September 2024 PNW Weather Discussion

[Tyler Mode]

What was originally suppose to bring from a third to half an inch dropped a few sprinkles.  58 mild degrees this morning.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Light reign 

[RentonHill]

Cloudy, humid, and 69 here in Stamford. Looks like maybe some rain later. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, RentonHill said:

Cloudy, humid, and 69 here in Stamford. Looks like maybe some rain later. 

Not far from the infamous McDonald's I went to last October that was selling $15 burgers.

[RentonHill]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Not far from the infamous McDonald's I went to last October that was selling $15 burgers.

I got a huge steak salad and four beers at Bobby Vs last night for 50 bucks. Thought that was a steal compared to Seattle prices. 

[MossMan]

8 hours ago, BLI snowman said:

Topped out at 15" here in February 2021. Tied with January 1998 for the biggest single snowstorm I've sniffed on the westside. A one hit wonder winter but as far as hits go, it was pretty good (sorry Andrew).

I didn’t quite get to 15” but it was still a blast! 

[Slushy Inch]

[Slushy Inch]

35 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I didn’t quite get to 15” but it was still a blast! 

I was in Chelan with my gf. I missed out on a big one.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

An astonishing 0.13" of rain overnight. 

[ShawniganLake]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

I didn’t quite get to 15” but it was still a blast! 

It was spread out over 3 or 4 days here but the depth topped out around 17”. 

[snow_wizard]

11 hours ago, Front Ranger said:

Hmm, first I've heard that one.

That was a very slow starting winter here, but had a very cold February (coldest since 1960) and an awesome March blizzard.

Yeah...I think this winter is going to be different than any this decade so far.

[snow_wizard]

2 hours ago, MossMan said:

I didn’t quite get to 15” but it was still a blast! 

That winter was lame aside from the Feb event though and it only lasted a few days.

[Mapletree]

Drizzle and fog here in Edmonds 

[TT-SEA]

Interestingly long plume of moisture across the North Pacific early next week.   

 

[Phishy Wx]

32 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Interestingly long plume of moisture across the North Pacific early next week.   

 

decaying Cyclone? Tropical system?

[crf450ish]

Hanukkah Eve storm of 2006 redux plz

[MossMan]

46 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

That winter was lame aside from the Feb event though and it only lasted a few days.

We had a nice little snow right before Christmas, and also a big windstorm in January where the power was out for about 3 days, so all in all it could have been much worse! 

[MossMan]

3 minutes ago, crf450ish said:

Hanukkah Eve storm of 2006 redux plz

2006/07 redux!! Massive flooding and then massive snow/arctic blast in November, massive windstorm in December, a very lovely arctic blast in January, and a big snow at my house the end of February as well! It was an awesome winter! 

[crf450ish]

 

I'm ready for a true classic Pacific Northwest fall windstorm. The nostalgia is real. Only no damage to human wellbeing or life.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Summer rolls on!!

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

1 minute ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Summer rolls on!!

Models really did a 180. If Jessie was here he would be very unhappy. 

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Models really did a 180. If Jessie was here he would be very unhappy. 

Definitely feels more relaxing and easy going here on the forum ever since Jesse was let go. 

[snow_wizard]

Not a fan of the 12z GFS at all.  No implications for the coming winter, but just not what I like this time of year.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Definitely feels more relaxing and easy going here on the forum ever since Jesse was let go. 

Not worried about getting verbal assaulted or judged for sharing garden photos or photos of my massive 800 square foot log cabin. 

[snow_wizard]

11 hours ago, High Desert Mat? said:

Lots of great info in that article. Reminds me of yet again the winter of all our lives, 2016-2017.  One thing they forgot to mention as well, like that year, this La Niña is also following an El Niño. 

2016-17 ranks well below the best winter of my life.  Plenty cold. but we only had one really good snow and it was late in the season.  That having been said I would take my chances with the same general pattern again.  Details always play out differently. 

[snow_wizard]

5 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Definitely feels more relaxing and easy going here on the forum ever since Jesse was let go. 

To me his case is just bothersome.  Not sure what caused him to go down the rabbit hole he did.  I bluntly tried to get him to see he needed to own up to his own sheit, but he never did.

[snow_wizard]

4 hours ago, RentonHill said:

I got a huge steak salad and four beers at Bobby Vs last night for 50 bucks. Thought that was a steal compared to Seattle prices. 

Restaurants prices are just absurd now.  Wonder why that is?

[snow_wizard]

26 minutes ago, crf450ish said:

 

I'm ready for a true classic Pacific Northwest fall windstorm. The nostalgia is real. Only no damage to human wellbeing or life.

It's pretty obvious from this pic that the cold air behind it was the big driver that made it so bad.  Never seen it get so cold after a big blow like that.

[Phil]

14 hours ago, Snownerd3000 said:

2020-2021 was used as an analog by Eric Webb too on X. 

NMME and C3S totally botched that winter over Siberia. A fail of monumental proportions.

[Phil]

12 hours ago, High Desert Mat? said:

Lots of great info in that article. Reminds me of yet again the winter of all our lives, 2016-2017.  One thing they forgot to mention as well, like that year, this La Niña is also following an El Niño. 

2016/17 was not a true Niña winter. All Niña characteristics in tropical forcing were gone by Jan, and Feb/Mar was full blown Niño-costero.

[the_convergence_zone]

The 10-day forecast is a total yawnfest. 

[Phishy Wx]

warm dry fall huh?

yup

actually is probably better for winter in the long run, early cold sometimes not the best

 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

29 minutes ago, Phil said:

2016/17 was not a true Niña winter. All Niña characteristics in tropical forcing were gone by Jan, and Feb/Mar was full blown Niño-costero.

I just remember that winter being fun with lots of snow and cold in a few separate events.

[snow_wizard]

29 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

warm dry fall huh?

yup

actually is probably better for winter in the long run, early cold sometimes not the best

 

I've seen a lot of cold autumns work out very well.  Still likely we will have a significant cold period this time.

[ShawniganLake]

2 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

That winter was lame aside from the Feb event though and it only lasted a few days.

December got close to being good just before Christmas.  We had a big snowstorm around the 21st with about 8” on the ground Christmas morning 

[High Desert Mat?]

12 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

That December/January was incredible east of the cascades. 

February was pretty awesome too. 

[High Desert Mat?]

5 hours ago, Slushy Inch said:

I was in Chelan with my gf. I missed out on a big one.

Bet she did too. 

[High Desert Mat?]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

2016/17 was not a true Niña winter. All Niña characteristics in tropical forcing were gone by Jan, and Feb/Mar was full blown Niño-costero.

Technically it was a weak La Niña. The QBO looks similar as well. 

[ShawniganLake]

2 hours ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Not worried about getting verbal assaulted or judged for sharing garden photos or photos of my massive 800 square foot log cabin. 

Could you please stop shoving your 1% elitist wealth in our faces.    

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

Just now, ShawniganLake said:

Could you please stop shoving your 1% elitist wealth in our faces.    

Lol, i'll do my best.