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Bernie discusses the amazing pattern that has set up residence in the PNW. He says he doesn't remember anything like this ever occurring in his 30 years of forecasting. Seattle may get up to 23 inches of snow by the end of next week
Been hovering just above freezing in Dallas. Was that annoying mist/drizzle earlier. I'm beyond ready for spring. Especially after getting a taste last week.
KC is dry overall compared to areas further east during the course of any winter season, though.
It is. However, from November 2017 to September 2018 was an incredibly frustrating period. Major snowstorms a few days out on models either turned into rain (when it was too warm) or got their moisture choked off by too-strong cold air (during the many, many arctic blasts of that winter). When spring arrived, huge storm systems would come very close before shattering into tiny pieces around Topeka, leaving the Kansas City area to get localized downpours only. By September, we were in D4 drought.
Also, I really think the dryness compared with locations to the east is pretty insignificant by now, especially with Kansas City getting wetter over time (average around 36" in the early 20th century, approaching 40" today),
Bernie discusses the amazing pattern that has set up residence in the PNW. He says he doesn't remember anything like this ever occurring in his 30 years of forecasting. Seattle may get up to 23 inches of snow by the end of next week
Yup, impressive for me to see but I only been looking at maps on a daily basis for 10yrs.
This mornings map and temps. Positive tilted trough. See how the orange lines bend towards the southwest? All that cold air from the north funneling in down to the coast.
Upper low centered over Oregon now. Pretty zonal across much of the U.S but cold enough since it is February and the 5000' air mass is cool.
Zoomed in. Looks like freezing at the coast north of CA. Those locations in the 10s you see in Oregon are 3000-4000' elevation.
None of the stations in the Northwest have gotten close to their normal highs past week. WOW. That's what Upper Lows and troughs will do. Especially when slow to move out.
Portland Oregon. Normal is 51°F, they haven't passed 30s since the 3rd.
Seattle, Washington. Normal low is 37°F. They haven't passed 39° since the 3rd. WOW!!
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