PNW February 2022 - Winters Last Stand

[TigerWoodsLibido]

44F with some showers. Nice day! 0.06" of rain so far. Winds about 8mph from the SSW.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Sunny and dry here in the great not-so-white north.

[Phil]

Said it a little while back…monster PV going into spring months has potential to deliver serious cold into the Lower-48 as it breaks down for the warm season.

I think the cold signal is real, and that there’ll be multiple strong cold shots into the CONUS in M/A/M.

My concern is that once the breakdown/seasonal transition completes, the 4CH may once again take over. Walker/Hadley system isn’t quite as ugly as 2021 at this time, but still doesn’t look pretty. At all.

Doesn’t mean the PNW will roast, but a lot will have to go right to avoid a warm summer in the West, IMO.

[MossMan]

I just love how bright a sunny day with snow on the ground makes the house so bright!

[TT-SEA]

5 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Live view here... 

Starting to get more cloudy here... wondering if the ECMWF will be right about more snow coming in from the east.   Snow cover needs a refreshing! 

[Deweydog]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Starting to get more cloudy here... wondering if the ECMWF will be right about more snow coming in from the east.   Snow-covered needs a refreshing! 

How’s your back after all dat shuveling?

[MossMan]

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

5 minutes ago, Phil said:

Said it a little while back…monster PV going into spring months has potential to deliver serious cold into the Lower-48 as it breaks down for the warm season.

I think the cold signal is real, and that there’ll be multiple strong cold shots into the CONUS in M/A/M.

My concern is that once the breakdown/seasonal transition completes, the 4CH may once again take over. Walker/Hadley system isn’t quite as ugly as 2021 at this time, but still doesn’t look pretty. At all.

Doesn’t mean the PNW will roast, but a lot will have to go right to avoid a warm summer in the West, IMO.

When was the last time we didn't have a warm summer? Par for the course. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

When was the last time we didn't have a warm summer? Par for the course. 

Hottest on record last year, even if PDX NWS refuses to acknowledge that the valley exists to their south.

[Deweydog]

I can’t guarantee the sun will come up tomorrow, but a lot of weird sh*t will have to happen between now and then to avoid it.

[Kayla]

48 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

Very Feb/March 2019...

[TacomaWaWx]

1 hour ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I might try a come find you on my electric scooter  to say hi. Going to be a cold ride.

Oh sh*t we’re you the guy on the golden electric scooter? I totally drove right by you I didn’t read anything on the forum after I posted and had no idea to look for you I’m sorry man!

[Kayla]

13 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Starting to get more cloudy here... wondering if the ECMWF will be right about more snow coming in from the east.   Snow cover needs a refreshing! 

Uhhh, what snow cover...??

[BLI snowman]

2 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

I can’t guarantee the sun will come up tomorrow, but a lot of weird sh*t will have to happen between now and then to avoid it.

If said sun can elicit a sub-40 burger at PDX, I'll be impressed.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Oh sh*t we’re you the guy on the golden electric scooter? I totally drove right by you I didn’t read anything on the forum after I posted and had no idea to look for you I’m sorry man!

Yep. What car were you in?

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

I did 36 miles on the electric scooter. This thing blows me away lol.

[TacomaWaWx]

Just now, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Yep. What car were you in?

The white volvo, I totally saw you man but I didn’t realize you were coming I didn’t read the post til now. Would’ve loved to meet you man I’m sorry about that. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Just now, TacomaWaWx said:

The white volvo, I totally saw you man but I didn’t realize you were coming I didn’t read the post til now. Would’ve loved to meet you man I’m sorry about that. 

There is crappy service at the trail head. There will be another time. I froze my a** off.

[FroYoBro]

3 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I did 36 miles on the electric scooter. This thing blows me away lol.

Holy . Lol, you're a madman. 

 

I bet TacomaWaWx was thinking to himself, "Look at this ****** with the golden scoot!" and had no idea it was you.  

[TacomaWaWx]

1 minute ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

There is crappy service at the trail head. There will be another time. I froze my a** off.

36 miles or mph? 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, FroYoBro said:

Holy . Lol, you're a madman. 

 

I bet Tacoma was thinking to himself, "Look at this ****** with the golden scoot!" 

I've ridden dirt bikes for 40 years but this is a totally new experience.  It has a 50 mile range and does 60mph. I just hit the road back and cruised 50 mph home. I always wear full dirt bike gear and a tough carbon fiber helmet. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

2 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

36 miles or mph? 

I logged 36 miles today. It'll do 60 mph.

[Dan the Weatherman]

24 minutes ago, Phil said:

Said it a little while back…monster PV going into spring months has potential to deliver serious cold into the Lower-48 as it breaks down for the warm season.

I think the cold signal is real, and that there’ll be multiple strong cold shots into the CONUS in M/A/M.

My concern is that once the breakdown/seasonal transition completes, the 4CH may once again take over. Walker/Hadley system isn’t quite as ugly as 2021 at this time, but still doesn’t look pretty. At all.

Doesn’t mean the PNW will roast, but a lot will have to go right to avoid a warm summer in the West, IMO.

Do you think the West is going to continue to be as dry as it has been over the last 1 1/2 months, or do you think there will be more storminess and a chance of wetter conditions even into part of California?

[TacomaWaWx]

3 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I logged 36 miles today. It'll do 60 mph.

Lol I thought in my head “that scooter is pretty cool” when I drove by but had no idea it was you. I go there often I’ll let you know in advance sometime when I’m heading out. 

[TT-SEA]

13 minutes ago, Kayla said:

Uhhh, what snow cover...??

There actually is some left in the shaded areas... you can sort of see it off in the distance down the road as well.  

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

3 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Lol I thought in my head “that scooter is pretty cool” when I drove by but had no idea it was you. I go there often I’ll let you know in advance sometime when I’m heading out. 

It's one of those things if you tried it you'd want one

 

[TacomaWaWx]

41 here in Tacoma…dark clouds but nothing falling right now.

[FroYoBro]

Finally getting a decent rain shower and the temperature has dropped a couple of degrees. Back down to 40. 

[Deweydog]

42 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

If said sun can elicit a sub-40 burger at PDX, I'll be impressed.

Gonna be a nail biter!

[The Blob]

Raining again.

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, Deweydog said:

Gonna be a nail biter!

[Deweydog]

Radar has a fun look to it.

[MossMan]

48 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

I logged 36 miles today. It'll do 60 mph.

[MossMan]

Snow and pollen! When I was inspecting the top of my truck to make sure the carport support did not damage anything when the metal support bent down and broke. No damage but I have pollen accumulation since this morning! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just realized it has now snowed on this date 4 of the past 6 years. 2017,18,19,22. 

[TacomaWaWx]

Looks like it’s clearing to the north of here. Unless we get some precip from the east it’s probably dry for now. 40 here now and the north wind has kicked in. 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

The 29 in Oroville and a 52 mph gust is impressive. 

[TacomaWaWx]

Might be a chance for some snow Thursday with that system dropping out of the north. Wouldn’t be much but it’d be cool if it worked out. Gfs says no but it hasn’t been right with anything recently. 

[MossMan]

Michael Snyder gave Lake Goodwin a mention! 

 

[NWbyNW]

Insane!  Less than a ten mile difference and no elevation change.  Here is a photo from Everett, Washington (ship).  The second photo is a 15 minute ferry ride across the water on Whidbey Island near Clinton, Washington!  It's a winter wonderland here with trees falling across the road meanwhile in Everett it is beautiful, sunny, and completely dry. All in the same day and less than ten miles apart!  That is crazy!