December 2020 Weather Observations for the PNW

[Deweydog]

14 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Real estate is my job.

I immediately thought of a Family Guy episode when I read this...

 

[Jesse]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

What is the best value in the West right now? 

Best Western. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

18z shows a little snow here early morning 26th. Go UNCLE!!

[El_Nina]

Atmospheric River has caught up with the snowpack.

[AlTahoe]

12 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

What is the best value in the West right now? 

I Zillow surf when I am bored at work. I would have to say Spokane, Twin Falls, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Ogden.

Any other location that is even half way desirable to live in is way over priced. 

Also my criteria requires Skiing and good Mt Biking near by. 

[SouthHillFrosty]

15 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

What is the best value in the West right now? 

Ocean Shores

[Jesse]

26 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I feel that way sometimes. Like I am hanging on to something that no longer really exists.  A memory. 

I think we are both just hopeless romantics Andrew.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, AlTahoe said:

I Zillow surf when I am bored at work. I would have to say Spokane, Twin Falls, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Ogden.

Any other location that is even half way desirable to live in is way over priced. 

Also my criteria requires Skiing and good Mt Biking near by. 

Spokane has always been about 25% less than here it seems. Spokane and Ogden were on my list of places to relocate to when I got out of college, Ogden seemed to be a bit less than Spokane at the time (2010). 

[bainbridgekid]

Was just looking at the graph from the nearest weather station to here and yesterday really was incredible.

From 53 degrees at Noon and 32 with heavy snow at 5.  That's about as dramatic a swing as is physically possible here.

 

[Front Ranger]

40 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

What is the best value in the West right now? 

Culver, OR.

I really only know Colorado markets. Colorado Springs area is still a decent value here, considering the natural beauty, amenities, and how close it is to a major city.

Grand Junction is also a fairly nice area that isn't too expensive. Also real close to Moab for outdoor enthusiasts.

[OysterPrintout]

 

30 minutes ago, AlTahoe said:

I Zillow surf when I am bored at work. I would have to say Spokane, Twin Falls, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Ogden.

Any other location that is even half way desirable to live in is way over priced. 

Also my criteria requires Skiing and good Mt Biking near by. 

I grew up in the SLC area and went to univ in Ogden. Not a fan of that city though I hear in the last 10 years or so it's undergone a decent revitalization. Spent some time in Poctaello - hated it. Idaho Falls wasn't so bad.

Depends what kind of life you're trying to live tho. If you're a red blooded Red Robin eatin' suburban person looking to do some fun stuff in the outdoors and raise a family in a largely LDS community then I could see living on the outskirts of any of those towns, just make sure to rent a second Uhaul to bring the good beer in.

[North_County]

1 hour ago, Poulsbo Snowman said:

Going to be some training in the upcoming days for someone.

In November (I think), a couple of individuals were arrested trying to sabotage the train tracks in Bellingham using shunts. Catch-and-release. Reportedly they were associated with groups protesting the coal train shipments using the line. At the time, it was reported that there were something like 20 similar cases or discoveries in the last year-ish in Skagit and Whatcom counties. The Bellingham Herald referred to the Whatcom train network as a "prime target."

You could very well be correct, and this could be mere operator error. But it's not exactly tinfoil-hat-worthy to think it's highly suspicious.

[TT-SEA]

2 hours ago, Deweydog said:

You’ll never lose me Jesse.  I’ll always be here for you.

And if you threw a party and invited everyone you knew, well you would see the biggest gift would be from me.  And the card attached would say thank you for being friend.

Thanks for putting that song in my head now.

[Jesse]

Hate to break up the real estate party but the 18z sucked pretty hard. 

[Dave]

4 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Hate to break up the real estate party but the 18z sucked pretty hard. 

I noticed that too, but deferred to hear what others were gonna say. Sad.

[Deweydog]

This might be one of the most eclectic group of forum topics discussed on the day after a snow event.

Weird year.

[TheNewCulverJosh]

47 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Culver, OR.

I really only know Colorado markets. Colorado Springs area is still a decent value here, considering the natural beauty, amenities, and how close it is to a major city.

Grand Junction is also a fairly nice area that isn't too expensive. Also real close to Moab for outdoor enthusiasts.

Ha ha....you'd be surprised.  A 1400 sq ft. 3 bed/2 bath basic home is going for 300K here.

 

Let me add, on a small lot with a very small yard.

[Phil]

2 hours ago, Deweydog said:

At this time in 2017 you were still all in for a legitimate January 1950 redux despite all of our best warnings against it.  Just sayin’...

Different mechanism though. Lol.

Was anticipating a discontinuous retrogression to -EPO/-PNA, but it got torpedoed by East-Asian shenanigans IIRC. Was a very close call dynamically, even if it doesn’t look like it on the surface.

 

[Gradient Keeper]

16 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Hate to break up the real estate party but the 18z sucked pretty hard. 

Worst yet. I would say we can only go up from here, but.... I'm waiting for this magical SSW event

[North_County]

11 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

This might be one of the most eclectic group of forum topics discussed on the day after a snow event.

Weird year.

I hate myself for taking part in it, but here we are.

[Deweydog]

1 minute ago, North_County said:

I hate myself for taking part in it, but here we are.

I like it.  It’s a good palate cleanser.

I think a lot of people have the taste of gun powder stuck in their mouth after a big ol’ warning shot like that.

[Deweydog]

5 minutes ago, DJ Droppin said:

Worst yet. I would say we can only go up from here, but.... I'm waiting for this magical SSW event

Hour 384 looks pretty gooood!

[Jbolin]

1 minute ago, Deweydog said:

I like it.  It’s a good palate cleanser.

I think a lot of people have the taste of gun powder stuck in their mouth after a big ol’ warning shot like that.

Thank you for being a friend, Dewey 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 hour ago, Front Ranger said:

Culver, OR.

I really only know Colorado markets. Colorado Springs area is still a decent value here, considering the natural beauty, amenities, and how close it is to a major city.

Grand Junction is also a fairly nice area that isn't too expensive. Also real close to Moab for outdoor enthusiasts.

I like Colorado Springs. To dry for my taste, but very beautiful area.

[Jesse]

At least PDX barely avoided another 50+ degree disaster today.

[El_Nina]

Just now, Jesse said:

At least PDX barely avoided another 50+ degree disaster today.

You mean 60.

[Jesse]

1 minute ago, El_Nina said:

You mean 60.

Bleep blop blorp.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

59 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Thanks for putting that song in my head now.

Andrew gold 1978. Good song considering it was in the disco years. 

[Blizzard777]

44/32 currently 41* and a nice sunset.

Snow still on ground as it’s protected from sun.  Should be able to see the Christmas star tonight! 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

38/30 for the day. First sub-40˚F high of the season. Now 33˚F but already lower in spots and starting to refreeze. NWS is forecasting a low of 30˚F. My gut feeling says it will be more like 25˚F. Ground is still mostly snow-covered.

[Deweydog]

6 minutes ago, Jesse said:

At least PDX barely avoided another 50+ degree disaster today.

49 is fine, don’t whine.  

[MossMan]

Was just at the family Lake Goodwin Lake house...Only snow left there was a tiny pile where the snow slid off the metal carport. My new area definitely did better with this one. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

3 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

49 is fine, don’t whine.  

Just do a white line?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

NWS going for 22 at EUG tomorrow night. 

[Deweydog]

4 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Just do a white line?

Sends a chill down your spine.

[El_Nina]

14 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Bleep blop blorp.

First you mentioned yesterday the snowpack was surprisingly unaffected by the AR and would actually probabaly go up again last night. Then now you seem to have forgotten it was 60 just yesterday even though you were talking about it all afternoon. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

4 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Sends a chill down your spine.

Sometimes things can get out of line.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

The 18z was a bit of a warm outlier. 

[ShawniganLake]

Chilly evening. Already just below freezing here. 

[AbbyJr]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

Different mechanism though. Lol.

Was anticipating a discontinuous retrogression to -EPO/-PNA, but it got torpedoed by East-Asian shenanigans IIRC. Was a very close call dynamically, even if it doesn’t look like it on the surface.

 

So when do we get our January 1950 redux?