PNW November 2025

[KeyPeninsula_Wx]

15 minutes ago, Edmonds Husky said:

Last winter could have been so epic tbh. There was ample ridging and strong cold in the polar regions but because ridging was weak and progressive it mostly slid east.

It wasn’t a terrible winter but left a lot to be desired for some locations. We had several 1-2” snowfalls in the first half of February out here but no sub freezing highs or legit cold. 

[awright-31]

8 hours ago, SpaceRace22 said:

Interesting, I knew Lake Cushman was good, but didn't realize it was 100" a year good. In that case, it might be better to be closer to lake level anyway, unless you are okay with being trapped in your house for weeks at a time. I have to imagine that road access up Dow Mountain gets extremely difficult after big storms. The HOA probably plows it eventually, but it appears to be a windy dirt trail along a steep mountain through the forest, so good luck getting up or down until they do.

I actually have some friends that live up on Lake Cushman. They pay $275/month in HOA dues. The main access road in and out of the area is actually a state highway and is maintained by WSDOT. The HOA plows the roads in and around the community.

They say it snows quite a bit, but most of it is slop and melts before there is a need to get the plows out. However, they do get the occasional "Kitsap special" (even though this is in Mason County) and get absolutely hammered. Not sure if that is worth $275/month in HOA dues.

[Edmonds Husky]

29 minutes ago, awright-31 said:

I actually have some friends that live up on Lake Cushman. They pay $275/month in HOA dues. The main access road in and out of the area is actually a state highway and is maintained by WSDOT. The HOA plows the roads in and around the community.

They say it snows quite a bit, but most of it is slop and melts before there is a need to get the plows out. However, they do get the occasional "Kitsap special" (even though this is in Mason County) and get absolutely hammered. Not sure if that is worth $275/month in HOA dues.

A Kitsap Special would be very fun to experience tbh. To live somewhere that remote with such high HOA expenses though, probably not worth it just for high snow totals.

My dream location is in the hills north of Mount Constitution on Orcas Island. High enough to frequently get snow and probably gets a ton of NE Fraser winds once the blast begins. Also the San Juans are just so beautiful.

[SpaceRace22]

24 minutes ago, Edmonds Husky said:

A Kitsap Special would be very fun to experience tbh. To live somewhere that remote with such high HOA expenses though, probably not worth it just for high snow totals.

My dream location is in the hills north of Mount Constitution on Orcas Island. High enough to frequently get snow and probably gets a ton of NE Fraser winds once the blast begins. Also the San Juans are just so beautiful.

The north slope of Mt Constitution is a super interesting snow zone I had never thought about. Looks like the property up there is limited, but there are a few options between 1200 and 1800ft or so. I didn't realize how quickly the elevation goes up there on that north shore. You can get some gorgeous, close up ocean views while still being well over 1,000ft. And you're probably right that they could have some very interesting setups there once the Fraser winds crank up...

Definitely going to file this area away on my list. I'm probably going to be in the market for some kind of vacation property within the next few years. Really would like something within 3 hours of Seattle with views and that gets a good amount of snow without getting unreasonable (ie Snoqualmie Pass).

This one is at 1300ft and still has an awesome ocean & Mt Baker view. Maybe some day... https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1669-Day-Lake-Road-Orcas-Island-WA-98245/61002890_zpid/

[KeyPeninsula_Wx]

28 minutes ago, Edmonds Husky said:

A Kitsap Special would be very fun to experience tbh. To live somewhere that remote with such high HOA expenses though, probably not worth it just for high snow totals.

My dream location is in the hills north of Mount Constitution on Orcas Island. High enough to frequently get snow and probably gets a ton of NE Fraser winds once the blast begins. Also the San Juans are just so beautiful.

Pretty cool spot, have been up there during all kinds of weather. 3-4’ of snow up there in March 2019. 

[RentonHill]

7 hours ago, MossMan said:

All clean…Again…For another day or two. 

hey my trailer is gone!

[RentonHill]

7 hours ago, iFred said:

I always thought that Lake Cavanaugh was in the neighborhood of Lake Cushman snows, but with the added benefit of being on this side of the Sound.

cavanaugh is number one on my list. 

[Edmonds Husky]

7 minutes ago, KeyPeninsula_Wx said:

Pretty cool spot, have been up there during all kinds of weather. 3-4’ of snow up there in March 2019. 

Oh I’ve been to the top of Constitution several times, never when it was snowing or with a lot of snow on the ground though

[Chewbacca Defense]

43 minutes ago, SpaceRace22 said:

The north slope of Mt Constitution is a super interesting snow zone I had never thought about. Looks like the property up there is limited, but there are a few options between 1200 and 1800ft or so. I didn't realize how quickly the elevation goes up there on that north shore. You can get some gorgeous, close up ocean views while still being well over 1,000ft. And you're probably right that they could have some very interesting setups there once the Fraser winds crank up...

Definitely going to file this area away on my list. I'm probably going to be in the market for some kind of vacation property within the next few years. Really would like something within 3 hours of Seattle with views and that gets a good amount of snow without getting unreasonable (ie Snoqualmie Pass).

This one is at 1300ft and still has an awesome ocean & Mt Baker view. Maybe some day... https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1669-Day-Lake-Road-Orcas-Island-WA-98245/61002890_zpid/

I can't believe how cheap the property taxes are....They paid $6k for 2025.  My property taxes are almost 6k, and I only have .13 acres (vs. 10+) and I sure as heck don't have that view!!!!!!!!! 

 

Beautiful house, I wish I had a couple mil laying around, I would that up in a heartbeat!

[MossMan]

1 hour ago, RentonHill said:

hey my trailer is gone!

This one? Yep, told my brother in law a few years ago it needed to go as I needed the space. (Really I was just tired of looking at it ) 

[Positive PNA Enjoyoor]

lol D**n at $6k in property taxes.  Ours is a bit over $200/mo.

[MossMan]

2 hours ago, RentonHill said:

cavanaugh is number one on my list. 

Cavanaugh is amazing! Tops on my list and perhaps we will have a place there someday. 

[MossMan]

16 minutes ago, Negative PNA Enjoyoor said:

lol D**n at $6k in property taxes.  Ours is a bit over $200/mo.

I would gladly take $6! Our property taxes for 2025 were a touch over $8k here (just over 5 acres) The lake house is at just over $9k. (50ft of waterfront) 

[Edmonds Husky]

4 hours ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

It was so frustrating last regular season when it went positive right at Thanksgiving then stayed positive for almost the entire fall & winter. Like, what are the probabilities of that?

If it can be perpetually positive, no reason why it cannot be perpetually negative. Boy would that be exciting if that happened

[Snownerd3000]

35 minutes ago, Negative PNA Enjoyoor said:

lol D**n at $6k in property taxes.  Ours is a bit over $200/mo.

MT has an income tax though right. 

[Low Dew point]

10 hours ago, iFred said:

Today's entertainment.

 

[Low Dew point]

9 hours ago, Edmonds Husky said:

You know which other year had a blah November?

2008.

I moved here in Sept. of 2005.  My house then was at about 400' in east Bremerton.  '05 I remember ( mind you I keep no records ) as just being nice and rainy and cold for and ex-Cali-boy.  I was 40 then.  '06, the big snow then windstorm and temps in the 20's with nothing but a fireplace and a gas range for 5 days.  '07 I seem to remember a bunch of wet snow.  Then '08!  I was in heaven.  I would shovel the driveway each day just to be outside.  Every night me and the ex-wife would walk the neighborhood.  So many people were out.  We need another run of weather like Dec. 2008 for sure.

You guys with memories please feel free to correct me. 

[Low Dew point]

9 hours ago, SpaceRace22 said:

Oh

That's not gonna bring Jim back.  He has been looking to score big in January for a long time.  

[Low Dew point]

Just now, Low Dew point said:

That's not gonna bring Jim back.  He has been looking to score big in January for a long time.  

 

[Cold Snap]

11 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

I know its cherry picking... but the 12Z ECMWF continues the idea of a spectacular weekend next week with warm air surging up the west coast and very cold temps in the Midwest.   GFS is on board too.   And I will also say that this happening in early November is a really good sign for cold and snow later on... I will enjoy both if it works out!

November record high at SEA is 74 on I believe the 4th in 2010. We all remember what happened later that month.

[Low Dew point]

8 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Lovely for November... and on a weekend.

Tim, this isn’t necessarily in regards to this particular post, but I have to ask myself, is Tim the kind of guy that stands up in the wedding when the priest asks if anybody has anything to speak out against the marriage ? I just wonder.  

[Low Dew point]

4 hours ago, KeyPeninsula_Wx said:

It wasn’t a terrible winter but left a lot to be desired for some locations. We had several 1-2” snowfalls in the first half of February out here but no sub freezing highs or legit cold. 

Last year was terrible here.  There were several snow falls over the peninsula, true. but Bainbridge seemed to have a forcefield around it last year. Never seen anything like it.  Cells would break up, dry out, change course, it was comical in the end, 

[Positive PNA Enjoyoor]

51 minutes ago, Snownerd3000 said:

MT has an income tax though right. 

True.  Most people are paying 5.x%.  No sales tax though.

[Meatyorologist]

47 minutes ago, Low Dew point said:

 

What the hell

[TigerWoodsLibido]

1 hour ago, Cold Snap said:

November record high at SEA is 74 on I believe the 4th in 2010. We all remember what happened later that month.

Some 38F rain. Tho it did get down into the 20s at night once the precip moved off to the east.

[snostorm21]

Strong signal for a period of west coast troughing in the LR.

 

[Edmonds Husky]

19 minutes ago, snostorm21 said:

Strong signal for a period of west coast troughing in the LR.

 

Push it back a bit to Thanksgiving or so

[Positive PNA Enjoyoor]

Nope.  I want troughing now.  DJF be damned.  Gimme snow now.

[Edmonds Husky]

24 minutes ago, Negative PNA Enjoyoor said:

Nope.  I want troughing now.  DJF be damned.  Gimme snow now.

You will be fine lol

Meanwhile we need an optimized pattern to give us a good snow event

[TT-SEA]

7 hours ago, Low Dew point said:

Tim, this isn’t necessarily in regards to this particular post, but I have to ask myself, is Tim the kind of guy that stands up in the wedding when the priest asks if anybody has anything to speak out against the marriage ? I just wonder.  

I love weather and love tracking weather and have been that way since I was 3 years old... so that is why I enjoy the company here.   I don't have all the same preferences but seems like having people with different preferences keeps this place more interesting right?    I am the opposite of confrontational in real life... I am a boring conformist.   

[T-Town]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

I love weather and love tracking weather and have been that way since I was 3 years old... so that is why I enjoy the company here.   I don't have all the same preferences but seems like having people with different preferences keeps this place more interesting right?    I am the opposite of confrontational in real life... I am a boring conformist.   

I thought this was real life and the whole wife/kids/job thing was pretend. I need to think…

[the_convergence_zone]

7 hours ago, snostorm21 said:

Strong signal for a period of west coast troughing in the LR.

 

Putting on my Phil hat here, we need to get out of this +AAM regime (positive angular momentum anomaly = strong north Pac jet) or we’re gonna keep getting hammered with storms off the Pacific. My read of the MJO is that it’s strong and on the wrong side that we want it to be. So it’s probably going to take like a month to wait for the teleconnections to align more in our favor. Thank you for attending my TED talk. 

[Edmonds Husky]

9 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Putting on my Phil hat here, we need to get out of this +AAM regime (positive angular momentum anomaly = strong north Pac jet) or we’re gonna keep getting hammered with storms off the Pacific. My read of the MJO is that it’s strong and on the wrong side that we want it to be. So it’s probably going to take like a month to wait for the teleconnections to align more in our favor. Thank you for attending my TED talk. 

So perhaps we will get some NW flow mid month or so

[Phishy Wx]

14 hours ago, Front Ranger said:

DEN set a new November record today with a high of 83.

any good LOGZ!?

[ShawniganLake]

11 hours ago, MossMan said:

I would gladly take $6! Our property taxes for 2025 were a touch over $8k here (just over 5 acres) The lake house is at just over $9k. (50ft of waterfront) 

Holy eff.  Property taxes down there are insane.  I thought it was bad up here at like $4K cad. 

[TT-SEA]

22 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Holy eff.  Property taxes down there are insane.  I thought it was bad up here at like $4K cad. 

Ehhh... the government gets you one way or another.     You pay much more in income tax.  

[Deweydog]

14 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Ehhh... the government gets you one way or another.     You pay much more in income tax.  

Down here we have tons of folks who get the best of both worlds by living in Clark County and working in Portland.

[the_convergence_zone]

1 hour ago, Edmonds Husky said:

So perhaps we will get some NW flow mid month or so

The Euro seemed to be showing NW progressive pattern. Maybe we’ll get some snowpack buildup from that. 

[the_convergence_zone]

Taxes are so cheap in Washington as a whole. No income tax and low property taxes. But you pay for what you get, the infrastructure sucks. 

[Edmonds Husky]

6 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Down here we have tons of folks who get the best of both worlds by living in Clark County and working in Portland.

Living in Clark County to avoid income tax and then going shopping across the river to avoid sales tax 

Although I think there are ways that they check for people doing that