March 2024 Weather in the PNW

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

9.5" forecasted by the HRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, 9" by the NAM3KM, 6-7" by the GFS, and 5-6" by the NAM. Right now I'm going to bet on 6-15" of snow.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Last night. My place is near the “c” in “Vancouver.”

March.

 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

LMAO 10" on my house?? Nah. 

[MossMan]

52 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Last night I predicted 6 inches for you

Almost got there! Ended up with 4”. The Euro snow map last evening was spot on here. 
started snowing around 10:30 last night but didn’t really start sticking until later on. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Picked up 2.5" last night, which outs our seasonal total up to 71"! Sun is out now and our snow depth is 11". Current temp 23 low of 16. The March sun has formed some GIANT icicles on my house the last few days, I can't even capture it all in one frame! Measured one 4'11" long! 

[MossMan]

I sure love how bright the snow makes the house inside! 

[T-Town]

No snow here but this guy is sitting in our tree this morning. 

[TT-SEA]

15 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

LMAO 10" on my house?? Nah. 

New WRF is bullish for your area as well.  '

Randy... the snow shown on this map for you already happened.   

[TT-SEA]

Actually... just looking at the 4 p.m. through 4 p.m. period on the WRF most of the snow for @Port Angeles Foothiller also happened already.

 

 

[Chewbacca Defense]

Coming down good here but too warm to do much in the way of accumulation.  We've gone full snowglobe up here at my house but haven't really added anything from my post around daybreak

https://www.barkleyvillage.com/web-cams

[Slushy Inch]

3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z NAM shows a decent snow event in places tonight... might be a Jim special to end this current pattern.

I would like to get some accumulation this year. The longer I live at 25feet elevation the more pessimistic I become about snow events. I need serious cold for snow.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Most snow I have ever had not even being under a WWA! 

 

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Just hit 4”!

 

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Mt Vernon schools just closed. 

Congrats Randy! Surprise snow is always the best snow!!!  

[Snowlova]

3 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

I would like to get some accumulation this year. The longer I live at 25feet elevation the more pessimistic I become about snow events. I need serious cold for snow.

Being at sea level vs 200ft makes all the difference in the world. I guess it doesn’t help that we live in the central puget sound snow dome 

[MWG]

Too bad it’s 36F.

 

 

 

 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

12 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

New WRF is bullish for your area as well.  '

Randy... the snow shown on this map for you already happened.   

Is it seeing some kind of outflow upslope event? Otherwise there is zero chance of this. Where is this magical moisture coming from?

[Frontal Snowsquall]

1 hour ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

A lot of school closures and 2 hour late openings today. Here are the school districts that are closed.

Estacada, Clatskanie, Rainier, Vernonia, Jewell, Nestucca Valley, Tillamook, Silver Falls, Wahkiakum

https://www.kptv.com/weather/closings/

UPDATE:

Colton, Neah-Kah-Nie, Willamina, Green Mountain, and Woodland are also all closed now.

 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

11 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Actually... just looking at the 4 p.m. through 4 p.m. period on the WRF most of the snow for @Port Angeles Foothiller also happened already.

 

 

This is still 4 inches. Most models are showing some kind of moisture on me tonight, I just dont understand the dynamics making it happen. 

[Omegaraptor]

2 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

We need a report from Corvallis. 

Bare ground. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

6 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

Bare ground. 

Darn. At one point I saw CVO reporting 32 with light snow. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

10 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

This is still 4 inches. Most models are showing some kind of moisture on me tonight, I just dont understand the dynamics making it happen. 

Easy, you want to look at the wind at 850mb, over the last few days it has been ripping from the west and sw, tonight it switches from the north and north west so you will have upslope.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

13 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

This is still 4 inches. Most models are showing some kind of moisture on me tonight, I just dont understand the dynamics making it happen. 

look at wind direction between the 2

[ShawniganLake]

16 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Is it seeing some kind of outflow upslope event? Otherwise there is zero chance of this. Where is this magical moisture coming from?

A little mesoscale low spins over the olympics later today.  Some deformation on the north side and little northerly flow tonight as the low departs.  No idea if it’s going to verify but you could see something later today.  WRF is usually a little to generous with precip amounts in these setups IMO. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

In Salem where it is 37 and cloudy. Wife says it’s snowing at the house again. 

[MossMan]

Ran up to the area just to the east of my house and 200’ above my elevation and it looks like about 6”. Only about 2” here at work which is 200’ under my elevation. Being sandwiched in the middle of those two locations (both under a mile from my house) I got 4” so that makes sense. 

[Chewbacca Defense]

Just took the “kid” out to play in the snow.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Ran up to the area just to the east of my house and 200’ above my elevation and it looks like about 6”. Only about 2” here at work which is 200’ under my elevation. Being sandwiched in the middle of those two locations (both under a mile from my house) I got 4” so that makes sense. 

wow big difference at 750ft. Is that the highest area around there?

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just now, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

wow big difference at 750ft. Is that the highest area around there?

The magic elevation around the sound is 1200ft. If you had a place at 1200 near the foothills you would have massive snowy winters.

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

wow big difference at 750ft. Is that the highest area around there?

I’m my immediate area, yes! 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

From what i could find lake tahoe got between 48-54 inches over 3 days. Incredible storm but the wind was the real story. Some ski resorts were hitting 180 and 190mph!! 

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

The magic elevation around the sound is 1200ft. If you had a place at 1200 near the foothills you would have massive snowy winters.

That’s why I would LOVE to have a place out at Lake Cavanaugh!! It’s about 20 or so minutes east of me and just over 1,000’. They probably have over a foot up there right now. Whenever i just get missed due to elevation I run up there for my snow fix! 

[TT-SEA]

12Z ECMWF for tonight.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

12Z ECMWF for tonight.

Tim would you post a precip map please for this time

[MossMan]

I have upped my 2023/24 season grade to a C from a D+! 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z ECMWF for tonight.

Going by what has happened the last 48hrs this might be real snow sticking

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Tim would you post a precip map please for this time

 

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z ECMWF for tonight.

lol time is really running out here in Tacoma for measurable snowfall. My guess is we’re going to end this cold season without even a 1/4” of snow IMBY. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

5 minutes ago, MossMan said:

That’s why I would LOVE to have a place out at Lake Cavanaugh!! It’s about 20 or so minutes east of me and just over 1,000’. They probably have over a foot up there right now. Whenever i just get missed due to elevation I run up there for my snow fix! 

Is there a bunch pf property for sale there?

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

4 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Is there a bunch pf property for sale there?

That looks like a awesome spot, I bet they get huge snow there

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Going to be incredible snow amounts in the southern Oregon cascades. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Happy for you @MossMan