December 2022 Forecasts And Discussions

[Pumpkin Seed]

Definitely something more organized moving across the Strait.

Question: how come there is no lake-effect snow on our side when it across the strait? It is supposed to pick up moisture when the cold air passes over the warm water of the strait, right?

[VanCitySouth]

Question: how come there is no lake-effect snow on our side when it across the strait? It is supposed to pick up moisture when the cold air passes over the warm water of the strait, right?

I think in our part of the world, the cold air blows across the strait from the Fraser Valley to Nanaimo. Coming this way it's usually warm air which also downslopes off VI.

[wetcoast91]

I think in our part of the world, the cold air blows across the strait from the Fraser Valley to Nanaimo. Coming this way it's usually warm air which also downslopes off VI.

You could get a strong NW wind aiding moisture transport and generating strong cells for YVR and Delta, however, a NW wind here usuaully comes with a strong parcel of high pressure behind, bringing drier air and stablizing the atmosphere.

[wetcoast91]

It's snowing.

[Vancouver]

It's snowing.

Are you referring to the precipitation?

[VanCitySouth]

It's snowing.

Nito got hacked! Stuffy needs to investigate!

[wetcoast91]

Nito got hacked! Stuffy needs to investigate!

It will get milder tonight and change to drizzle.

Should feel very warm tomorrow with maybe a +7C reading.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Question: how come there is no lake-effect snow on our side when it across the strait? It is supposed to pick up moisture when the cold air passes over the warm water of the strait, right?

I think something like that did happen about a year ago. The night that Vancouver got around 20 cm, there was a band of snow marching down the Strait from NW to SE, plowing ashore over the city. Just doesn’t happen as often as sea effect snow hitting the east coast of the Island, that’s all.

[PortKells]

Coming down pretty good over here.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Still just light stuff. Was expecting those green echoes on the EC radar to produce heavier stuff (typically they do). Perhaps it’s in high-sensitivity mode?

[VanCitySouth]

Still just light stuff. Was expecting those green echoes on the EC radar to produce heavier stuff (typically they do). Perhaps it’s in high-sensitivity mode?

Iunno YVR is reporting visibility down to 2 km so maybe it just takes a few minutes to reach the surface/move north?

[PittGal]

Been snowing very very lightly since early this morning but starting to pick here in Pitt Meadows. Temperature at -3. So beautiful out there today!

[Hawk]

It doesn’t look likely, but neither was this morning snow, so who knows?

The NAM was showing some heavier stuff south of the Fraser due to some convergence over Boundary Bay, so we shall see.

Willoughby in Langley often gets the pumbling of snowfalls from these set ups

[Pomoman]

Was down at Lougheed TC and snow was light. Came back home and definitely picked up at the lights mid way up. Accumulating has begun.

[Pumpkin Seed]

The snow has intensified and the flakes are getting bigger but not accumulating. The temperature is rising, 0.5c currently. Not a good sign at all as i believe it will turn to cold rain soon.