February 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

Wow look @ the 18z

[tyweather]

Snowy next week Tuesday daytime and Wednesday evening.

[wetcoast91]

Wow look @ the 18z

Skeptical that will bring sticking snow down to SL but it's much better for areas like Burnaby Mtn, Westwood Plateau and Catnip Hill.

[Hawk]

Skeptical that will bring sticking snow down to SL but it's much better for areas like Burnaby Mtn, Westwood Plateau and Catnip Hill.

Could you add Willoughby Hillougby too? Asking for a friend

[PortKells]

Skeptical that will bring sticking snow down to SL but it's much better for areas like Burnaby Mtn, Westwood Plateau and Catnip Hill.

I'll take a mountain snow extravaganza. Anything at SL is a bonus.

[tyweather]

Gobs of mountain snow please!

[Typeing3]

12z GFS ensembles:

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12z ECMWF ensembles:

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12z GEM ensembles:

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[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

12z GFS ensembles:
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12z ECMWF ensembles:
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12z GEM ensembles:
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Nice lots of cold members.

[Roberts Creeker]

Look at all those snow days EC is giving us!

[Typeing3]

Look at all those snow days EC is giving us!

28f on Saturday night... brrr!!

Nice lots of cold members.

Snow above 600m!

[wetcoast91]

I'll take a mountain snow extravaganza. Anything at SL is a bonus.

Yeah. I know it sucks for those living at sea level to hear this but an over the water trajectory with less continental influence is probably the best outcome for the Mountains....even if that tanks lowland snow chances.

[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

Yeah. I know it sucks for those living at sea level to hear this but an over the water trajectory with less continental influence is probably the best outcome for the Mountains....even if that tanks lowland snow chances.

Cue Johnny.

[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

Look at all those snow days EC is giving us!

Looks very suspicious Ms. Snowless creeks.

[AbbyJr]

Yeah. I know it sucks for those living at sea level to hear this but an over the water trajectory with less continental influence is probably the best outcome for the Mountains....even if that tanks lowland snow chances.

Exactly.

January 1954 is one of many examples of classic over the water trajectory polar lobe events for the PNW that had strong continental origins.
Notice the deep vortex over the NW Territories and how it dives into BC and the PNW from the NE:

Jan 13th:

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Jan 14th:

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Jan 15th:

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In this case, the polar lobe ejected continental air into the region before moving out over the water. This is the ideal setup here with the arctic air becoming deeply entrenched and then a surface low forming offshore. This was a similar event to March 1951 but it was colder. Both of those events produced historic low elevation snows in our regions. Unfortunately, those continental over the water trajectory arctic blasts are very rare nowadays.

[Catnip]

Skeptical that will bring sticking snow down to SL but it's much better for areas like Burnaby Mtn, Westwood Plateau and Catnip Hill.

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