to track inland.  When that happens we can get c-zones, backwash snows, Arctic fronts, etc.  Those are the scenarios that really work out for us.  A low to the west can work if we have very cold air in place of course.

[umadbro]

6 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

That January cold wave carried a lot of weight.  Can't give the winter any less than a C for that alone.  A very weird C though.

That event is why I’m giving this winter an A. I had zero expectations and that event went above and beyond.

[TT-SEA]

19 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Maybe you can move with them.

Someone has a strange hatred of people who moved here from somewhere else.... regardless of how long they have been here.  It dominates his thoughts since its mentioned numerous times every week.    Also strange that this implies natives don't look forward to spring and prefer winter to go forever.    I assure you that is not the case.  

I have lived here longer than a bunch of people on here have been alive.  

[snow_wizard]

4 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

I had 0" in 2012.

0" every March since 1990.

That is weird.  I have noticed looking at the Clearbrook records that very late winter stuff is hard to come by up there.  March 1951 was a yuge exception though.  I have had a couple of recent Marches with snow, but not much.  I think I had 4 inches in 2012, but my computer crashed that had the records for early 2012 on it.

Are you sure you had none in 2002?

[snow_wizard]

5 minutes ago, umadbro said:

That event is why I’m giving this winter an A. I had zero expectations and that event went above and beyond.

I only had 0.2" with the cold wave, so an A isn't in the cards unless last night's ICON verifies.

[Meatyorologist]

Inversiony November. Snappy January. SLUSHY February and March! Not bad considering back in October the attendees working at northeast Seattle's winter cash-out fob tried their best to inform me that the Pacific was NOT going to cooperate!

[Meatyorologist]

Chunky rain

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Inversiony November. Snappy January. SLUSHY February and March! Not bad considering back in October the attendees working at northeast Seattle's winter cash-out fob tried their best to inform me that the Pacific was NOT going to cooperate!

I think the first week to 10 days of this month will put up some pretty impressive minus temperature departures.  Could have been much worse.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

11 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Wouldn't that statistic be more meaningful if you had been living in the same place the entire time?

Seems like you've been hopscotching around the region every few years. 

YVR has had plenty of March snow since 1990.

As I have said here more than once, the weather that matters most is the weather in your own backyard (wherever that backyard happens to be).

March has been a unmitigated turd burger during my entire time in this region.

[snow_wizard]

15 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Weird temp progression too for such a strong Nino, with December being the warmest month. Gotta go back a long, long ways to find another example. I think 1939-40 was the last time we had that happen.

God awful winter though.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

moderate snow 34

[snow_wizard]

Just now, Rubus Leucodermis said:

As I have said here more than once, the weather that matters most is the weather in your own backyard (wherever that backyard happens to be).

March has been a unmitigated turd burger during my entire time in this region.

I actually have a picture from Lynden in March 2002.  Snow blowing sideways in an Arctic blast.

[BLI snowman]

1 minute ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

As I have said here more than once, the weather that matters most is the weather in your own backyard (wherever that backyard happens to be).

March has been a unmitigated turd burger during my entire time in this region.

Like Jim said, you must have been trying pretty hard to avoid the snow in March 2002. That was pretty universal and your current location definitely got slammed a few times.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Just now, BLI snowman said:

Like Jim said, you must have been trying pretty hard to avoid the snow in March 2002. That was pretty universal and your current location definitely got slammed a few times.

I was living in Northwest Portland during March 2002. There was no sticking snow snow there. Might have briefly been wet slop falling and melting on contact (that has happened a few times for me in March, and has been the sum total of the March snow I have observed in the lowlands).

[Hawksfan2008]

Tried to do a little breakdown of opportunities the next few days. Only 2 runs on the EPS show tonight’s low tracking inland. 

similar situation Saturday night. 

Monday night definitely has the most potential. This 985 low would be epic for western Washington. 

[snow_wizard]

5 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

moderate snow 34

Meanwhile...mid 40s north of Everett.  I guess my upper 30s and dead calm is better than that.

In spite of almost no east wind you must be getting some cold air damming.  Typical low west of us behavior.

[Deweydog]

Just now, Rubus Leucodermis said:

I was living in Northwest Portland during March 2002. There was no sticking snow snow there. Might have briefly been wet slop falling and melting on contact (that has happened a few times for me in March, and has been the sum total of the March snow I have observed in the lowlands).

Snowed like three inches the night after we moved back to town. 3/16 I think?

Highland Hills FTW!!!

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, Hawksfan2008 said:

Tried to do a little breakdown of opportunities the next few days. Only 2 runs on the EPS show tonight’s low tracking inland. 

similar situation Saturday night. 

Monday night definitely has the most potential. This 985 low would be epic for western Washington. 

A low over south central or SE WA is good for us too.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

26 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

I had 0" in 2012.

0" every March since 1990.

Ah so that aligns with our lack of a White Christmas since then also.

[OysterPrintout]

19 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Someone has a strange hatred of people who moved here from somewhere else.... regardless of how long they have been here.  It dominates his thoughts since its mentioned numerous times every week.    Also strange that this implies natives don't look forward to spring and prefer winter to go forever.    I assure you that is not the case.  

I have lived here longer than a bunch of people on here have been alive.  

 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

4 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Meanwhile...mid 40s north of Everett.  I guess my upper 30s and dead calm is better than that.

In spite of almost no east wind you must be getting some cold air damming.  Typical low west of us behavior.

It could be worse Jim. Y'all could be getting constant BSF.