The Blob Posted October 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 43 here. I doubt Portland will get the aurora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Can definitely see the aurora in Bellevue!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 We're tanking... down to 43! Brrrr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RentonHill Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Cloud said: We're tanking... down to 43! Brrrr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blob Posted October 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Well I went outside to see how the sky was looking and fell into the hole I've been digging. Sure is chilly outside. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MossMan Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 38! 1 Quote Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Wow… wow wow! Stunning 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerGarfield Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Love seeing those auroras. Jealous! Quote Garfield County/Pomeroy, WA: 2023-2024 Snowfall totals: 14.3 inches HIghest snow total (per event): 5.8 inches total 1/11/24 - 1/12/24. Most recent accumulation (non trace): 0.20 inches on 2/26/24 Days with trace or more snowfall: 12/01/23 (0.60), 1/8/24 (1.0), 1/10/24 (3.5), 1/11/23 (3.5 inches with Thundersnow; separate event from prior day), 1/12/24 (2.30). 1/14/24 (T), 1/17/24 (1.20 inches), 1/18/24 (1.5 inches), 1/19/24 (0.20), 2/09/24 (0.30), 2/26/24 (0.20-mainly graupel), 4/5/24 (T) First Freeze: 10/27/2023 Last Sub freezing Day: 1/20/24 (12th) (8 days in a row from 1/12/24-1/20/24) Coldest low: -12F (!!!!!!!!) (1/12/24) Last White Christmas: 2022 at my location (on ground) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthHillFrosty Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, Cloud said: Wow… wow wow! Stunning Might do a late night drive out there… does it go all night? Ik it’s a stupid question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Can't see the aurora here, because the view of the sky is blocked here for the far north. Already down to 39 here. 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 = 50 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...
Cloud Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said: Might do a late night drive out there… does it go all night? Ik it’s a stupid question Not really sure if it goes all night but peak is now. Some of the places I posted earlier are getting spectacular pillars now. Didn’t really wanna clog up the this page with too many aurora posts but they are beautiful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 SEA checked in with a big fat -8 departure today. I have a -9 so far, but if it drops to 35 by midnight it will be a -10. Significant cold snap! 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 = 50 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...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Still nothing visible here. Even drove north of town to a semi-rural area. Still nothing. Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 This is the best one I’ve seen for the area for tonight. Few minutes later from the earlier picture and we have pillars! I’m so jealous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Pretty incredible how much colder that thing on Sunday has trended over the past day. Looks like another very solid cold shot now. With a ridge immediately following that frosty nights will be in store. Loving this month! 2 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 = 50 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...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 I’m starting to think it’s mostly just visible in long-exposure photos. Anyone have naked-eye observations to report? Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said: Still nothing visible here. Even drove north of town to a semi-rural area. Still nothing. And you're further north than places seeing it. 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 = 50 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...
Cloud Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said: I’m starting to think it’s mostly just visible in long-exposure photos. Anyone have naked-eye observations to report? I’m pretty sure that Scott S said in his blog that you have to set your camera to long exposure. Maybe quite hard to see with naked eye. fwiw, this is a G2 on a 1-5 scale, so it’s consider low-mod geomagnetic storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHweatherChris Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just now, Cloud said: I’m pretty sure that Scott S said in his blog that you have to set your camera to long exposure. Maybe quite hard to see with naked eye. fwiw, this is a G2 on a 1-5 scale, so it’s consider low-mod geomagnetic storm. I wouldn't be able to say I saw it unless I see it personally and not through a long exposure picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Cloud said: I’m pretty sure that Scott S said in his blog that you have to set your camera to long exposure. Maybe quite hard to see with naked eye. fwiw, this is a G2 on a 1-5 scale, so it’s consider low-mod geomagnetic storm. I would say it is definitely in the sky here, then, just to faint to see with the naked eye. Randy Small tweeted a pic from Lynden. 1 Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just now, GHweatherChris said: I wouldn't be able to say I saw it unless I see it personally and not through a long exposure picture. I don’t think it’s all that difficult even if you can’t see it. All you gotta do is set your camera point north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Cloud said: I’m pretty sure that Scott S said in his blog that you have to set your camera to long exposure. Maybe quite hard to see with naked eye. fwiw, this is a G2 on a 1-5 scale, so it’s consider low-mod geomagnetic storm. That's pretty lame. I've seen a number of really good ones in my time. In the early 1980s there was an aurora so bright you could see the light coming into our house from the glow of it. 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 = 50 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...
GHweatherChris Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just now, Cloud said: I don’t think it’s all that difficult even if you can’t see it. All you gotta do is set your camera point north. But if you need a picture to see it, what's the point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 minute ago, GHweatherChris said: I wouldn't be able to say I saw it unless I see it personally and not through a long exposure picture. I agree. I have seen it three times (easily visible with the naked eye), though oddly enough, never in Washington, despite this being the furthest north I have lived. I even saw it from New Mexico once! 1 Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatyorologist Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Went outside to see the aurora, it's not really visible to the naked eye in the city. Feels very chilly out there. 2 Quote Weather stats for MBY Snowfall: -Total snowfall since joining: 50.25" -2018-19: 21" -2019-20: 2.5" -2020-21: 13" -2021-22: 8.75" -2022-23: 5.75" -2023-24*: 0.25" -Most recent snowfall: 0.25”; January 17th, 2024 -Largest snowfall (single storm): 8.5"; February 12-13, 2021 -Largest snow depth: 14"; 1:30am February 12th, 2019 Temperatures: -Warmest: 109F; June 28th, 2021 -Coldest: 13F; December 27th, 2021 -Phreeze Count 2023-24: 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthHillFrosty Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Walked around the neighborhood but it wasn’t visible. Temp down to 39 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RentonHill Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, snow_wizard said: Pretty incredible how much colder that thing on Sunday has trended over the past day. Looks like another very solid cold shot now. With a ridge immediately following that frosty nights will be in store. Loving this month! Even GEFS showing the mega pac trough shifting back east. not much but it aint nothing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Geeze. The GFS is showing possible highs in the upper 40s on Thursday now. This is turning into a really impressive cold snap for this early. Especially from a duration standpoint. It's a pretty big deal when any month ends up over 5 and probably 6 degrees below normal for the entire first half of the month. 2 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 = 50 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...
ShawniganLake Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said: I’m starting to think it’s mostly just visible in long-exposure photos. Anyone have naked-eye observations to report? I don’t see anything here. I’ve never seen the northern lights so maybe this just isn’t a good spot. Too many trees on the horizon. When I was outside I did notice the high clouds are already moving in. 36F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said: I agree. I have seen it three times (easily visible with the naked eye), though oddly enough, never in Washington, despite this being the furthest north I have lived. I even saw it from New Mexico once! I've probably seen it about 6 times. A few times directly overhead. Seeing the light beams dance around is really special, and I've seen that a few times. 2 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 = 50 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...
Cloud Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said: But if you need a picture to see it, what's the point. Yeah. I agree. I’ve tried to see it here a few times but there are many obstructions and too much light. Seeing with the naked eye is much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Down to 39˚F. Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow_wizard Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said: I don’t see anything here. I’ve never seen the northern lights so maybe this just isn’t a good spot. Too many trees on the horizon. When I was outside I did notice the high clouds are already moving in. 36F I think they are going to stay really thin for most places. That far north they may get a bit thicker. 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 = 50 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...
Rubus Leucodermis Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Just now, snow_wizard said: I've probably seen it about 6 times. A few times directly overhead. Seeing the light beams dance around is really special, and I've seen that a few times. I remember one time when I was five or six years old and we had taken a day trip from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit relatives. It was a warm summer night, and the aurora was so bright that cars were pulling off the road to watch it. I had seen nothing like it, did not know exactly what it was, and it was so different from how the sky normally looked that it all frightened me a little. 1 Quote It's called clown range for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gradient Keeper Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 00z GFS - 10 Day GIF: 500mb Height Anomaly. 10 Day Rainfall, Snowfall totals 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatyorologist Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 SeaTac is doing weird stuff right now. Extra runway, elevated observation deck, whatever you want to blame it on; either way it warmed up to 48F on the 10pm observation, roughly 6-8F warmer than any surrounding station. It'll crash like a rock later I bet. Quote Weather stats for MBY Snowfall: -Total snowfall since joining: 50.25" -2018-19: 21" -2019-20: 2.5" -2020-21: 13" -2021-22: 8.75" -2022-23: 5.75" -2023-24*: 0.25" -Most recent snowfall: 0.25”; January 17th, 2024 -Largest snowfall (single storm): 8.5"; February 12-13, 2021 -Largest snow depth: 14"; 1:30am February 12th, 2019 Temperatures: -Warmest: 109F; June 28th, 2021 -Coldest: 13F; December 27th, 2021 -Phreeze Count 2023-24: 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blob Posted October 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Thursday is PDXs last 11 hour day. Bring on the cold darkness of winter! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatyorologist Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Wow already 39F here in this corner of the city! That was the low last night! 1 Quote Weather stats for MBY Snowfall: -Total snowfall since joining: 50.25" -2018-19: 21" -2019-20: 2.5" -2020-21: 13" -2021-22: 8.75" -2022-23: 5.75" -2023-24*: 0.25" -Most recent snowfall: 0.25”; January 17th, 2024 -Largest snowfall (single storm): 8.5"; February 12-13, 2021 -Largest snow depth: 14"; 1:30am February 12th, 2019 Temperatures: -Warmest: 109F; June 28th, 2021 -Coldest: 13F; December 27th, 2021 -Phreeze Count 2023-24: 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacomaWaWx Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Can faintly see it here in Tacoma but camera can’t pick it up. Quote Tacoma WA elevation 300’ Monthly rainfall-3.56” Warm season rainfall-11.14” Max temp-88 +80 highs-2 +85 highs-2 +90 highs-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHweatherChris Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, Cloud said: Yeah. I agree. I’ve tried to see it here a few times but there are many obstructions and too much light. Seeing with the naked eye is much better We have the Olympics blocking any chance we would ever have here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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