Canadian guy Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, VancouverIslandSouth said: Ended up with 1.5~2" of snow here, the temperature is back up to 35.6F and there's a bit of melting going on but not as much as I would have expected. The sky looks totally clear now and radiative cooling is likely helping holdoff the melt. Could be a very icy morning tomorrow. Ended up with around 2 inches here as well. Can you imagine how much snow we would have got with that track and the amount of precipitation if there was cold air to draw from or arctic air in place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Looks like its just about done here... probably not enough to justify using the snowblower so maybe getting it ready was a jinx. 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...
Phil Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, Timmy_Supercell said: Was that really necessary? I see he edited the response now. Wasn’t attacking him or anything so not sure what’s up. 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverIslandSouth Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Canadian guy said: Ended up with around 2 inches here as well. Can you imagine how much snow we would have got with that track and the amount of precipitation if there was cold air to draw from or arctic air in place. Yeah, I was thinking about that, I recorded 42.4mm of precipitation today not including whatever unmelted snow is left on the gauge. We'd probably be talking in feet of snow rather than inches had their been Arctic air in place. Although some places would get a pretty nasty hit of freezing rain in that case too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said: I think this may have been mentioned already, but the 18z looked real nice in the long range. 00z evolving in a similar way. Stronger with the SSW as well. 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said: FullSizeRender.mov 1 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard777 Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 A dusting (1/4 inch+ ) still snowing lightly 33.0 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Supercell Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 So its raining in Klamath Falls right now. And started out pretty heavy. Quote Ashland, KY Weather '23-'24 Winter Snowfall - 5.50" First freeze: 11/1 (32) Minimum: 2 on 1/17 Measurable snows: 4 Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19) Thunders: 11 1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15 3/26, ------------------------------------------------------- [Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021] https://imgur.com/SuGTijl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 15 minutes ago, Canadian guy said: Ended up with around 2 inches here as well. Can you imagine how much snow we would have got with that track and the amount of precipitation if there was cold air to draw from or arctic air in place. Easily 15–20" at KBLI if today’s storm had been 100% snow at temps cold enough for it to be dry snow. 2 Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, 1000'NorthBend said: Just measured 2" on the snow table, what a fun event! It was an entertaining afternoon since I had family spread across western Washington. Someone was reporting snow while another's basement was flooding from the heavy rain.. meanwhile I was sitting at 58 degrees and dry. And most everyone, at least briefly, got their turn. The timing was ideal too: I was home from work but the kids were still awake. We probably disturbed the neighbors hollering and singing on the deck during the heavy bands of snow. The excitement and weather updates here enhanced the experience. Cheers y'all Thanks for the update... I was about to go out and measure. Looks like about 2 inches to me. 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...
wxmet Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Getting heavy sleet from that band over West Seattle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 ^^ You’re a good dad. 2 Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerWoodsLibido Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Back to looking at models, some nice mountain snow for our Cascades according to tonight’s GFS so far. 1 1 Quote Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats: Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024) Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024) Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024) Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024) Total snowfall: 0.0" Total ice: 2.25” Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9") Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F) Last White Christmas: 1990 Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0 Personal Stats: Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F) Last White Christmas: 2008 Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0" Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4 Venmo GoFundMe "College Basketball vs Epilepsy": gf.me/u/zk3pj2 My Twitter @CBBjerseys4hope 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 12/15/2020 at 8:12 AM, Rubus Leucodermis said: I may be one of the few people here who thinks it might snow (in the lowlands) this month. Note I said might, not will. Basically, I don't think the models can be trusted very much more than a week out, and the implications of that mistrust cut both ways. Called it! 1 Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_is_Everywhere Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Had a half inch or so of slushy accumulation. Took some video which I’ll post later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthHillFrosty Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Made a two foot snowman. Somebody beat me️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Desert Mat? Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, Phil said: Stronger with the SSW as well. So the SSW is confirmed and in progress now? Just want to know the details of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 SEA had quite a day today. Record high, record precip, and snow. They crashed from 59 to 34 during the passage of the cold front. Today makes the 4th freakish warm spike we have had since November 1 and most of those had the bottom fall out right afterward. Pretty bizarre. 1 Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, High Desert Mat? said: So the SSW is confirmed and in progress now? Just want to know the details of it. The SSW did happen earlier in the month I just checked. It spiked and the polar strat temps have remained above normal. Quote Death To Warm Anomalies! Winter 2023-24 stats Total Snowfall = 1.0" Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1 Total Hail = 0.0 Total Ice = 0.2 Coldest Low = 13 Lows 32 or below = 45 Highs 32 or below = 3 Lows 20 or below = 3 Highs 40 or below = 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard777 Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, snow_wizard said: SEA had quite a day today. Record high, record precip, and snow. They crashed from 59 to 34 during the passage of the cold front. Today makes the 4th freakish warm spike we have had since November 1 and most of those had the bottom fall out right afterward. Pretty bizarre. Exhaustingly fun day! I think my brain overloaded with everything happening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Supercell Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said: Back to looking at models, some nice mountain snow for our Cascades according to tonight’s GFS so far. Maybe a storm by then? Quote Ashland, KY Weather '23-'24 Winter Snowfall - 5.50" First freeze: 11/1 (32) Minimum: 2 on 1/17 Measurable snows: 4 Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19) Thunders: 11 1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15 3/26, ------------------------------------------------------- [Klamath Falls, OR 2010 to 2021] https://imgur.com/SuGTijl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Desert Mat? Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, snow_wizard said: The SSW did happen earlier in the month I just checked. It spiked and the polar strat temps have remained above normal. So it happened already? The models I thought were stuck at hr384 still with the bulk of the west 10mb winds. No? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 By the way, today is the answer to the question of why non-snowy clown range forecasts never bust while snowy ones almost always do. Non-snowy clown range forecasts can and do sometimes bust. None of the major models were indicating lowland snow for today a week ago. In fact, I would guess that if one did an analysis, most of it comes down to emotional involvement. Most people here (including me) want snow, so place more importance on model runs showing it. Then when they bust, we tend to remember the disappointment. 2 Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerWoodsLibido Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Timmy_Supercell said: Maybe a storm by then? Gonna be close for K-Falls on Christmas night. Quote Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats: Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024) Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024) Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024) Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024) Total snowfall: 0.0" Total ice: 2.25” Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9") Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F) Last White Christmas: 1990 Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0 Personal Stats: Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F) Last White Christmas: 2008 Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0" Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4 Venmo GoFundMe "College Basketball vs Epilepsy": gf.me/u/zk3pj2 My Twitter @CBBjerseys4hope 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Snowing again. Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weather_fan Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Are we seeing sign of a CZ forming over Seattle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_in_Leavenworth Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, High Desert Mat? said: So it happened already? The models I thought were stuck at hr384 still with the bulk of the west 10mb winds. No? No. Wherever Jim is talking about is not a big SSW event. What sp many forecasters are talking about might happen in early January. And if and when it does, no guarantee the cold air heads our way, but there is a good chance it would Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverIslandSouth Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, snow_wizard said: SEA had quite a day today. Record high, record precip, and snow. They crashed from 59 to 34 during the passage of the cold front. Today makes the 4th freakish warm spike we have had since November 1 and most of those had the bottom fall out right afterward. Pretty bizarre. Probably going to get a cold/clear night out of it too. It cleared right up behind the front over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthHillFrosty Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 How many inches did Port Angeles get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, VancouverIslandSouth said: Probably going to get a cold/clear night out of it too. It cleared right up behind the front over here. That does happen so easily down here. Clouds will linger all night and temps will probably go up a little in the Seattle area. 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...
TigerWoodsLibido Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 45F and cloudy. Winds shifted from the S to the SW 9mph. 1 Quote Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats: Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024) Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024) Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024) Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024) Total snowfall: 0.0" Total ice: 2.25” Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9") Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F) Last White Christmas: 1990 Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0 Personal Stats: Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F) Last White Christmas: 2008 Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0" Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4 Venmo GoFundMe "College Basketball vs Epilepsy": gf.me/u/zk3pj2 My Twitter @CBBjerseys4hope 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard777 Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Now time to close the 100s of tabs opened up on my iPad. Perhaps tomorrow I’m done. 34* and signing off....yaaawwwn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerWoodsLibido Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 With nothing of interest having happened here yet, let's hope the EC can throw us a bone. Quote Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats: Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024) Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024) Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024) Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024) Total snowfall: 0.0" Total ice: 2.25” Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9") Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F) Last White Christmas: 1990 Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0 Personal Stats: Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F) Last White Christmas: 2008 Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0" Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4 Venmo GoFundMe "College Basketball vs Epilepsy": gf.me/u/zk3pj2 My Twitter @CBBjerseys4hope 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenochtitlan Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 I actually enjoyed this snow event as much or even more than some events that dropped more snow, got colder or lasted longer (ahem ahem December 2009 in Seattle). I think a big part of it was my expectations. The models never agreed on how much it would snow here, showing anything from a trace to six inches. Knowing that it was a marginal situation, I didn't expect much at all, so when it actually started snowing it was a great surprise. The snow was pretty heavy so the landscape transformed quickly, and it happened while it was still daytime up here, so I could take a walk in the forest. Then of course there were the dynamics...the sudden change from rain to sleet to snow, record high temperatures and precipitation. If this had happened in late February after a snowless winter, I would be a little disappointed. But as it is, it makes me look forward to January hopefully having some more fun events that also get people further south snow and cold. I don't even mind much that it's melting now since it was such a fun day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 15 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said: How many inches did Port Angeles get? 4 or 5, judging by the photos of a friend staying at a cabin near there. Though I'm sure it varied greatly depending on altitude and proximity to salt water. 1 Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerWoodsLibido Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Time to see if we will finally have something interesting to track down this way. Quote Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats: Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024) Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024) Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024) Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024) Total snowfall: 0.0" Total ice: 2.25” Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9") Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F) Last White Christmas: 1990 Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0 Personal Stats: Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F) Last White Christmas: 2008 Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0" Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4 Venmo GoFundMe "College Basketball vs Epilepsy": gf.me/u/zk3pj2 My Twitter @CBBjerseys4hope 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulsbo Snowman Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just now, TigerWoodsLibido said: Time to see if we will finally have something interesting to track down this way. Think today exhausted most of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said: With nothing of interest having happened here yet, let's hope the EC can throw us a bone. Something “of interest” could happen sooner than you realize. Clown range has never exactly had stellar accuracy, and that is even more so now that the models are starved of initializing data. Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 This band over my area now is not a c-zone... it appears to be the back edge of this system and its moving to the northeast. Its not snowing here. Its barely doing anything but what is falling is drizzle. It also seems to be warming up a little. 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...
seattleweatherguy Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 MMQB Which model was most accurate in terms of snowfall and temperatures? As well as 850 ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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