January 2023 Forecasts And Discussions

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Incoming!!!

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[Rubus_Leucodermis]

YVR currently reporting light rain with a temperature of 3.5˚C and a dew point of 2.3˚C. With those numbers I would normally say “no way!” unless you are @Pomoman. But looking at the radar it’s heavy.

So it’s a battle between the meh temperatures and the heavy precip. Could well see some wet flakage.

[PortKells]

Look at the strength of that block. Combined with a southeast ridge you'd have to think we would be cold for longer than the previous couple cold snaps.

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[Catnip]

YVR currently reporting light rain with a temperature of 3.5˚C and a dew point of 2.3˚C. With those numbers I would normally say “no way!” unless you are @Pomoman. But looking at the radar it’s heavy.

So it’s a battle between the meh temperatures and the heavy precip. Could well see some wet flakage.

+5.3c here

DP +2.8c

[Catnip]

Typer... maybe we can still sneak in a Jan snowfall this year.

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[PortKells]

Is this too far west for us? Or just our neighbours down south?

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[AbbyJr]

Is this too far west for us? Or just our neighbours down south?


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Too far west but also too far out for details. Given the strength of that ridge, my guess is we go into a significant cold pattern.

[PortKells]

Too far west but also too far out for details. Given the strength of that ridge, my guess is we go into a significant cold pattern.

It could potentially also pivot and swing back to a more north/south gradient. The Canadian ensembles seem to depict this.

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[PortKells]

To me, the ensemble snow line is too far south to be chalked up to simply "terrain bleed". However I know that ensemble means are a mix of widely variable snow outputs so the average can be skewed by a few 50+ cm runs when a lot of runs show nothing. So take it with a grain of salt but..

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[Bonovox]

https://twitter.com/SeattleWXGuy/status ... Q5ARtzmE8w

[VanCitySouth]

I don't think anyone is getting anything yet? Even SFU webcams show rain.

[PortKells]

Not great, but lots of time.

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[Catnip]

Not great, but lots of time.


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Needs to move

[wetcoast91]

Needs to move

[VanCitySouth]

I'm here to report chunky rain imby