PNW Weather Discussion - December to Remember 2025

[Phishy Wx]

18 minutes ago, iFred said:

Two things, the response here is for initializations which a full run does not make, and if you are doing this at work then how the hell are you still employed?

lol, so everyone else who posts here between 8am-5pm is unemployed?

[Timmy]

1 hour ago, Thunder98 said:

Good old Jesse? 

He would be a lot more negative going into a December like this.

[SouthHillFrosty]

5 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

lol, so everyone else who posts here between 8am-5pm is unemployed?

Shoot I use to work two remote jobs at once and was still on the forum

[SeattleSmokeLayerFan]

10 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

lol, so everyone else who posts here between 8am-5pm is unemployed?

Either they're using their phones at work, they're unemployed adults, or they're kids.

[Eugene-5SW]

4 minutes ago, SeattleWeatherFan said:

Either they're using their phones at work, they're unemployed adults, or they're kids.

I am none of the above.

[Phishy Wx]

7 minutes ago, SeattleWeatherFan said:

Either they're using their phones at work, they're unemployed adults, or they're kids.

or you work from home/remote like a lot of us

[iFred]

31 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

lol, so everyone else who posts here between 8am-5pm is unemployed?

I was talking about the copy and paste job and not reading it. Post and pray material.

[ShawniganLake]

41F with heavy rain.  Feels like December.  

[Phishy Wx]

+SN

31, DP 28

[MossMan]

I have an extremely flexible work schedule and have a hands off approach boss…Though with my position I am basically my own boss and I get the job done so there is never a need for my boss to check up on me in that way. I could never work at a place where I am monitored every second of the work day and have strict working hours. 

[Phishy Wx]

5 minutes ago, iFred said:

I was talking about the copy and paste job and not reading it. Post and pray material.

I took the question @Gradient Keeper asked and dropped it in Google.  Thought it may help.  sorry my bad

[Kolk1604]

So mid/end of December through January? 

 

 

[SeattleSmokeLayerFan]

12 minutes ago, Kolk1604 said:

So mid/end of December through January? 

 

 

This guy really likes talking about loads.

[Gradient Keeper]

We are right on track for the big model shift before the second week of December.

[GoldenEars]

Its trying so hard to snow in Aldergrove! Big wet flakes are mixing in .

[ShawniganLake]

11 minutes ago, GoldenEars said:

Its trying so hard to snow in Aldergrove! Big wet flakes are mixing in .

Looks like SFU may have scored a dusting.  

[Kolk1604]

Amazing isn't it?

 

[Edmonds Husky]

Just now, Kolk1604 said:

Amazing isn't it?

 

Major improvement

[Edmonds Husky]

Cmon Drunkle! Let's see if @iFred's Etsy witches are working

[runninthruda206]

I still can't believe I won't see any snow flakes (even mixed) in leavenworth this weekend. Sad

[Edmonds Husky]

So far the 18z GFS looks more like the GEM than the ECMWF

[umadbro]

Hello

[luvssnow_spokane]

Nice little coating of white in North Spokane today! 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

14 minutes ago, Edmonds Husky said:

So far the 18z GFS looks more like the GEM than the ECMWF

We can safely ignore the GEM. I don't have the stats, but it has to have the worst verification scores this season. 

[Edmonds Husky]

1 minute ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

What a weird pattern. Bleh. At least we have cold air in Western Canada

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

2 minutes ago, Edmonds Husky said:

What a weird pattern. Bleh. At least we have cold air in Western Canada

Looks a lot like the 12z Euro and AI at the same time. Looks like the next model watch is 290 hrs away.

[Edmonds Husky]

Just now, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Looks a lot like the 12z Euro and AI at the same time. Looks like the next model watch is 290 hrs away.

If the GEFS is looking good that is something worth tracking

[Doom Buster]

The marked EPS improvement for the 10-15 day period is definitely the story of the day.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

That is a lot of cold air...

[Doom Buster]

10 minutes ago, luvssnow_spokane said:

Nice little coating of white in North Spokane today! 

Nice! Under our first WWA of the season here...I'm afraid this could miss to the south and the NWS may have jumped the gun, but we'll see.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver CO
152 PM MST Mon Dec 1 2025

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO 6
PM MST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 7
  inches. Highest amounts expected in the southern foothills and
  Palmer Divide.

* WHERE...The Southern Front Range Foothills, the Denver metro, and
  the Palmer Divide.

* WHEN...From midnight Tuesday Night to 6 PM MST Wednesday.

[Phishy Wx]

closing in on 1" on elevated an grassy surfaces

 

SN

31, DP 30

think we may get a lull this afternoon, maybe more tonight

[fubario]

3 hours ago, snostorm21 said:

The more I read this, the more it sounds like Phil.

I understood all the words. Definitely not Phil.

[SunnyWeatherFan]

The year here so far. Data from my PWS

Been a dry year!

[antipex]

4 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

closing in on 1" on elevated an grassy surfaces

 

SN

31, DP 30

think we may get a lull this afternoon, maybe more tonight

About 1” here and sidewalks are covered. Latest NWS discussion mentions more precip overnight into the morning. I think they underestimated totals.

[snostorm21]

What is even going on with radar right now, that looks like a strong front.

[Phishy Wx]

2 minutes ago, antipex said:

About 1” here and sidewalks are covered. Latest NWS discussion mentions more precip overnight into the morning. I think they underestimated totals.

same, I've been in meetings all morning at 10am there was nothing, now everything covered.  but radar is now clear to Canadian border, you can see next wave dropping down for tonight.  I'm guessing more with no sun to overcome and what's on the ground freezing at sunset

[Ken in Wood Village]

Just looked at the 12Z EPS snowfall matrix. There are some impressive snow amounts on some of the members 🌨

[Doom Buster]

4 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

The marked EPS improvement for the 10-15 day period is definitely the story of the day.

Big time LOAD of cold air amassing to the north...

[snostorm21]

3 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Big time LOAD of cold air amassing to the north...

Lets get that to UNLOAD itself into the PNW.