SilverFallsAndrew Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 2 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said: It makes a big difference everywhere in the Pacific Northwest. I've always figured that each 100 feet in elevation gain makes about a 15% increase in average snowfall. That means each 500 feet pretty much exactly doubles expected snow in a given year. The reason it makes such a huge differnece here compared to most of the rest of the country is the temperature is almost always right around freezing for our potential snow events. That's just as true in the Wilammete Valley as around Puget Sound. Only exception really is up the Fraser River Valley North of Bellingham and well East of Portland deeper into the Gorge where there is more contintentla influence during snow events and elevation often doesn't matter. 100% 2 Quote Snowfall Precip 2022-23: 95.0" 2022-23: 17.39" 2021-22: 52.6" 2021-22: 91.46" 2020-21: 12.0" 2020-21: 71.59" 2019-20: 23.5" 2019-20: 58.54" 2018-19: 63.5" 2018-19: 66.33" 2017-18: 30.3" 2017-18: 59.83" 2016-17: 49.2" 2016-17: 97.58" 2015-16: 11.75" 2015-16: 68.67" 2014-15: 3.5" 2013-14: 11.75" 2013-14: 62.30 2012-13: 16.75" 2012-13: 78.45 2011-12: 98.5" 2011-12: 92.67" It's always sunny at Winters Hill! Fighting the good fight against weather evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossMan Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said: Wow It’s coming. 1 Quote Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepFriedEgg Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 That AK block is beautiful. Just need kona low a scooch west 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepFriedEgg Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 567 to Anchorage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 26 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said: I heard they had a job opening for Technical Climate Change Skeptic. Requires at least a Masters Degree in Bull Shiit. figured you'd like to apply AGW alarmism skeptic. Get over it. 1 1 Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slushy Inch Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Nice Druncle run 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Angeles Foothiller Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 17 minutes ago, TT-SEA said: Yep. Sigh. 1 1 Quote PWS: https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KWAPORTA220 2023-2024 Snow Total: 18" (6 events) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepFriedEgg Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 3 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said: Nice Druncle run Too bad it doesn't go to hr 500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepFriedEgg Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said: Sigh. About as likely Nvidia passing Apple in market cap. Oh wait... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaleighHillsRunner Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 31 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said: The 12z EURO shows strong offshore flow at day 10. This weekend is looking wet but next weekend is starting to look nice and sunny. We will also be able to enjoy one extra hour of daylight now in the evenings since we turn ahead the clocks this weekend. I’m ready. Hoping for a great Spring Break week later on this month 1 Quote Portland | Raleigh Hills/West Sylvan | 350’ ”All models are wrong, some are useful.” -G. Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slushy Inch Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Just now, DeepFriedEgg said: Too bad it doesn't go to hr 500 Then we would be able to see the next historic heatwave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepFriedEgg Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Only dropped below freezing for a glorious 30 mins with the first trough early last week. Hopefully that number increases tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Unbelievable BLAST! 1 Quote Snowfall Precip 2022-23: 95.0" 2022-23: 17.39" 2021-22: 52.6" 2021-22: 91.46" 2020-21: 12.0" 2020-21: 71.59" 2019-20: 23.5" 2019-20: 58.54" 2018-19: 63.5" 2018-19: 66.33" 2017-18: 30.3" 2017-18: 59.83" 2016-17: 49.2" 2016-17: 97.58" 2015-16: 11.75" 2015-16: 68.67" 2014-15: 3.5" 2013-14: 11.75" 2013-14: 62.30 2012-13: 16.75" 2012-13: 78.45 2011-12: 98.5" 2011-12: 92.67" It's always sunny at Winters Hill! Fighting the good fight against weather evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepFriedEgg Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said: Unbelievable BLAST! -10C 850s up and down the I5 corridor! Tiger finally gets his upper-level blast... in March! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phishy Wx Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Lol a Mid march Druncle ice blast? Uh huh sure thing 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phishy Wx Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 is this the result of the recent SSW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 5 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said: is this the result of the recent SSW? I mean... its the 18Z GFS at 300 hours. Here is the EPS for the 10-15 day period. We have a little way to go yet. 2 Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slushy Inch Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, TT-SEA said: I mean... its the 18Z GFS at 300 hours. Here is the EPS for the 10-15 day period. We have a little way to go yet. You can see an obvious retrogression that doesn’t get there, use 500 mb heights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, Slushy Inch said: You can see an obvious retrogression that doesn’t get there, use 500 mb heights. For sure... but will the EPS cave to the 18Z GFS and evolve from that to an arctic blast? Time will tell. 1 Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Port Angeles Foothiller Posted March 5 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 5 1 minute ago, TT-SEA said: For sure... but will the EPS cave to the 18Z GFS and evolve from that to an arctic blast? Time will tell. We would never hear from @Phil again. 2 6 1 1 1 Quote PWS: https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KWAPORTA220 2023-2024 Snow Total: 18" (6 events) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossMan Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 I believe the GFS was the first to catch on to our current a few weeks ago! Quote Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlova Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 March cold is surely possible, but lets just say you might as well flip a coin and have it land on its side for this to verify 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 4 minutes ago, MossMan said: I believe the GFS was the first to catch on to our current a few weeks ago! Ohhh it can totally happen. 1 Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLI snowman Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 48 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said: It makes a big difference everywhere in the Pacific Northwest. I've always figured that each 100 feet in elevation gain makes about a 15% increase in average snowfall. That means each 500 feet pretty much exactly doubles expected snow in a given year. The reason it makes such a huge differnece here compared to most of the rest of the country is the temperature is almost always right around freezing for our potential snow events. That's just as true in the Willammete Valley as around Puget Sound. Only exception really is up the Fraser River Valley North of Bellingham and well East of Portland deeper into the Gorge where there is more contintental influence during snow events and elevation often doesn't matter. Even in the gorge a few hundred feet makes a big difference. White Salmon and the main part of Hood River above the river tend to do quite a bit better than Bingen and the waterfront portion of Hood River. They see a lot more continental influence out that way but there's still a handful of borderline snow events each winter that come around 32-33 degrees. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegaraptor Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 From warm and sunny to cold and sunny! Pacific Midwest! 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 FWIW... the 18Z GEFS is also a long way from an arctic blast at 300 hours. Guessing the 18Z operational run is a massive outlier. But that doesn't mean its wrong. 1 Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Front Ranger Posted March 6 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 6 Parent's house this morning. 16 Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phishy Wx Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 19 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said: From warm and sunny to cold and sunny! Pacific Midwest! I'm personally waiting for Hot and Snowy followed by Cold and Smoky 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_convergence_zone Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 19 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said: From warm and sunny to cold and sunny! Pacific Midwest! Cold and sunny is awesome. Today was fantastic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slushy Inch Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 34 minutes ago, TT-SEA said: FWIW... the 18Z GEFS is also a long way from an arctic blast at 300 hours. Guessing the 18Z operational run is a massive outlier. But that doesn't mean its wrong. It was a better run eventually. Still long way to go. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlova Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 AKA a Marchtic blast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 46 minutes ago, Front Ranger said: Parent's house this morning. So blessed 1 Quote Snowfall Precip 2022-23: 95.0" 2022-23: 17.39" 2021-22: 52.6" 2021-22: 91.46" 2020-21: 12.0" 2020-21: 71.59" 2019-20: 23.5" 2019-20: 58.54" 2018-19: 63.5" 2018-19: 66.33" 2017-18: 30.3" 2017-18: 59.83" 2016-17: 49.2" 2016-17: 97.58" 2015-16: 11.75" 2015-16: 68.67" 2014-15: 3.5" 2013-14: 11.75" 2013-14: 62.30 2012-13: 16.75" 2012-13: 78.45 2011-12: 98.5" 2011-12: 92.67" It's always sunny at Winters Hill! Fighting the good fight against weather evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Beautiful view of Mt Adams from Silverton this afternoon. 1st pic is Mt Angel, more of a hill by the town of the same name. 7 Quote Snowfall Precip 2022-23: 95.0" 2022-23: 17.39" 2021-22: 52.6" 2021-22: 91.46" 2020-21: 12.0" 2020-21: 71.59" 2019-20: 23.5" 2019-20: 58.54" 2018-19: 63.5" 2018-19: 66.33" 2017-18: 30.3" 2017-18: 59.83" 2016-17: 49.2" 2016-17: 97.58" 2015-16: 11.75" 2015-16: 68.67" 2014-15: 3.5" 2013-14: 11.75" 2013-14: 62.30 2012-13: 16.75" 2012-13: 78.45 2011-12: 98.5" 2011-12: 92.67" It's always sunny at Winters Hill! Fighting the good fight against weather evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SilverFallsAndrew Posted March 6 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 6 Silver Falls Hwy on the drive home. 10 Quote Snowfall Precip 2022-23: 95.0" 2022-23: 17.39" 2021-22: 52.6" 2021-22: 91.46" 2020-21: 12.0" 2020-21: 71.59" 2019-20: 23.5" 2019-20: 58.54" 2018-19: 63.5" 2018-19: 66.33" 2017-18: 30.3" 2017-18: 59.83" 2016-17: 49.2" 2016-17: 97.58" 2015-16: 11.75" 2015-16: 68.67" 2014-15: 3.5" 2013-14: 11.75" 2013-14: 62.30 2012-13: 16.75" 2012-13: 78.45 2011-12: 98.5" 2011-12: 92.67" It's always sunny at Winters Hill! Fighting the good fight against weather evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featured Comment Popular Post SouthHillFrosty Posted March 6 Featured Comment Popular Post Report Share Posted March 6 A photo of my kids first snow yesterday. I think he enjoyed it 31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MossMan Posted March 6 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 6 Another reason why I love my location! It retains the snow so well during these setups! I even have snow on my roof still. Currently 33.8 with a DP of 26. 11 Quote Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 14 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said: A photo of my kids first snow yesterday. I think he enjoyed it What are his thoughts on next winter’s ENSO conditions? 1 4 1 1 1 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phishy Wx Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 2 minutes ago, Deweydog said: What are his thoughts on next winter’s ENSO conditions? neutral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossMan Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 20 minutes ago, Deweydog said: What are his thoughts on next winter’s ENSO conditions? Phil Jr.? 1 Quote Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Snap Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Had a low of 27 this morning. Will probably be a bit colder tonight. 1 Quote 2024 Warm Season Stats Number of 80+ days - 2 Number of 85+ days - 2 (Warmest so far - 86) Number of 90+ days - 0 Number of 95+ days - 0 Number of 60+ lows - 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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