December 2020 Weather Observations for the PNW

[Omegaraptor]

Let's get meteorological winter started!

C'MON! Think Cold and SNOW!

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Booya!!! Gonna be a good one!! Colder members in the longer range now.

[Deweydog]

[TacomaWaWx]

Chris would be quick to remind y’all that it’s not December yet. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

50 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Chris would be quick to remind y’all that it’s not December yet. 

It is for the Seahawks.

[GHweatherChris]

1 hour ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Chris would be quick to remind y’all that it’s not December yet. 

Your name is Chris too? Small world.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

EC ensemble

[Deweydog]

Hello winter!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Happy Winter!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Whoa! PDX down to 32! Merry Christmas ya'll!

[Deweydog]

Already running behind last winter‘s snow total.

[BLI snowman]

2 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Already running behind last winter‘s snow total.

I'm just checking Andrew's sig and it looks like a total of only 0" at Winter's Hill so far 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

5 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

I'm just checking Andrew's sig and it looks like a total of only 0" at Winter's Hill so far 

Very sad, but pretty typical for November. Though we did have a dusting the day before Thanksgiving last year.

[BLI snowman]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Very sad, but pretty typical for November. Though we did have a dusting the day before Thanksgiving last year.

Alas, the November 1985 + December 2008 + January 1950 + February 1936 + March 1951 dream repeat combo scenario is now off the table.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Down to 30 at SLE.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

System next weekend holds together a bit better on the 06z. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Chilly trough on day 9. 

[Gradient Keeper]

Colder runs ahead! MBG

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Last frame of the GFS. Goodies are coming.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Aight, I'm off to bed. Gonna be some good model runs in the morning.

[Gradient Keeper]

3 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Aight, I'm off to bed. Gonna be some good model runs in the morning.

Thanks for the maps. I am heading off real soon also just looking at the 6z GEFS.

[Gradient Keeper]

6z GEFS Day 7-10. Pretty good retrogression and a bit colder than 00z. If the ridge had better tilt this could have been quite cold. Really good potential and seems it may begin in 9-10 days. I like what I'm seeing. C'MON!!!!

12z GFS in 3 hours 45 minutes

 

[FroYoBro]

THIS MONTH IS GOING TO BE INSANE! 

[Timmy Supercell]

Another morning in the mid-10's! There's probably no more frogs around now.

 

[El_Nina]

Areas of fog this morning with lots of frost. 30 

[FroYoBro]

Hit 32 before fog formed. 
 

Very thick fog out there and 34 degrees right now. Should be a great inversion day. 

[El_Nina]

Is it about to happen? 

[Timmy Supercell]

19 minutes ago, El_Nina said:

Areas of fog this morning with lots of frost. 30 

I can't seem to get fog much anymore these days. 

[Timmy Supercell]

12/01/2019 - 8 inches of snow on the ground. This wasn't from one storm. There was the bomb-low in southern OR right before Thanksgiving.
Then more snow a little after. From Nov 26 - Dec 1 a total of 11" fell.

Then freezing fog on 12/03. I think the pack went down to around 2-3" but the scene was pretty nice.

The last photo was taken on Dec 6th, 99% of the snow melted.

[El_Nina]

9 minutes ago, Timmy_Supercell said:

12/01/2019 - 8 inches of snow on the ground. This wasn't from one storm. There was the bomb-low in southern OR right before Thanksgiving.
Then more snow a little after. From Nov 26 - Dec 1 a total of 11" fell.

Then freezing fog on 12/03. I think the pack went down to around 2-3" but the scene was pretty nice.

The last photo was taken on Dec 6th, 99% of the snow melted.

The lines going across the road in the 2nd and 3rd picture look like wiper blades. 

[TacomaWaWx]

35 and frosty this morning. Nice moon setting this morning. 

[MossMan]

Currently 33 degrees. 

[TacomaWaWx]

34 is the official low this morning. 

[MossMan]

Looking better by the day.

[jakerepp]

3 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Looking better by the day.

Tank! Tank! Tank!

[GHweatherChris]

9 minutes ago, jakerepp said:

Tank! Tank! Tank!

 

[Omegaraptor]

2 hours ago, Timmy_Supercell said:

12/01/2019 - 8 inches of snow on the ground. This wasn't from one storm. There was the bomb-low in southern OR right before Thanksgiving.
Then more snow a little after. From Nov 26 - Dec 1 a total of 11" fell.

Then freezing fog on 12/03. I think the pack went down to around 2-3" but the scene was pretty nice.

The last photo was taken on Dec 6th, 99% of the snow melted.

About freezing fog - there exists a very strong type of freezing fog called pogonip in some Western mountain valleys. It is most well associated with northern Nevada, but parts of Idaho and Colorado get it as well.

I do wonder if something like this (taken near Elko, NV) is possible anywhere in Oregon:

[jakerepp]

Just now, Omegaraptor said:

About freezing fog - there exists a very strong type of freezing fog called pogonip in some Western mountain valleys. It is most well associated with northern Nevada, but parts of Idaho and Colorado get it as well.

I do wonder if something like this (taken near Elko, NV) is possible anywhere in Oregon:

That's stunning

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Looks like we got down to 33F. Nice morning under a fog blanket. Currently 36F.

[Blizzard777]

30* at 6:58 currently 31* 

Fog bank stayed just to my west most the night

Bitcoin surging 19k ( in other news) 

 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

6 minutes ago, Jginmartini said:

30* at 6:58 currently 31* 

Fog bank stayed just to my west most the night

Bitcoin surging 19k ( in other news) 

 

Rockefeller group can't be happy about that one...

[SilverFallsAndrew]

12z was pretty meh.

[Timmy]

12z isn’t going to be making friends here.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

14 hours ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Booya!!! Gonna be a good one!! Colder members in the longer range now.

Highs in the low forties and lows maybe touching the freezing mark? Meh.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

24 minutes ago, Jginmartini said:

Bitcoin surging 19k ( in other news)

Probably time so start shorting it.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like SLE hit 29 this morning. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I'm sure the ensembles show a ton of promise. 

[Timmy Supercell]

45 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

About freezing fog - there exists a very strong type of freezing fog called pogonip in some Western mountain valleys. It is most well associated with northern Nevada, but parts of Idaho and Colorado get it as well.

I do wonder if something like this (taken near Elko, NV) is possible anywhere in Oregon:

Dec 2013 did that to my area. I'm gonna dig up some photos of that. Picture 240 hours in a row not even hitting 32 degrees. 

[Timmy]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I'm sure the ensembles show a ton of promise. 

They do indeed.  Some go very cold.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

Ensemble mean is very amplified, though not in an ideal place.