March 2024 Weather in the PNW

[snow_wizard]

Clear and calm here.  Already down to 36.  Now we just need the ECMWF to be right about the moisture late tonight.

[snow_wizard]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

The NAM just does not like King County.  

That shadow looks pretty extreme.  I think today was wetter than what that model was showing at this time yesterday.

[snow_wizard]

1 hour ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Alpine meadows near Lake Tahoe had a gust of 171 mph with sustained 124! 8600ft ridge. Wow that is cat 5

Yikes.  Any trees or any buildings around there may have been wiped out.

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Clear and calm here.  Already down to 36.  Now we just need the ECMWF to be right about the moisture late tonight.

Set your alarm... ECMWF shows precip between 5-7 a.m.  

With the 925mb temps overnight it would warm up with clouds and precip but the upper levels cool back down by 4 or 5 a.m.  

[snow_wizard]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Set you alarm... ECMWF shows precip between 5-7 a.m.  

With the 925mb temps overnight it would warm up with clouds and precip but the upper levels cool back down by 4 or 5 a.m.  

Just have to thread the needle!  I was thinking the clearing now could get the ground frosty beforehand.

[snow_wizard]

The NAM 3km does bring moisture a lot further east late tonight than the 12km.  Not as good as the 18z though.

[MWG]

Temps going down 36F and light rain

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

54 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I bought 50 coins in 2015 for 20k. Still have 43 coins. 

That’s a **** ton. 

[snow_wizard]

Kind of interesting the 850mb wind trajectory becomes favorable for King County this weekend.  Good chance of training showers off the south slopes of the Olympics.

[Snownerd3000]

[GHweatherChris]

2 hours ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Very fine line here, even a shift 50 miles east would make a big difference.  

The first map was inaccurate at the time, 925s were more prevalent real time, the below 0 coverage was quite a bit larger than what the Euro showed on the real time map.

Edited March 2 by GHweatherChris

[Snownerd3000]

58 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I bought 50 coins in 2015 for 20k. Still have 43 coins. 

[MossMan]

22 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

The NAM just does not like King County.  

Likes my house though! 

Edited March 2 by MossMan

[Dave]

The HRRR sure is bullish on some snow down here tonight. I'll do my part and be on windshield duty.

 

[TT-SEA]

8 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Likes my house though! 

Everyone likes your house! 

[SnowWillarrive]

32 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

That shadow looks pretty extreme.  I think today was wetter than what that model was showing at this time yesterday.

The NAM is pure evil

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Found something interesting,  lake cushman had 6 inches of snow and the water to snow ratio was 4.4-1. 

[LowerGarfield]

2 hours ago, MWG said:

Breezy

I know tomorrow is a Saturday, but try to let us know if you get any overnight snow before it melts.

[MWG]

1 minute ago, LowerGarfield said:

I know tomorrow is a Saturday, but try to let us know if you get any overnight snow before it melts.

Yes, I'll try  to be awake. Drinking coffee 

[DeepFriedEgg]

14 minutes ago, Dave said:

The HRRR sure is bullish on some snow down here tonight. I'll do my part and be on windshield duty.

 

Look at that dusting of snow in the Sacramento valley. That's how you know it's a load of sh*t.

[Snownerd3000]

1 hour ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I bought 50 coins in 2015 for 20k. Still have 43 coins. 

Fun story about BTC.  I work in tradfi.  It was probably 7 years ago I had a meeting scheduled at a local bank to meet with one of their clients.  They wanted to get my advice.  They were meeting at the bank to make a decision to take a 2nd mortgage on their home to buy BTC.  Obviously I couldn't say ya do that because I'd probably have my azz if I did.  They didn't take my advice and went for it.  Probably the smartest gut decision they ever had IF they sold at last cycles ATH then bought back in at market lows last year.  

[TT-SEA]

00Z ICON shifted north again... that system is still totally a wild card.   Also saw that on the map @Hawksfan2008 posted from the EPS.

[uwgraduate2021]

58 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Set your alarm... ECMWF shows precip between 5-7 a.m.  

With the 925mb temps overnight it would warm up with clouds and precip but the upper levels cool back down by 4 or 5 a.m.  

Perfect timing to wake up and watch the first Formula 1 race of the season with an eye on the streetlight

[snow_wizard]

Certainly wiggle room on this still.   Cold north wind for Seattle regardless.

[snow_wizard]

48 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

The first map was inaccurate at the time, 925s were more prevalent real time, the below 0 coverage was quite a bit larger than what the Euro showed on the real time map.

Very good time to be watching those 925mb temp maps.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

1 hour ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I bought 50 coins in 2015 for 20k. Still have 43 coins. 

That's about 2.67 mil, holy sh1t

[Rubus Leucodermis]

47 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Likes my house though! 

Same here, but I still don’t fully trust March, even though the jinx (barely) broke today.

[Doinko]

ICON looks great for Portland. Heavy snow here and 32 degrees at 4 pm!

[CliffMassYelledAtMe]

Seattle (SeaTac) Spring snowfall Stats

TLDR: 

*Since 1948, there has been measurable snow in March on 48 days (out of 2,325 days)

*There has also been measurable snow on 5 April days (out of 2250).

*Largest March single day snowfall: March 1, 1989: 6"

*Largest April single day snowfall: April 17, 1972: 1.2" (This is also the latest snowfall in this period.)

 

1951: March 1: 0.6" and March 3: 3.0" and March 4: 1.7" and March 5: 2.2" and March 6: 2.1" and March 7: 1.8" and March 8: 5.3" and March 9: 0.6" and March 10: 0.9"

 

1954: March 10: 2.1" and March 11: 1.2"

 

1955: March 1: 0.7" and March 2: 1.7" and March 3: 4.5" and March 12: 0.3" and March 13: 1.7" and March 25: 1.3"

 

1956: March 3: 0.8" and March 5: 0.1" and March 9: 1.4"

 

1960: March 3: 4.7" and March 4: 0.4" 

 

1961: March 3: 1.7" and March 4: 0.1"

 

1962: March 1: 1.0" and March 8: 0.5" and March 9: 0.2"

 

1966: March 3: 2.5" and March 19: 0.7" and March 20: 2.3"

 

1968: April 12: 0.3" and April 16: 0.2"

 

1971: March 3: 0.2" and March 4: 1.3" and March 16: 0.4"

 

1972: April 16: 1.1" and April 17: 1.2"

 

1973: March 18: 0.8"

 

1975: April 2: 0.2"

 

1976: March 1: 0.2" 

 

1977: March 13: 0.7" and March 14: 0.2:

 

1982: March 29: 2"

 

1989: March 1: 6" and March 2: 1.4" 

 

1991: March 4: 0.7" and March 5: 1.8"

 

1994: March 21: 0.2"

 

2009: March 7: 0.3" and March 9: 2.2" and March 15: 0.5"

 

2012: March 13: 0.9"

 

2019: March 7: 0.8"

[Doinko]

1 minute ago, Doinko said:

ICON looks great for Portland. Heavy snow here and 32 degrees at 4 pm!

NAM is similar but farther south, good snowstorm for Corvallis!

[DeepFriedEgg]

4 minutes ago, Doinko said:

ICON looks great for Portland. Heavy snow here and 32 degrees at 4 pm!

That would be absolutely wild.

[Cascadia_Wx]

3 minutes ago, CliffMassYelledAtMe said:

Seattle (SeaTac) Spring snowfall Stats

TLDR: 

*Since 1948, there has been measurable snow in March on 48 days (out of 2,325 days)

*There has also been measurable snow on 5 April days (out of 2250).

*Largest March single day snowfall: March 1, 1989: 6"

*Largest April single day snowfall: April 17, 1972: 1.2" (This is also the latest snowfall in this period.)

 

1951: March 1: 0.6" and March 3: 3.0" and March 4: 1.7" and March 5: 2.2" and March 6: 2.1" and March 7: 1.8" and March 8: 5.3" and March 9: 0.6" and March 10: 0.9"

 

1954: March 10: 2.1" and March 11: 1.2"

 

1955: March 1: 0.7" and March 2: 1.7" and March 3: 4.5" and March 12: 0.3" and March 13: 1.7" and March 25: 1.3"

 

1956: March 3: 0.8" and March 5: 0.1" and March 9: 1.4"

 

1960: March 3: 4.7" and March 4: 0.4" 

 

1961: March 3: 1.7" and March 4: 0.1"

 

1962: March 1: 1.0" and March 8: 0.5" and March 9: 0.2"

 

1966: March 3: 2.5" and March 19: 0.7" and March 20: 2.3"

 

1968: April 12: 0.3" and April 16: 0.2"

 

1971: March 3: 0.2" and March 4: 1.3" and March 16: 0.4"

 

1972: April 16: 1.1" and April 17: 1.2"

 

1973: March 18: 0.8"

 

1975: April 2: 0.2"

 

1976: March 1: 0.2" 

 

1977: March 13: 0.7" and March 14: 0.2:

 

1982: March 29: 2"

 

1989: March 1: 6" and March 2: 1.4" 

 

1991: March 4: 0.7" and March 5: 1.8"

 

1994: March 21: 0.2"

 

2009: March 7: 0.3" and March 9: 2.2" and March 15: 0.5"

 

2012: March 13: 0.9"

 

2019: March 7: 0.8"

Don’t buy it. I’ve moved dozens of times over the last 20 years, specifically avoiding March snow events, and have thus never witnessed snow in March. Therefore it is impossible. 

#airtightlogic

[TacomaWx]

1 hour ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Tiger Mountain has crazy microclimates. The snow level always seems to be lower on the east side and in some of the interior low spots. The west side never gets as much snow. If you’re hiking it you’ll always find more snow on the Preston trail behind Tiger 1 than elsewhere despite the elevation being the same or lower there than some of the other spots. 

Yeah I have definitely noticed this! I’m right there working everyday and there’s typically more snow on the east side than the west side. That valley near raging river does really well…and sometimes on the west side at an even higher elevation it’s raining. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

12 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

That's about 2.67 mil, holy sh1t

Who knows how how that coin will go. It cycles between 60k and 30k the last few years.  That coin has a much larger short term return than the stock market.

[RentonHill]

1 hour ago, Snownerd3000 said:

its their own D**n fault for driving through an area expected to get multiple feet. Like, there was no surprise to this. idiots. 

[RentonHill]

32 minutes ago, Snownerd3000 said:

Fun story about BTC.  I work in tradfi.  It was probably 7 years ago I had a meeting scheduled at a local bank to meet with one of their clients.  They wanted to get my advice.  They were meeting at the bank to make a decision to take a 2nd mortgage on their home to buy BTC.  Obviously I couldn't say ya do that because I'd probably have my azz if I did.  They didn't take my advice and went for it.  Probably the smartest gut decision they ever had IF they sold at last cycles ATH then bought back in at market lows last year.  

You're in columbia tower right? how many days in the office are you? we should get lunch or grab a beer

[snow_wizard]

Nice to see the GFS going for snow Monday morning now.    Easily cold enough and precip arrives at the perfect time.

[snow_wizard]

25 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

That's about 2.67 mil, holy sh1t

If I were him I would retire and live in the perfect climate.

[snow_wizard]

7 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

its their own D**n fault for driving through an area expected to get multiple feet. Like, there was no surprise to this. idiots. 

We're talking about an elevation that's permanently glaciated in this state.

[Omegaraptor]

50 minutes ago, DeepFriedEgg said:

Look at that dusting of snow in the Sacramento valley. That's how you know it's a load of sh*t.

Bet you can’t guess the last year Redding got accumulating snow in March.