[James Bond Agent 007]

In Issaquah several days over the next week call for rain/snow showers. We'd better get something decent out of this, dammit! :order:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/tenday/98027?from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_business

[James Bond Agent 007]

All I can say is, we aren't going to have to worry about a drought any time soon:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/tenday/98101

[alexjon]

I've always had good luck by averaging out the difference between Accuweather and Weather.com-- and by doing that, it seems like we're getting close to a snowy cycle!

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

So, what are the predictions for a White Christmas?

[James Bond Agent 007]

In Seattle?

I'm dreaming of a wet Christmas . . .

[alexjon]

In Seattle?

I'm dreaming of a wet Christmas . . .

Seconded

Which is fine since I'm going to Port Townsend that day

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Snow tonight, tomorrow, and thursday?!?!?!?!?!?!? There is a special weather statement out on the Weather Channel that predicts low land snow for the area.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

It's snowing hard with big fat wet flakes in West Seattle right now. White Christmas!! Yay!

[EastPDX]

Gresham is at 300 ft above sea level. They need to update their weather models for extremes (think GW). They have been getting the highs and lows wrong for years now.

It's sticking and big flakes for the last 30 minutes. Hope my Son (5 year old) gets back from Sandy OK, with his Mother driving!

Blessings to all and a peaceful 08!
EP

[James Bond Agent 007]

No snow here in Issaquah. :( Just a little very light drizzle.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Heavy snow in West Seattle now. Looks like it's sticking!!

[James Bond Agent 007]

^
Damn I'm jealous. :(

[James Bond Agent 007]

Actually I just went out on my balcony. It's sorta "icing" right now, but very lightly.

Maybe it'll turn to snow later. Your snow better be coming my way!! :order:

[James Bond Agent 007]

Now it's just flat-out raining. :(

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

^What??? Really? On the doplar it looks like snow everywhere. It's sticking on the grass and kind of the sidewalk here. It's still coming down very hard.

[James Bond Agent 007]

^
Well the radar is lying.

Right now it's switched to mixed snow and rain, but still mostly rain.

[arbeiter]

do you think there'll be delays at Sea-Tac?

[James Bond Agent 007]

For those lucky enough to live in the Puget Sound Convergence Zone (basically, north King and south Snohomish counties), you might be in for a treat. Maybe.

EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA- 515 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2007

...POTENTIAL CONVERGENCE ZONE SNOW PROBLEMS WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. AS A RESULT...OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. FOR MOST OF THE REGION...ANY SNOW SHOWERS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A LIGHT COATING OF SNOW AT BEST AND THEN MAINLY OVER HILLTOPS.

HOWEVER...THERE IS A POSSIBLE EXCEPTION TO THIS AS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE TO FORM DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. IF THIS FICKLE PHENOMENON DOES FORM OVERNIGHT IT COULD PRODUCE A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW RESULTING IN SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE OVER A FAIRLY SMALL PART OF THE METRO REGION. THE AREA THAT COULD BE AFFECTED WOULD BE OVER KING COUNTY ROUGHLY NORTH OF A SHORELINE...KIRKLAND...CARNATION LINE AND SOUTHERN SNOHOMISH COUNTY SOUTH OF A SMOKEY POINT TO GRANITE FALLS LINE.

STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND/OR UPDATED FORECASTS IF THIS SITUATION DOES DEVELOP OVERNIGHT.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Hopefully the PSCZ drops down into Seattle like last year. :D

[testdrive]

:righton: Guess there is a pretty good chance of snow on Thursday

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Moos, how much snow are we getting tomorrow?

[moosanova]

Moos, how much snow are we getting tomorrow?

Well there is a snow advisory in effect , so i would expect anywhere between 3-5 inches with most areas seeing between 1-4 inches everywhere....

More snow than yesterday for sure though !!!!

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Yay! I'm excited!

[Vashon118]

From yesterday (12/25)...

Pt. Defiance, around 1:30:

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4448/pc250108ky0.jpg

After I got home (around 6:30):

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1363/pc250110ey7.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5008/pc250112en0.jpg

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

SNOW ADVISORY:

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN WASHINGTON LOWLANDS FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP FIRST OVER THE HOOD CANAL AREA AROUND 7 AM AND SPREAD EAST OVER THE REST OF THE AREA BY 10 AM. THE SNOW MIGHT BE MIXED WITH RAIN INITIALLY WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS.

HOWEVER...THE SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH IN THE EARLY EVENING...WHEN IT WILL CHANGE TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER MOST OF THE ADVISORY AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HILLS. THE HOOD CANAL AREA WILL RECEIVE A BIT MORE WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AND AGAIN POSSIBLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER HILLTOPS. AMOUNTS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS MAY BE A BIT LIGHTER DUE TO A DRYING DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE CASCADES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

-Looks like we are gonna some snow tomorrow. The moisture is there. I'm just worried that our temps won't get low enough to support the snow. So hopefully the will.

[alexjon]

It can snow at upwards of 38 or 39-- and the temp drops anyway when the precip sucks up all the heat from the air. It's similar to how one of those big air conditioners with waterfalls works

It just hasn't snowed yet downtown at 8:45am, and won't for another hour or two

[arbeiter]

It can snow at upwards of 38 or 39-- and the temp drops anyway when the precip sucks up all the heat from the air. It's similar to how one of those big air conditioners with waterfalls works

It just hasn't snowed yet downtown at 8:45am, and won't for another hour or two

Yeah, I just got off the bus into work uptown and it's about 25% snow 75% rain, not very heavy...

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Where's my snow?!?!?!?!?!? Moos what's the latest forecast?

[moosanova]

Where's my snow?!?!?!?!?!? Moos what's the latest forecast?

I hate to say it but it appears that this event is going to be a bust for most if not all of us here in the lowlands as the air mass just above the surface is just a hair too warm.....

If you do get snow, feel lucky as new models indicate that the projected snowfall that was supposed to occur is now not going to happen at all.

however the Portland metro area and areas west of the city are currently being dumped on and i have a feeling that there snowfall is due to the easterly gradient through the Gorge.

Sorry Kids.....

Take Solace in the fact that winter has just begun and this won't be our last bout with snow this season.

[James Bond Agent 007]

Another snow forecast goes kaput.

*sigh*

Well at least I'm used to this by now. :(

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

^lol. Damn! I really thought we were gonna get snow this time. Looking out my window towards Vashion Island I can see trees covered in white along with houses. At least they got snow. :(

[Vashon118]

^lol. Damn! I really thought we were gonna get snow this time. Looking out my window towards Vashion Island I can see trees covered in white along with houses. At least they got snow. :(

My part of Vashon (just west of town) didn't get any. It was trying to snow around 11:00 or so, but now it's rain.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

34 degress with Heavy Snow right now. 2 degree temperature drop in the last 10 minutes.

[arbeiter]

34 degress with Heavy Snow right now. 2 degree temperature drop in the last 10 minutes.

Hmm, it's still 100% rain in Queen Anne!

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Ya. It changed to rain an hour ago, but nows its a mix again.

[alexjon]

My old apartment got buried under snow out in Beaverton, OR

Glad I'm not there anymore, haha.

[pdxman]

I don't know how many of you guys have grown up in the NW or have lived here long enough to get used to the weather and the long, grey winters but lately(like the past few years), the rain and lack of sun has really started to grind on me. I find myself CRAVING warm, sunny days. I've pretty much lived here my whole life minus a few years after HS and i've never really noticed the dreariness of the NW until now. Does this or has this happened to you?

[James Bond Agent 007]

^
Nah, pretty much the same-old same-old for me. And I've been here almost 20 years.

[®uger]

I don't know how many of you guys have grown up in the NW or have lived here long enough to get used to the weather and the long, grey winters but lately(like the past few years), the rain and lack of sun has really started to grind on me. I find myself CRAVING warm, sunny days. I've pretty much lived here my whole life minus a few years after HS and i've never really noticed the dreariness of the NW until now. Does this or has this happened to you?

I been here long, long tine pdxman and OH MY GOD YES!!! Kill ME K-I-L-L M-E!! (cough) ya know if you're looking for a great change with many fun things try Boise. It's the little city that thinks it's big but the weather is very livable. I think the worst snow I saw there was 8" and the worst accumulation was about 14" Summer the hottest that I was in was 108 :hell: but if you have A/C it's ok, besides it's so great to go swimming on days like that and just get out and bake rather than shiver. But really KILL ME!!!:slob: :cheers:

[James Bond Agent 007]

Actually, I do admit I get tired of the long periods of rain (like what we're having now), but I actually like the cool, cloudy weather.

[mike0898]

I don't know how many of you guys have grown up in the NW or have lived here long enough to get used to the weather and the long, grey winters but lately(like the past few years), the rain and lack of sun has really started to grind on me. I find myself CRAVING warm, sunny days. I've pretty much lived here my whole life minus a few years after HS and i've never really noticed the dreariness of the NW until now. Does this or has this happened to you?

It's not so much the grey that gets me, it's the cold. I think I would be a lot happier in the winter if it were 20 or 30 degrees warmer. Oh, well, just 30 more years until I retire to Hawaii!

[James Bond Agent 007]

I'm having this fear of another blackout like last winter. :(

[®uger]

It's not so much the grey that gets me, it's the cold. I think I would be a lot happier in the winter if it were 20 or 30 degrees warmer. Oh, well, just 30 more years until I retire to Hawaii!

I know you've heard this may times Mike 'yeah, but it's a dry heat' eh! Well I think much can be said about a 'damp chill' too. I agree that when it's 45° and humid here it sucks. When I lived in Idaho it could be 25° and dry and you can work all flip'n day it a sweat shirt. Recently when it got below freezing here I went outside and when it gets cold and clear the humidity drops way low and it was just like I remember. A couple of days later it was just as I stated 45° damp and F-F-F-F-FREEZING!!!:uhh: :runaway: :rant:

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

It was snowing this morning at Jeferson Golf Course. Do you guys think it could snow tonight?

[James Bond Agent 007]

For a brief time here in Issaquah this afternoon we had some snow mixed in with the rain. After it cleared Tiger Mtn and Squak Mtn had these nice blankets of snow on them. :)

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

^hehe. Nice. Well I guess it is gonna snow!! :banana: Snow in West Seattle now!! YAY! :D

[James Bond Agent 007]

Still raining here. :( But only veeery lightly right now.

You must be higher up in elevation than I am.

But it's pretty darn cold here, frankly I'm surprised it *isn't* snowing.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

^Yea, google earth says up 465ft up.

[James Bond Agent 007]

OK I have just determined that the weather radar lies.

On weather.com the radar shows that it's supposed to be frozen raining right over me right now. But I just went out my balcony and there's nothing coming out of the sky.

LIES! :mad:

[arbeiter]

it was snowing a few minutes ago in capitol hill and belltown

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

OK I have just determined that the weather radar lies.

On weather.com the radar shows that it's supposed to be frozen raining right over me right now. But I just went out my balcony and there's nothing coming out of the sky.

LIES! :mad:

Ya, about 9:00 pm very light precipitation was moving over the Kitsap Peninsula. So light that very little reached the ground. Only some snow fell around this time over in Bremerton. The radar doesn't lie, but if it was as light as I think it was then probably didn't reach the ground. Well this was a nice surprise this morning. I got 1 inch of snow while just 10 blocks down the hill from me only got a trace. lol. But it only lasted for the morning.

[James Bond Agent 007]

I haven't gotten any snow at all. :(

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Do you live next to a factory that pollutes the air with warm fumes? lol.

[James Bond Agent 007]

^
No. But where I live in Issaquah is only about 60 feet above sea level, so that explains much.

I've got views of Tiger Mtn and Squak Mtn from my balcony and see them covered with snow in the winter a lot even though I've only gotten rain where I am. And sometimes this is only a couple hundred feet up the mountains.

[SPOKANITE]

It's a winter wonderland over here! There's between 8"-10" on the ground outside my front door. Headed over the pass Thursday morn in your direction though. Silly question: Anyone know if the Empire Builder can get held up going over the Cascades?

[James Bond Agent 007]

It's a winter wonderland over here! There's between 8"-10" on the ground outside my front door.
I hate you. :(

[SPOKANITE]

I hate you. :(

But you LOVE Spokane.

[James Bond Agent 007]

I want some. :(

Thursday, January 10, 2008
Spokane hit with largest snowfall in four years, more coming
The Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash. — More snow was falling early Thursday following a record 24-hour snowfall for the metropolitan area, so much that city officials were seeing red.

A snow advisory was in effect for the area with 2 to 3 inches expected by midday Thursday, a day after officials declared a "condition red" snow emergency, ordering crews to keep plowing nonstop until snow is removed from the city's 967 miles of streets.

Road crews hoped to reach residential streets Friday "if no more snow falls," according to a city statement. Besides the snow falling Thursday, the National Weather Service warned of another round of heavy snow on Saturday.

The city had 35 pieces of snow equipment on the streets Wednesday, including 26 plows, three sanders, and six deicers. Spokane County, which has many more miles of road, deployed 96 snow plows, road graders and sanders, said Wayne Storey, road operations and maintenance superintendent.

Eastern Washington has been hit by a series of snowstorms that have boosted an already high avalanche danger in the mountains and snarled traffic in rural areas and smaller towns and cities this week.

The state's two principal east-west arteries, Interstate 90 and U.S. Highway 2, were both closed early Thursday for avalanche control work near Snoqualmie and Stevens passes, respectively. I-90 was reopened east of Snoqualmie Pass after about a two-hour closure. U.S. 2 was closed for a longer period.

By Thursday night forecasters were expecting 30 inches of snow at 3,022-foot Snoqualmie Pass since Wednesday.

A record 5.4 inches of snow fell at Spokane International Airport in the 24 hours that ended at midnight Wednesday morning. That beat the previous record of 4.6 inches for the date recorded in 1909.

An additional 2 inches fell Wednesday morning at the airport for a total of about 7.4 inches, the most from a single storm since an 8.2-inch dump on Nov. 20, 2003.

"It was a very long duration snow for us," said Michael Fries, a local weather service forecaster.

Typical snowfalls in the last four to eight hours, but "this was more than twice as long," Fries said.

In records going back to 1881, the heaviest one-day snowfall in Spokane was 12.7 inches on Jan. 21, 1954.

The latest snow caused multiple school delays and closures Wednesday and lots of traffic woes.

"There are crashes everywhere," Washington State Patrol Trooper Jeffrey J. Sevigney said. "We have trees down on the road on State Route 291 ... we have multiple collisions on Interstate 90. Fortunately, we have had no reports of serious injuries."

Avista Utilities reported that about 1,281 customers were without power Wednesday morning after falling trees and debris fell into area power lines. Nearly all were restored by afternoon.

Many volunteer drivers for Meals on Wheels, which delivers food to about 500 residents 55 and older each week, were unable to operate their usual vehicles, Executive Director Mollie Dalpae said.

"We called everyone we know who had four-wheel-drives and trucks to help get the food out," Dalpae said.

Trucks delivering food to the nonprofit agency have twice been unable to make it over Snoqualmie Pass from Seattle because of foul weather, Dalpae said.

"We get a call in the early morning and have to prepare 500 frozen meals, which is great if (clients) have a microwave or ability to heat them up," she said.

[moosanova]

Hey Guys.....

just wanted to give you guys a heads-up to a possible pattern shift for us here on the west side of the state....

I have been pouring over the models the last couple days and it would appear at this time that we could be in for a true Pac Nw Arctic Outbreak beginning sometime next week....

The main forecasting model that Mets like me use has been very consistent in showing this possibilty for the last 4 days and as of this morning at least 3 additinal models are picking up on this new scenario as well adding more cofidence to this very real possibility.

Keep in mind that this is only preliminary at this point and that anything can change.

Given the variables that could come into play with this particular scenario i would be very conservative in my forecast if i were to put one out at this point but i will go as far as saying that at this time it would appear that temps late next week will begin a downward trend and that early estimates would put high temps at only the low to mid 30's in the seattle area with outlying areas barely reaching the freezing mark for daytime highs.

Add to the fact that there could be several decent snow possibilities embedded in this scenario that at this time apears to continue for at least 2 weeks.

If this scenario were to become reality ( and at this point it looks like a 30% possibility ) this would not a be an event that would see marginal cold temps and borderline snow chances but an all out assault of prolonged cold temps and real lowland snow possibilities.

If i had to personally compare this " scenario " to anything in recent memory.... I would have to say that this is looking alot like the post X-mas event of 1996 in which all of W. Washington was plunged into very cold prolonged temps and lots of lowland snow.

Please - Please - Please.... Understand that at this point and time that this is nothing more than a heads-up and that anything can change but do stay tuned as i will be updating frequently as this possible scenario comes closer and to better view !!!!

~ Patrick

[arbeiter]

What is the historically snowiest month in Seattle, January?

[moosanova]

What is the historically snowiest month in Seattle, January?

Historically Yes...... January is the snowiest month !!!!

[James Bond Agent 007]

Hey Guys.....

just wanted to give you guys a heads-up to a possible pattern shift for us here on the west side of the state....

I have been pouring over the models the last couple days and it would appear at this time that we could be in for a true Pac Nw Arctic Outbreak beginning sometime next week....

The main forecasting model that Mets like me use has been very consistent in showing this possibilty for the last 4 days and as of this morning at least 3 additinal models are picking up on this new scenario as well adding more cofidence to this very real possibility.

Keep in mind that this is only preliminary at this point and that anything can change.

Given the variables that could come into play with this particular scenario i would be very conservative in my forecast if i were to put one out at this point but i will go as far as saying that at this time it would appear that temps late next week will begin a downward trend and that early estimates would put high temps at only the low to mid 30's in the seattle area with outlying areas barely reaching the freezing mark for daytime highs.

Add to the fact that there could be several decent snow possibilities embedded in this scenario that at this time apears to continue for at least 2 weeks.

If this scenario were to become reality ( and at this point it looks like a 30% possibility ) this would not a be an event that would see marginal cold temps and borderline snow chances but an all out assault of prolonged cold temps and real lowland snow possibilities.

If i had to personally compare this " scenario " to anything in recent memory.... I would have to say that this is looking alot like the post X-mas event of 1996 in which all of W. Washington was plunged into very cold prolonged temps and lots of lowland snow.

Please - Please - Please.... Understand that at this point and time that this is nothing more than a heads-up and that anything can change but do stay tuned as i will be updating frequently as this possible scenario comes closer and to better view !!!!

~ Patrick
Well I hope you're right. But I've been burned so many times so far this winter that I'll take a "I'll believe it when I see it" attitude. :(

[moosanova]

Well I hope you're right. But I've been burned so many times so far this winter that I'll take a "I'll believe it when I see it" attitude. :(

I completely agree with you, thats why i said to take my post at face value until more information becomes available and that should and will happen as we get closer to said event !!!!

Side Note: it now looks like there will be a chance of snow late Monday night into early Tuesday morning as lows will be at or below freezing for everyone but the limiting factor will be that there won't be too much moisture left but if a PSCZ develops and beomes stationary then any area under it could easily get accumulating snow.

STAY TUNED !!!!!

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Wow! Thanks Pat! Keep us updated with this developing story, really sounds interesting!!

[moosanova]

UPDATE :

Looking at the newest model runs from this morning i expect the following.

Today: Cold front offshore begins it eastward progression at a very fast pace thus due to a strong jet in the upper levels.

Moisture has already started to develop over the area and will increase as the afternoon progresses, it will also be very windy in the northern interior and along the coast with breezy to gusty in the central sound.

High temps for the day have already been reached and are now on the downward trend as cold front advances eastward.

Once the front passes, expect the precip. to become scattered and intermittent. ( would not be surprised to see hail or even brief snowflakes after frontal passage with the shower activity )

Behind the front is a very cold air mass that will entrench itself over the area starting late this afternoon and into the early evening hours, at the same time a PCSZ ( Puget Sound Converangce Zone ) will begin to develop and with the strong wind component i expect a band of precip to form and remain moderate to intense all the while changing the prcip to snow and allowing snow to accumulate from southern Skagit county down to as far as Tacoma as the PSCZ begins a gradual SE movement during the night and early morning hours.

At this point and time i would forecast snow for the areas mentioned above as well as northern Kitsap county and eastward along the foothills to see snow beginning around 9-10pm and lasting all the way through till about sunrise.

Temps late this evening in the central sound are expected to only be in the mid 30's by the evening commute and at or below freezing by midnight and below freezing in many areas afterwards. ( not Impossible for a Thunderstorm to pop up in this event either )

Here's the breakdown.

Snow potential:

Coastal Areas- Nothing to a Trace
North Sound ( Arlington North ) Nothing to Trace
Marysville Southward: 1-3 inches possible
Tacoma Southward: Trace to 1 inch possible
Central Sound ( Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland Etc. ) 1-3 inches possible


Those of you may remember last year during the Green Bay Vs Seattle game @ Qwest where it snowed real hard.......

Tonights event is very similar to that one and i would almost venture to say that it looks to be a ( very close ) Carbon Copy !!!!

Will Update this as needed throughout the day and evening.

~ Patrick

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

^Very interesting. I have noticed a steady to drastic drops in temps in the past 2 hours. Currently at my house it is 39 with some light drizzle, but elsewhere like Forks or Port Angeles, are reporting heavy snow and 36. So you are very right about the temps dropping, I just hope they will continue to drop over the next hour to ensure we have the right temps to support snow. Also I am skeptical about the PSCZ forming, but we will have to observe signs of it forming in the next few hours. As you said this could be a big event if everything does come to together. I'll try to check on what is going on later tonight to see if there are any more updates.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Never mind, a PSCZ is already coming together, but I think it's abit to early.

[arbeiter]

Moosanova, do you work for the weather service or go to school for meteorology, or are you just an enthusiast?

[moosanova]

Moosanova, do you work for the weather service or go to school for meteorology, or are you just an enthusiast?

I am actually a Pro Meteorologist.

I received my Bachelor's in Atmospheric Sciences 5 years ago from UW.

I do not work for any official weather agency but i do have many inside tracks and connections within the Weather industry especially Locally.

:)

~ Patrick

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Any updated predictions???

[moosanova]

Any updated predictions???

Nope....

Looks good for now, but will update as needed !!!!

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Really? I'm starting to worry. The cold air isn't in place yet. But then again there is heavy snow being reported in Northgate.

[moosanova]

Really? I'm starting to worry. The cold air isn't in place yet. But then again there is heavy snow being reported in Northgate.

Give it time Connor......

the cold air is in place but hasn't had a chance in most places to come down to the lower levels yet....

It WILL only get colder as the evening progresses.


UPDATE: CURRENTLY SNOWING AS FAR SOUTH AS 85TH ST IN THE SEATTLE AREA.... ANITICIPATE THIS TRANSITION TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR OR SO !!!!

[James Bond Agent 007]

Here in Issaquah I've seen many cars with snow on their roofs, but it's not actually snowing here. Must be snowing on the Sammamish plateau, or something.

I'll believe the snow when I see it.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Well of course I'm inpatient, lol, I don't want to have finals tomorrow! lol. Good news. it's 37 here, so let's hope it gets cooler. When to do you anticipate the line to move southward?

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

It's 36 with ice pellets and snow! Yay!!

[James Bond Agent 007]

Raining here. :(

Damn I gotta move to some higher elevation.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

It stopped. :( Looking at the radar it looks like it is fading away. :(

[James Bond Agent 007]

I think we should fire moosanova. He's failing us.

[James Bond Agent 007]

On The Weather Channel they just said we've had 12 inches of rain since December 1, 185% of normal.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

^ lol. He makes me want to cry. :(

[James Bond Agent 007]

Well now it's a mixture of rain, ice and hail, and coming down quite hard.

This better lead to something good. :mad:

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Lol. Nothing here. :( So depressing. Even thought it is 34 here.

[James Bond Agent 007]

NOW IT'S SNOWING HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rock:

Well see ya later, I'm going outside!!!

:banana:

[James Bond Agent 007]

Oh BTW . . . moosanova, you've got your job back.

For now.

[moosanova]

I think we should fire moosanova. He's failing us.

Fire Me ???????

WTF ?????

Hey... i've been very concise, thorough and at the very least, 60% accurate.

Wanna fire me, Fine... i'll have Steve Pool who REALLY ISN'T meteorologist forecast for you guys instead.

:P :P :P :P

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Ugh, no snow. Is there any possibility of more?

[moosanova]

Ugh, no snow. Is there any possibility of more?

I've got 2 inches over here on Cap. Hill......

Still a possibility of more precip as a weak upper low moves towards us later tonight.....

have faith and remember.........

WINTER HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN !!!!!

Side Note: I am nothing but a Messenger !!!!!!!!!!!

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Hmm, well we will see. Ha, I hope my school is closed, it's on Cap. Hill. But I got nothing. :(

[James Bond Agent 007]

I'm back!

There's about an inch on the ground right now, and it's still coming down, but not very hard.

It's not particularly high quality snow - when I first went out it was really half ice - half snow, and now it's kinda wet snow. But I'll take what I can get.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Is it on the roads?

[James Bond Agent 007]

^
Yep.

But it's pretty much stopped snowing now. :(

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Bah I'm jealous. Next time I will get some I hope. lol.

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Looks like a cold and possibly snowy outlook for next week.

[James Bond Agent 007]

^
I'll believe it when I see it.

Right now the Weather Channel says it's snowing in Issaquah. This is pretty funny, because it isn't! It's just raining.
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/local/98027?from=recentsearch

[WESTSEATTLEGUY]

Looks like we will get some snow thursday and onto this weekend!!! :banana:

[James Bond Agent 007]

I'll believe it when I see it. :mad:

[moosanova]

Looks like we will get some snow thursday and onto this weekend!!! :banana:

I wouldn't get too excited about potential snow on Thursday as the low level moisture won't be too strong and the surface gradients are just too damn dry right now to really support any kind of moisture.....

However by the time we reach Saturday night/Sunday Morning Everyone in W. Washington could be seeing the potential for upwards of 4-6 inches of snow.....

Don't hold me to this right now as this is only what the Models are indicating as of this morning.....

There is also strong agreement that after this weekend we could stay in the freezer so to speak all the way through the first week of Feburary with on and off Snow Chances !!!!

[James Bond Agent 007]

I actually like this cold, clear weather - as long as it isn't windy! But it would still be nice to get some snow in with that. :(

[®uger]

You Washington people crack me up....oh, there's a flake, and another, four flakes..............IT'S SNOWING!!!! where's my snow boots...:banana: :banana: :banana:

I love ya tho...:tup: