February 2023 Forecasts And Discussions

[Weather101]

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Blend

As of 4pm Sunday

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A/k/a the model that claimed PDX would see an inch or two at most.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Onshore flow with sunbreaks. Heavier showers will drag down a wintery mix but we are now at that point where sunbreaks without arctic air can lead to temps reaching +8 very easily.

Cold air aloft + strong sun = temperatures spike during sunny spells and plunge at night. Can still get overnight snowfalls even with daytime highs in the 5–10°C range.

[Typeing3]

12z WRF-GFS (1.33km resolution)
Total accumulated snowfall thru Sunday 10am.

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[Bonovox]

What do you think Typeing man? I'm smelling some cold onshore flow with 500ft snow levels and then a few cool dry days. Of course, I continue to hope I am way off the mark.

I was wayyyyy off with this take and quite happy about it.

[Typeing3]

I was wayyyyy off with this take and quite happy about it.

Based on what the models looked like then and how far out from the potential event we were, it was a reasonable take.

[Typeing3]

1:48 PM PST Friday 24 February 2023
Snowfall warning in effect for:

Metro Vancouver - North Shore including West Vancouver and North Vancouver
Metro Vancouver - northeast including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge
Metro Vancouver - southeast including Surrey and Langley
Heavy snow is expected Saturday night.

Where: Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, Whistler, and Sea to Sky highway - from Squamish to Whistler.

When: Saturday night.

Hazards: Total snowfall amounts ranging from 15 to 25 cm with local amounts up to 35 cm.

Remarks: A significant weather system will push across the South Coast this weekend bringing widespread snow to the region. Periods of light snow will start on Saturday afternoon and intensify to heavy snow in the evening. Heavy snow is expected to ease early Sunday morning for most regions.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Rapidly accumulating snow will make travel difficult. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

[Catnip]

35cm!

Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[wetcoast91]

35cm!

Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

You coming to shovel my driveway?

[Catnip]

You coming to shovel my driveway?

Don't worry, the moon will be shining through the clouds above your place.

[PortKells]

Hrdps

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[Abby_wx]

-8.1C here this morning. Decent air mass for this time of the year. I expected the wind to keep us a bit warmer than that.

Hoping for 10-15 cm this weekend. Anything more would be impressive.

[Hawk]

Donutsford

Fixed it for you

[Hound]

35cm!

Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Damn... EC forecasting more snow than WeatherPro.. something fishy going on!

[Feetz of Snow]

Love it Catnip