Last historical snowy period event for Seattle was 2019 and what was it? 2017 for Portland? Could argue we are due for another one. No doubt the next El Niño will be a dud.

This has been an extraordinarily boring year throughout most of the region. Today's washout is literally just about the first noteworthy thing that's happened here in several months. Probably since the late August heatwave.

Hate to say it, but we are more overdue for a regional dud than a regional blockbuster. I’ve seen significant cold/snow (as in, at least one cold period with 3” or more of snow OR an irritating week-long ice storm) every winter since 2016-17, which is actually pretty crazy in our warming climate.

I feel confident that when the pattern changes it will be aggressive and stay locked into a colder pattern for a good bit of time. We will probably begin to dry out with ridge overhead for a good week and then retrograde that ridge. It isn't going to stay this cold in Alaska much longer and that cold will need to move somewhere. Christmas week and beyond will be fun is my gut feeling.