January 2024 Forecasts and Discussions

[AbbyJr]

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[Storm]

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[Catnip]

Just open the first page by mistake, and look what I found. Clown range or not, the models are much better than most people believe.
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I was using some reverse phychology in that post.

[Catnip]

Currently -5.0c after an overnight low of -6.3c

[ClaytonWx]

For Abby, EC only going with 15-20cm total. Both Tyler’s “boom” scenario and the EURO are well north of 20cm for the Central Fraser Valley.

It is interesting that they still go with fairly narrow ballparks for snowfall accumulations over such wide geographic areas and varying terrain. As we now know, even 2-4cm can throw the entire city into chaos and gridlock. But then from something like 4cm to 20 cm, there is probably little difference in how people prepare and the resulting road conditions. I agree that beyond 20cm it would definitely change how people react to the warning. Maybe some stakeholders and public agencies are more concerned about precise predictions, but for the general public warnings they should probably just say something more broad. It also could just be an internal game to see how accurate they can be.

[Canada Goose]

Typeing, 20-30 cm for Western Banana Belt?

[wetcoast91]

The Thursday system looks like a classic overrunning event that we got used to recently.
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T3 and Pitt Meadows seeing rain.

Checks out.

[Storm]

Currently -5.0c after an overnight low of -6.3c

It looks like clouds are moving over now. Perfect

[Hawk]

It looks like clouds are moving over now. Perfect

Storm is back in business!!

[stuffradio]

I'm excited! If we get anything near the amount of modeled snowfall, that automatically brings this winter letter grade up. Would you give this winter a B or an A if we get anything near that snow? Maybe a B+ or an A-?

[wetcoast91]

I actually didn't catch what happened in PDX. Did it completely fall apart?

Some models were showing 10". Many were showing in the ball park of 4-8". Upper level airmass were warmer than expected so it was mostly compacted sleet that amounted to 1.5".

[PittGal]

Currently -4 with a -12 windchill in Harrison Mills with a Winter Storm Warning in effect. Should be fun!! Thank you to all for the explanations last night about my old stomping grounds Pitt Meadows. Hopefully my new location will bring better snow totals!! Looking forward to posts today explaining what we can expect the next few days. Always rely on you guys for this. Although I love weather, I'm not the greatest at figuring out what will happen. All I know is that it's usually the opposite of what EC forecasts

[Hound]

T: -4.8
DP: -9
Hum: 74%

Low -6

Cloudy with breaks

[Catnip]

Storm is back in business!!

He’s been back for a bit riding the models hard for us.

Thanks for all your input this past week or so!

[Storm]

Kuss on radio 20 - 30 cm if all snow.