Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
It now appears as though Portland will experience a significant winter storm tomorrow, with gusty winds, a few inches of snow, and a changeover to sleet and freezing rain in the evening. Over Seattle, I believe we could see a trace to two inches of snow Thursday night before precipitation changes to rain early Friday morning, […]
We saw some snow yesterday, and although it didn’t stick in most places, it certainly gave it the ol’ college try. With all the frantic talk about a few flakes flying through the air, it’s easy to forget that some models were advertising a more widespread and significant lowland snow event on Thursday. Let’s open […]
Good evening everybody! I’m sure this isn’t the title you were hoping for, so let’s start off with the fun stuff. We saw some light snow across some of Western Washington this morning! Most places saw an inch or less, but some places got more. Carlson in the foothills of the South Washington Cascades picked […]
Good evening everybody! I hope ya’ll are having a great Sunday thus far. I know I have. Why, you ask? It’s been snowing like crazy in the mountains. Stevens Pass reports 20 inches of new snow over the past 24 hours, while Snoqualmie pass reports 19. All of this has made for some very dicey […]
Snow is really coming down over the Cascades right now! Snoqualmie Pass is currently “chains required on all vehicles except all-wheel-drive,” and Stevens is only slightly better with chains required on trucks and traction tires required for all vehicles. And the top of Alpental looks downright stormy. As the radar below shows, a cold front […]
Well, the new model runs are in, so I thought I’d give another forecast on the snow (or lack thereof) expected for Monday morning. Each individual model has changed little over the past several runs, but the different models show vastly different scenarios. The American model (GFS) paints a couple inches on the higher hills […]
It has been 735 days since we saw snow in Sea-Tac Airport. Since our last snow, same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide, Donald Trump became president, CO2 levels permanently passed the 400 ppm threshold, and Michael Phelps won five more gold medals. There is a chance our snow-less streak could finally come to an end this week. But […]
Earlier this month, a revolutionary new weather weather satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral. The satellite, the GOES-R, is the first unit of the next series of four geostationary satellites (GOES-R, S, T, and U). The GOES-R will replace the current GOES (Geostationary Operational Satellite System) satellites (GOES 13, 14, and 15) and offers […]
Thanksgiving Week is, on average, the stormiest week of the year for the Pacific Northwest. And luckily for storm geeks and snow lovers across our region, Turkey Day 2016 will live up to its stormy reputation as a cyclone bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and heaps of mountain snow slams into the Pacific Northwest. That’s […]
Good news, winter weather lovers. Snow is returning to the Cascades, and it’s doing so in a big way. Snow will start impacting the Olympics and Coast Mountains of British Columbia early Tuesday morning as a wet cold front swings through the area. Snow levels will hover around 3-4000 feet, but all the passes – […]
