March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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Re: March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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Currently 3.3C here with very light rain. I'm getting some wet bulb effect. Snow level looks to be around 600 feet in the hills just south of the border.

My peak wind gust last night was 87 km/h.
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Re: March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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Very light snow on bby mtn. Started about 2/3rds the way up the hill. That was 30 mins ago and sloooooowly picking up.
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Re: March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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just looked at the webcams and wow. All that snow has vanished..not a trace in any pictures. Oh right, its mid March :roll:

On another note, YXX is already down to 3.1c. The temp has dropped quickly there this evening :think:

Edit: Been pretty much bone dry here on the bump all day. See if i can score some #surprises tonight :shh:
Looking forward to our first 3 day stretch of sun and 20c++ 8-)
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I don’t think Seattle gets half of what’s depicted in some of these maps. 925s hover around -1 to -2, ground temps above freezing. As Nito says, the hills surrounding should do very well.
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PortKells wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 6:33 pm I don’t think Seattle gets half of what’s depicted in some of these maps. 925s hover around -1 to -2, ground temps above freezing. As Nito says, the hills surrounding should do very well.

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It all depends on precip intensity. The snowier runs have an intense plume developing which can certainly lead to intense snows down to sea level there.
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HarrisonSasquatchWx wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 1:17 pm Like 2016? did we not have a decent winter that year. :?
2015-16 very strong El Nino.
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Catnip hill must be seeing snow. Mixed precip here.

So close to a region wide snowstorm. About 2 degrees off.
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Re: March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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Models tonight are spitting out 20-30cm of snow in Southern Puget Sound. :o
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Re: March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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wetcoast91 wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 9:10 pm Models tonight are spitting out 20-30cm of snow in Southern Puget Sound. :o
They’ll get a few cm at sea level and a lot at elevation. Good for them.
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Re: March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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Couple cm at SFU so far. Not sticking to the roads well but that's probably a good thing. Everything else is white.
Anyone else seeing anything ? Quiet here.
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Pomoman wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2026 10:38 pm Couple cm at SFU so far. Not sticking to the roads well but that's probably a good thing. Everything else is white.
Anyone else seeing anything ? Quiet here.
Wet snow here. Not sticking yet, temp 1.2C
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Re: March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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So close... +1.8
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Re: March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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Snow mixing in now
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Re: March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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:flakey: Currently.

Maybe a cm or two?
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2025-2026 Snowfall - ZERO.OOcm

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Re: March 2026 Forecasts and Discussions

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light dusting overnight at some point i guess. :thumbup: :thumbup:
0.3-0.4mm? :think:
Looking forward to our first 3 day stretch of sun and 20c++ 8-)
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