Winter Storm Watch for Seattle and all of western WA

[andycottle]

Well seeing how precip is very light...maybe not to good of a chance. And plus...showers appear to be spotty down in on the Oregon coast and points west and North. 34 degrees here as of 12:06a.m -- Andy

[andycottle]

Snowing lightly here! At 12:13am Temp is 33.6 degrees with DP at 34 and baro 28.91 and rising.
-- Andy

[TT-SEA]

Andy... check this web cam out from Issaquah. It is on I-90 where there are big lights. This is to your south so it may show whats coming!!

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/seattle/I90_SunsetWay.htm#cam

[andycottle]

Cool thanks! -- Andy

[TT-SEA]

Downsloping is over in North Bend.

Winds died to calm... dewpoint went up... temperature dropped and now it is actually snowing pretty good.

That unfortunately means the southerly winds are starting to win out.

[skipnfamily]

Still snowing like crazy over here. Just got back in from playing with my daughter in it...1 1/2-2 inches already and more still coming...Still a very light breeze from E-NE. Awesome. Bed time so I can wake up and shovel if I have too.....

[andycottle]

Skip and all...
Think the snow is about done for right now...but looking down on the Portland, OR radar...another batch of precip is moving up toward MicMinville...and maybe if temp and DP still at or below freezing...we may have more snow later on this morning. -- Andy

[TT-SEA]

R-Dub - Are you digging out from under 10 inches of snow this morning???? Was you prediction right on??

How about W13?? Did you get buried there in the "foothills"??

We have ZERO, nothing, nada here. I am guessing most in the Seattle metro have less than inch. Going for 43 degrees today so not thinking there will be much more.

[R-Dub]

We have 3" on the ground here at my house, temp still at 31.8 degrees. Its a winter wonderland!! Awesome to see!

[R-Dub]

Kind of interesting, from Spokane NWS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WASHINGTON 425 AM PST SAT JAN 8 2005

THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BE DOMINATED BY THE SINKING COLD TROUGH OVER WESTERN CANADA. THE PERSISTENT CUTOFF LOW DROPS SOUTH ALONG THE CA COAST MONDAY NIGHT... AND THEN SWINGS ACROSS NV AND EASTWARD BY TUESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW THE COLD UPPER TROUGH TO APPROACH THE REGION. THIS TROUGH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON... WITH A TRAJECTORY STRAIGHT FROM ACROSS THE POLE. THE BIG DILEMMA HAS BEEN HOW MUCH OF THIS COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL IMPACT THE INLAND NORTHWEST. AND EVEN AT THIS TIME FRAME...IT`S STILL NOT CLEAR. A BOOST OF CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN IN SEEING THE GFS COMING IN LINE WITH THE MORE CONSISTENT ECMWF ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. A CLIPPER TYPE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DROP IN FROM THE NW TUES/TUES NIGHT PERIOD WITH A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW. THEN THE ARCTIC FRONT BEGINS ITS MARCH SOUTH. IT APPEARS THAT THE BULK OF THE COLD AIR WILL SETTLE EAST OF THE DIVIDE...WHILE GIVING THE NE THIRD OF THE FORECAST AIR A GLANCING BLOW OF COLD. WITH THE INTRUSION OF THIS AIRMASS...EXPECT DRIER CONDITIONS AND MORE CLEARING UNDER NORTHERLY WINDS BY LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. IF ANY OF THIS CLEARING TAKES PLACE DURING THE NIGHT HOURS...COUPLED WITH THE FRESH SNOW PACK...RADIATIONAL COOLING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE EVEN COLDER OVERNIGHT LOWS. AT THIS TIME...ITS SAFE TO SAY MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE ANTICIPATED... ESPECIALLY FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. RFOX.

[TT-SEA]

I just checked web cams from Seattle to Bellingham.

There is about an inch snow south of Everett. But only a trace in the city of Everett. Nothing but bare ground in Marysville. Only a MINOR dusting in Mount Vernon and Burlington.

Its not until just south of Bellingham that it gets interesting.

I would be very surprised if Stanwood really had 3 inches.


W13 - Looks like nothing in Kent.

[andycottle]

Skip, R-Dub....and all,

Here in Woodinville, I only recieved a dusting on snow. As of 7:55am we have a temp of 32 with DP at 34, cloudy skies, and baro 29.6 and rising.
-- Andy

[R-Dub]

TT....Don't forget I live at 500FT!!!!!! Also I do not live in the town of Stanwood, I live out by Lake Goodwin. Sheesh! Try being a little more positive TT, its better for your health

Have you noticed NWS has trended colder for next week. They have rain/snow mixed for my area all the way through next week.

[TT-SEA]

R-Dub... if you have not warmed up yet there it might start snowing again soon based on the radar. Something is coming in from the south.

[R-Dub]

I am sitting at 31.8 degrees with 31.4 dewpoint, so I should see another round of it like you say TT.

I am going to try and get some pics now, hopefully its light enough.

[skipnfamily]

I am still at 31/32 degrees and waiting for the more snow coming in...Gotta about 1 1/2 inches or so

[W13]

Currently about a half inch on the ground, and more showers are on the way. Our temp is holding steady at 32-33 F with a Dew poitn of 26 F. Southerly winds have not started, as we still have a light easterly wind.

Maybe another inch later this morning.

[R-Dub]

Guys, are you noticing what I am noticing with the models, they are trending colder and colder with each run for next week. 12z is looking real good next week. Could my prediction of winter not being quite done yet be true.....We shall see!

[TT-SEA]

Looks like a quick shot of cold air on Tuesday... nothing major.

W13- There will be no accumulating snow in the Seattle area today. You will not get that inch.

[AnthonyC]

Finally got my 1-2 inches. Lynnwood/Mukilteo received about 1.5 inches. Looks awesome!! It was coming down pretty good from about 11pm-1am. ALL precipitation south of Bellingham will transition to rain later this morning...fortunately, there's very little precip left. With a constant Frazer outflow, Bellingham will be stuck in the icebox for the next few days. Medium-range models are still interesting. Alot of arctic air is pooled in British Columbia. Although all models don't bring the arctic air through all of Western Washington, they still have it close enough for two possibilities...1) more Frazer outflow for the north interior. This would have little...possibly no...effect on places south of Burlington and 2) a backdoor cold front might sweep through parts of Western Washington, esp. areas near the Cascade foothills. A backdoor cold front is similar to the Frazer outflow, but it squeezes arctic air through the gaps of the Cascade range. That would be a better situation for the entire Western Washington lowlands. Still the possibility of lowland sometime midweek. Winter's not over!! I'm just happy I FINALLY saw my 1-2 inches.

Anthony