tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post7002049232467612734..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Serious Snow Threat Tonight for Puget Sound (and a lot more)Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-41985307163802769352020-01-16T18:07:21.568-08:002020-01-16T18:07:21.568-08:00I believe the presence of a stationary front over ...I believe the presence of a stationary front over the area would account for the extreme temperature swings over short periods of time as relatively small displacement of the frontal boundary can result in "sloshing" temperatures on either side as converging northerly and southerly winds vie for dominance. I've read about a particularly extreme example of this phenomenon in the Black Hills of South Dakota in which motorists driving through the area encountered difficult driving conditions as they drove from one valley on the warm side of the front with temperatures well above freezing into an adjacent valley on the cold side with temperatures well below 0F resulting in instantaneous icing over of windshields as condensation of supercooled water vapor froze immediately on contact with the windshield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44540384796089543962020-01-16T11:50:18.578-08:002020-01-16T11:50:18.578-08:00Very similar event in Bellingham:
10:53 pm: 27F
...Very similar event in Bellingham:<br /><br />10:53 pm: 27F<br />11:53 pm: 45F<br />12:53 am: 43F<br />01:53 am: 43F<br />02:53 am: 41F<br />03:53 am: 26F<br /><br />By this morning it was back to 22F. During the temperature rise, there were strong southerly winds. When I when to bed, I thought we were in the big melt off, only to find out this morning that the melt turned to ice and we were back to northerly winds.<br /><br />It is now 41F at my place after some southerlies, but only 28F at the airport, which is less than a mile to the north. The area is on the cusp, but I think southerlies will start prevailing and produce a rapid warm-up. <br />MAC in Bellinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951163853106956325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-11991218219330058092020-01-16T09:25:52.309-08:002020-01-16T09:25:52.309-08:00We are down in Kent, and super bummed out by the m...We are down in Kent, and super bummed out by the minimal amount of snow we got. Is this pretty much all we can expect this winter?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826575371032873004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89899354680759587152020-01-16T09:06:53.988-08:002020-01-16T09:06:53.988-08:00Wow! A weird "heat wave" passed through...Wow! A weird "heat wave" passed through Glacier during the night ...peaked at 31.5 F between 1-3:00 am. The temp dropped back to 23 F as "overnight low"<br /><br />What was that about, I wonder!GlacierBakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14691372693124586046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-77031843655178605792020-01-16T04:46:15.820-08:002020-01-16T04:46:15.820-08:00Sayonara,snow. Just came back from walking the dog...Sayonara,snow. Just came back from walking the dog in a very cold, wet, wind-driven cloudburst. Huge drops and some sloppy ice pellets or graupel-- glad i went with my gut and grabbed my raingear before setting out.Foohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929520923930532337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-35374775560043343932020-01-16T01:26:55.280-08:002020-01-16T01:26:55.280-08:00Stunning temperature change tonight in Whatcom Cou...Stunning temperature change tonight in Whatcom County. According to NOAA's 5 minute observations at KBLI, the temperature at 11:30pm was 27 degrees. Just 15 minutes later, at 11:45pm, the temp had risen 18 degrees to 45. WOW! The rapid rise was caused by a wind shift from NNE to SSE, a shift that was not predicted in the most current NWS forecast until Thursday afternoon.<br />Shuksanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160481068227153675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74181014766557259992020-01-15T20:34:13.780-08:002020-01-15T20:34:13.780-08:00Hi Cliff, got anything off in the distant forecast...Hi Cliff, got anything off in the distant forecast for us to cling onto? How about that random dumping today? This weather seems very challenging to forecast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76584915316694273032020-01-15T20:12:09.844-08:002020-01-15T20:12:09.844-08:00Ended up with just over a foot total accumulation ...Ended up with just over a foot total accumulation here on Orcas, ~500 feet elevation. Woohoo!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04507455587329557592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-50941115264599454842020-01-15T18:16:22.747-08:002020-01-15T18:16:22.747-08:00Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday produced some of the...Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday produced some of the coldest temperatures observed in Western Whatcom County in nearly a decade. The average temperature of each of the above 3 days was in the teens at my location in NW Bellingham. The temperature at my location has been at or below 25F for almost 72 consecutive hours and was at or below 20F for nearly 60 consecutive hours. Most locations in Western Whatcom County woke up to 5-8" of fresh snow this morning and by afternoon, winds had increased such that significant blowing and drifting snow is occurring in the North County at present (BLI-YWL pressure gradient is currently below -25mb). There were a significant amount ice floes on the Nooksack, covering most of the river's surface, in Ferndale today - something I had only seen during February 2019. All things considered, I think it's fair to characterize this arctic outbreak as the most intense since the blizzard of January 2012. My furnace has been running almost continuously for the past 2 days. And we'll see, this may not be quite over yet for those of us north of the Chuckanuts.Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113544345441368032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-68783580216460830402020-01-15T15:04:56.393-08:002020-01-15T15:04:56.393-08:00It's 3pm on Wednesday and the show is slamming...It's 3pm on Wednesday and the show is slamming us in Snohomish. Last night, nothing! I like the models were 12 hours early. JS Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180219187883522501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-62904496780259894752020-01-15T14:59:06.916-08:002020-01-15T14:59:06.916-08:00I hope everyone enjoyed the 4 days of "winter...I hope everyone enjoyed the 4 days of "winter" that the PNW gets. It's a shame we're back to rain and balmy conditions so quickly. Seldom Seenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233779884200732861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89143554656441158122020-01-15T14:44:37.873-08:002020-01-15T14:44:37.873-08:00Very seriously snowing now in Clearview. Big flak...Very seriously snowing now in Clearview. Big flakes, on top of our earlier 8 inches.<br />I guess it’s not over!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10874903487230690312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-46167501196493236912020-01-15T14:28:40.421-08:002020-01-15T14:28:40.421-08:00It’s coming down pretty seriously in Queen Anne ri...It’s coming down pretty seriously in Queen Anne right now. Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16482134654300966111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-84916201335745412912020-01-15T14:15:04.143-08:002020-01-15T14:15:04.143-08:00Only some flurries Tuesday here in Burien. Started...Only some flurries Tuesday here in Burien. Started snowing heavily today (Wednesday) at 2 pm.Beer 22https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270348291353440452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-85903685574808608182020-01-15T13:33:02.938-08:002020-01-15T13:33:02.938-08:00How's your barometer? My Accurite says 29.41 n...How's your barometer? My Accurite says 29.41 now. Is about to go into the 29.30s range. Last time we had it this low was in October or whenever that 'bomb' happened but went too far south for any winds out of it. <br /><br />This feels like a classic surprise windstorm pattern like the South Valley Surprise 02.TruckerTuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859114057160996512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18921583009046262592020-01-15T13:31:45.026-08:002020-01-15T13:31:45.026-08:00Is your barometer dropping like a stone? Mine is ...Is your barometer dropping like a stone? Mine is down in the 29.40s.TruckerTuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859114057160996512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-2078778176915719832020-01-15T13:31:07.481-08:002020-01-15T13:31:07.481-08:00Bumped up to 42F today under an hour of full sunsh...Bumped up to 42F today under an hour of full sunshine here in the valley! Bring on Spring!!!!!!!! If we can't get any goods in the winter then let us have a wild Spring!<br /><br />Barometer is down in the 29.40s range. Really dropping. At 7am was still only 29.89. Maybe we will get a high wind event out of this?TruckerTuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859114057160996512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-35976545134980156142020-01-15T13:13:19.968-08:002020-01-15T13:13:19.968-08:00Just started snowing in shoreline, maybe things ar...Just started snowing in shoreline, maybe things are happening behind schedule?Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583148999164813204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-19661359988938478292020-01-15T12:13:52.859-08:002020-01-15T12:13:52.859-08:00Live in Edmonds and all I can say is WOO HOO, than...Live in Edmonds and all I can say is WOO HOO, thank goodness you and all the weather experts were wrong! I HATE SNOW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-64301602786907743932020-01-15T11:29:17.798-08:002020-01-15T11:29:17.798-08:00What should we expect for February?What should we expect for February?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535236649402408981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-36528781955074585032020-01-15T11:14:21.655-08:002020-01-15T11:14:21.655-08:006+ inches overnight in south bellingham on top of ...6+ inches overnight in south bellingham on top of the first 4. Bellingham scored!dberdinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520224778110870996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89755572362170170692020-01-15T10:57:13.119-08:002020-01-15T10:57:13.119-08:00We have 25cm's on the ground in Saanich!We have 25cm's on the ground in Saanich!Captain Crunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095365719931618519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-88669957916161140562020-01-15T10:40:56.642-08:002020-01-15T10:40:56.642-08:00Would this low forming this morning off shore fall...Would this low forming this morning off shore fall into the "Bomb Cyclone" category?At Buoy 46089 off shore, pressure went from 1018mb at 1150am 1/14 to 994mb as of 0950 today. Wenatchee is showing 1020mb as of 0955. Think we might get a little breeze? dnunan28https://www.blogger.com/profile/12425225830078019727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-41463690695613810972020-01-15T09:40:30.679-08:002020-01-15T09:40:30.679-08:00Didn't happen! 😭😭😭Didn't happen! 😭😭😭Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70699905212656451312020-01-15T09:19:53.924-08:002020-01-15T09:19:53.924-08:00Only about 1/2 inch in Shoreline. Super easy comm...Only about 1/2 inch in Shoreline. Super easy commute to Seattle.PS44https://www.blogger.com/profile/14777987928504265902noreply@blogger.com