December 2021 Forecasts And Discussions

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Deep freeze looks to continue in the clown range

Good. I would like there to be skating on Trout Lake.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Is there a difference between graupel and snow pellets? This article considers snow pellets, graupel and soft hail the same thing:
'Graupel are soft, small pellets formed when supercooled water droplets (at a temperature below 32°F) freeze onto a snow crystal, a process called riming. If the riming is particularly intense, the rimed snow crystal can grow to an appreciable size, but remain less than 0.2 inches. Graupel is also called snow pellets or soft hail, as the graupel particles are particularly fragile and generally disintegrate when handled.'

https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svr ... ail/types/

Interesting read, defines all frozen precipitation: snow, graupel, hail and sleet.

It’s like the article says, different terms for the same thing. I dislike the “soft hail” one since graupel is very different from normal hail.

[PortKells]

Someone lighting fireworks off in my area.
Brrr... it's -7.8
DP: -7

I can hear the big trees in the yard making cracking noises.

I hear those too. WTF?

[Storm]

It looks like that massive Abby snow maker is moving West.

[wetcoast91]

It looks like that massive Abby snow maker is moving West.

Fast edit. I was going to say I could use a quality shoe maker.

[VanCitySouth]

Fast edit. I was going to say I could use a quality shoe maker.

Can you do the whole tumbleweed spiel again? Since your outflow post I've had 4 cm of snow.

[tyweather]

Northern update, I was out tobogganing with the kids earlier and it was -28c, it is now -30c.

[Roberts Creeker]

I'm not sure l cant find the cat. j.k.

Is she white? or yellow?

[Storm]

Fast edit. I was going to say I could use a quality shoe maker.

[HughCorne]

A Christmas for the books

https://twitter.com/hughcorne/status/14 ... 16257?s=21

[VanCitySouth]

4 cm since 7 PM
Snow depth 10 cm

Light snow continues. May be winding down in the next half hour, but pretty decent for South Vancouver.

[Roberts Creeker]

Better keep a record of these:

Good idea! Here's mine. An awe inspiring -2.0c!

[PortKells]

That band is heading west and there's a huge amount of moisture heading north towards the border. I'm betting it doesn't cross it though.

[Hound]

I put a lantern out. Hard to get a photo correct.

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[Roberts Creeker]

I hear those too. WTF?

Not fireworks, avalanche control.

Someone was doing something up here too earlier, I was thinking bear bangers but it could have been fireworks or shots.