PNW February 2022 - Winters Last Stand

[Cascadia_Wx]

Down to 38 with steady rain this afternoon after a high of only 42 so far a chillier day than expected 

[TT-SEA]

41 minutes ago, gusky said:

Coming thru North Bend and it’s lightly ice pelleting. Could be sleet, doesn’t look like snow or graupel

We drove up to Bellingham earlier this afternoon so no confirmation available from me.  

NB station is at 45 right now... but dewpoint is still at 28 so could be ice pellets.   Doesn't look like it's doing anything at my house per the front door cam.

[MossMan]

Was still a dusting of snow up in Mt Vernon this morning where I was doing some dog training stuff. Usually that area is the first to melt out if they get anything at all. 

[TT-SEA]

16 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Was still a dusting of snow up in Mt Vernon this morning where I was doing some dog training stuff. Usually that area is the first to melt out if they get anything at all. 

Noticed snow in spots along I5 from Arlington all the way to Bellingham. 

[Phishy Wx]

supposedly another inch or so of snow tonight and then a BUNCH of rain coming over the next few days.  we need the moisture on the East side of the state so not complaining.  still moderate to severe drought here

[The Blob]

There's still a little snow in the parking lot at work, I'm sure the rain will take care of that.

[MossMan]

DP is now at 35. The MELT-A-THON has begun! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Been a rainy afternoon.

[GHweatherChris]

7 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Been a rainy afternoon.

Congrats on the new addition dude!!

[Meatyorologist]

10 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Silas James was born at 9:52p last night.

Congratulations!

[TacomaWaWx]

0.25” this evening wettest day since 1/12. 39 and raining here 44/31 today. 

[Kayla]

4 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

The summers have been better too.    More seasonal variety.

Because they are warming and your name is Tim.

[TT-SEA]

18 minutes ago, Kayla said:

Because they are warming and your name is Tim.

Yeah... would not be a fan of some of those summers in the 80s and 90s.       

Except for one week in June... last summer averaged close to normal and was very pleasant.    There was one week of pure hell of course.    

[MossMan]

Down to 37 and dribbles creating about 80% of a wet deck. 

[Meatyorologist]

Nice to see that weekend troughing trend wetter for NorCal. Still not substantial, but anything helps.

[The Blob]

Sideways rain in Troutdale. 

[snow_wizard]

I have a feeling the stats for actual winter Dec 21 through March 22 will be quite a bit colder (anomaly wise) than meteorological winter.  March is looking pretty chilly right now and a huge strat warming event in currently underway.  It wouldn't surprise me in the least to have another round of much below normal temps with some snow coming up.

[SouthHillFrosty]

Nightshift anybody???

[TigerWoodsLibido]

34 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Nightshift anybody???

Always up late.

47F with some light showers.

[The Blob]

41 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Nightshift anybody???

Always

[Gradient Keeper]

15 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Silas James was born at 9:52p last night.

Silas. I like it! What a great name. Congratulations to you both!

[Chewbacca Defense]

It is still February right?  No posts for 6 hours?   Hello?  Hello?  Is this thing on?? *tap* *tap* *tap*

 

Currently 50 and quite windy. here in the 'ham

[TacomaWaWx]

41 for a low…48 now and breezy. 0.29” yesterday and 0.11” this morning so we’re almost to 1” of rain for February. 

[TacomaWaWx]

-0.9 for the month as of this morning…should end around 0.7 to 0.8 degrees below normal. 

[MossMan]

Currently cloudy and very windy. 

46 degrees.

.06” on the day. 
The wind is eating the snow rapidly. The mud is back! 

[Phil]

9 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

I have a feeling the stats for actual winter Dec 21 through March 22 will be quite a bit colder (anomaly wise) than meteorological winter.  March is looking pretty chilly right now and a huge strat warming event in currently underway.  It wouldn't surprise me in the least to have another round of much below normal temps with some snow coming up.

Unlike the other false alarms, this is a legitimate stratwarm (possibly a SSW) that will have significant structural effects on the PV and the NH circulation in general.

[Phil]

No sign of spring on the 00z EPS.

Significant MJO transiting the Pacific in tandem with the coming stratwarm/W2 often forebodes significant (and sustained) cold across much of the CONUS, at this point in the seasonal cycle.

[TacomaWaWx]

Euro and gfs are fairly cool overall for the 1st 1/3 of March. La Niña took a 5 week break but it’s definitely back now. 

[ShawniganLake]

Sun is out this morning. Picked up 1.5” of rain through this morning 

[TT-SEA]

20 minutes ago, Phil said:

No sign of spring on the 00z EPS.

Significant MJO transiting the Pacific in tandem with the coming stratwarm/W2 often forebodes significant (and sustained) cold across much of the CONUS, at this point in the seasonal cycle.

So is spring defined as the time when the entire country has warmer than normal 850mb temps?   

[Phil]

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

So is spring defined as the time when the entire country has warmer than normal 850mb temps?   

Meteorological spring can be defined by the seasonal moderation of temperatures. Significantly colder than average temperatures in March/April would constitute delay in that cycle of moderation, even if said temperatures would be warmer than average by January/February standards.

[Omegaraptor]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

No sign of spring on the 00z EPS.

Significant MJO transiting the Pacific in tandem with the coming stratwarm/W2 often forebodes significant (and sustained) cold across much of the CONUS, at this point in the seasonal cycle.

Well. Can’t let my ski pass go unused.

[Cascadia_Wx]

12z euro looks pretty dry compared to the last few runs about to build a ridge over us by day 10 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Ended up with a cooler than expected 42/32 day yesterday 45/37 today so far the cool east wind is holding on but southerlies will take over at some point the next 12 hours or so have picked up over 1/3” since the rain started late yesterday afternoon looking forward to more 

[Blizzard777]

4 hours ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

It is still February right?  No posts for 6 hours?   Hello?  Hello?  Is this thing on?? *tap* *tap* *tap*

 

Currently 50 and quite windy. here in the 'ham

I was down in PDX again busy and when I wasn’t busy I was taking a nap! 

Storm total .43 and .14 on the day

48* 

Might be time for another nap  

 

[RentonHill]

Turkey strike

[Joshua Lake Oswego]

1 hour ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z euro looks pretty dry compared to the last few runs about to build a ridge over us by day 10 

Who could have called that?

[TacomaWaWx]

We will see how March unfolds…but right now in terms of winter weather in the lowlands I wouldn’t expect much. With meteorological spring starting in 36 hours…definitely can start looking back on this winter and grading it. 
 Late December-Early January was one of the best stretches of winter weather in the 21st century here. 12/20-1/5 was a pretty nice string of cold wintery weather. Measurable snowfall on 8 different days. 10 sub 40 highs and 4 consecutive sub freezing highs…the 24/16 temp spread on 12/27 was the coldest day I’ve ever recorded at my location. 11” of snowfall as well. 
 Late February blast was definitely a nice addition to the winter. Not quite the same level of some late winter blasts like 2011 or 2018 but pretty respectable on its own. 2 sub 40 high temps with a record low of 21 degrees on 2/23. Even a surprise 0.3” of snow on 2/24. There wasn’t widespread lowland snow but many people did get some. 
 Overall I’d give this winter an A. All 3 months finished below normal in temps. Mid January through mid February was incredibly boring but the 2 separate cold snaps were impressive. 

[TacomaWaWx]

Meanwhile it’s 49 with moderate rain here. 0.15” today and 0.95” this month. The stats for this month won’t reflect just how dry it was with getting a big rainstorm on the final day. Hopefully this spring can bring some dynamic interesting weather and lots of mountain snows. 

[TacomaWaWx]

Thought I’d also grade every winter 2004-2005 to present…since I’m bored lol. 
2004-2005 F-    2013-2014 B+

2005-2006 C+  2014-2015 D-

2006-2007 A    2015-2016 F-

2007-2008 C+  2016-2017 A

2008-2009 A+ 2017-2018 B+

2009-2010 D-  2018-2019 A+

2010-2011 A     2019-2020 C+

2011-2012 B+   2020-2021 B+

2012-2013 D-   2021-2022 A