(A quick reminder that during noteworthy weather events, you can find quick updates on my Facebook weather page. Check it anytime there is flooding, snow, wind, heat or cold – these mini-blogs contain the finer details as the event unfolds!) Well that was fun, at least by late February standards. In the middle of our cold blast, a weak slider system dropped out of British Columbia and gave the metro area snow, ranging from a trace to 1″. My…
For winter weather nerds in the Pacific Northwest, mid-February is traditionally a tough time to reckon with. The sun angle is rapidly inceasing and our normal daily temperatures in the lowlands are beginning to creep upward. The last decade aside, February is historically not as good as December or January from major snowfalls and cold weather episodes. Often if there is no cold air showing up on the maps by February 15 or 16, it’s appropriate to “stick a fork”…
It’s been a terrible 2nd half of winter for cold and snow lovers in the Pacific Northwest. After a strong start to the season, things died down a month ago and there’s no sign of an active pattern picking back up in the next 10-12 days either. But if the weather remains boring long enough, a different kind of excitement can develop as the February sun increases in strength. Late this week, we are looking at a classic ‘False Spring’…