January 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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Re: January 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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Reviewing the last 8 hours on radar it looks like the intensity of the storm was just shredded to death once it hit Vancouver Island. So not much moisture even made it here. Well, this is ok since it will help us maintain our snow cover.
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Re: January 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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I think that and the Olympics killed it Hound. Hardly any precip was coming off the backside. Oh well.
Next!
Looking forward to our first 3 day stretch of sun and 20c++ 8-)
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A little freezing rain overnight. Now +1 and slowly thawing.
It's called clown range for a reason.
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u look outside and the sky looks like zr. At least out here as Abby is just to my east :arrow:
Looking forward to our first 3 day stretch of sun and 20c++ 8-)
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Re: January 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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Hound wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 7:22 am Well, it busted bad. Always such a disappointment for the metro area. Coming out of cold snaps we don't even get a huge overrunning event anymore. Oh well, we need a break from this now.

I had about 1 cm of snow last night.

Current: Light drizzle
Temp: -0.2
DP: -1

So close yet so far away.
Thursday was the overrunning event. Cold air was scoured out along the I5 corridor and in the Interior.

A lot of things went wrong if you wanted snow.
1) Had some sunshine yesterday morning warm up the lower levels and the clouds trapped the warmth.
2) SE winds up to 925mb really started blowing and resulted in dry downsloping winds eating up the moisture. 3) 850mb temps 925mb warmed up faster than modeled. Modeled to be -4 and -1. It's -1 up at 825mb and +2 at 925mb.
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1 cm for me last night, light drizzle and 0.5c now
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Re: January 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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EC has their typical anus approved forecast appearing after every cold spell. Rain for a week. :thunder2:
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Models have really trended wetter and milder next week the past few runs. In fact the jet stream is consolidated and aimed just due north.

Lots of rain on the local Mountains tonight through Wednesday and Thurs to next weekend. No extreme AR but a persistent snow-eating SW flow. Rivers will super high next week with all the melting below 1500m.
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Re: January 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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wetcoast91 wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:04 am Thursday was the overrunning event. Cold air was scoured out along the I5 corridor and in the Interior.

A lot of things went wrong if you wanted snow.
1) Had some sunshine yesterday morning warm up the lower levels and the clouds trapped the warmth.
2) SE winds up to 925mb really started blowing and resulted in dry downsloping winds eating up the moisture. 3) 850mb temps 925mb warmed up faster than modeled. Modeled to be -4 and -1. It's -1 up at 825mb and +2 at 925mb.

It’s still snowing dude
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Re: January 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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wetcoast91 wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:16 am Models have really trended wetter and milder next week the past few runs. In fact the jet stream is consolidated and aimed just due north.

Sounds like the Pacific Ocean is trying to give an enema to the anus of Canada.
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wetcoast91 wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:16 am Models have really trended wetter and milder next week the past few runs. In fact the jet stream is consolidated and aimed just due north.

Lots of rain on the local Mountains tonight through Wednesday and Thurs to next weekend. No extreme AR but a persistent snow-eating SW flow. Rivers will super high next week with all the melting below 1500m.
It’s actually looking fairly dry and cool for the rest of the week. Should mostly snow for the ski mountains
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Re: January 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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Hound wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 7:22 am Well, it busted bad. Always such a disappointment for the metro area. Coming out of cold snaps we don't even get a huge overrunning event anymore. Oh well, we need a break from this now.

I had about 1 cm of snow last night.

Current: Light drizzle
Temp: -0.2
DP: -1

So close yet so far away.
Time to catch up on some sleep. :lol:
It always snows in December in the Kootenays :clap:
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Re: January 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

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John wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:20 am It’s actually looking fairly dry and cool for the rest of the week. Should mostly snow for the ski mountains
I thot the same thing :think: :think:
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wetcoast91 wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:16 am Models have really trended wetter and milder next week the past few runs. In fact the jet stream is consolidated and aimed just due north.

Lots of rain on the local Mountains tonight through Wednesday and Thurs to next weekend. No extreme AR but a persistent snow-eating SW flow. Rivers will super high next week with all the melting below 1500m.
Plenty of snowpack on all the mountains. No biggie. We'll get there again, hopefully in February. Right now I don't mind if it melts, I want to get back to playing soccer next week. What other Canadian city has their soccer season scheduled in winter :roll: (There can only be one anus)
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John wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:20 am It’s actually looking fairly dry and cool for the rest of the week. Should mostly snow for the ski mountains
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Late Tues into Wed looks chilly

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Not AR levels wet but most of that falls as rain.
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