Washington State Weather (Seattle, Tacoma, Rainier: hotel, houses, to live in)

[evergraystate]

Originally Posted by cjg5

UGH get me out of here.

[skihikeclimb]

Originally Posted by Mollym313

The daylight/winter/summer hours are similar in Missouri as well. I do not think that is very unique. Summertime...you see sunrise before 6 and sunset after 9. Winter...sunset just after 5pm and sunrise after 7am.

Seattle is approximately 600 miles farther north than Kansas City. Putting Kansas city at about the same latitude as places in California. Trust me even one hour difference of sunlight any time of the year makes a huge difference to a person.

Especially if you live in a darker cloudy climate like Seattle. Seattle averages 58 totally clear days a year compared to 120 in Kansas City... In December the sun sets in Seattle around 4:18 pm. In Kansas City it sets at 4:55 pm.

There is a noticeable difference.

[cjg5]

First snowfalls around the state lately! Mostly in the mountains and on the eastern side though. Some locations on the western side have been seeing lows in the 20s overnight recently. We're lined up for another La Nina year, here's to hoping we get plenty of cold and snow!

[cjg5]

Special Weather Statement for Seattle/bremerton Area, WA



Issued by The National Weather Service
Seattle/Tacoma, WA

Tue, Nov 8, 2011, 4:18 PM PST

Updated Nov 8, 2011, 10:00pm PST








... COOL WEATHER WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND...
SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL FROM AROUND 5000 FEET ON FRIDAY TO 2500 FEET MONDAY... AND THEN STAY AROUND THAT LEVEL FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE DAYS. A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS DURING THIS PERIOD. HOWEVER EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO WEATHER SYSTEM IN THE PICTURE... COOL AND MOIST NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP SNOW FALLING IN THE MOUNTAINS.
IT MAY HAPPEN THAT NO PARTICULAR DAY DURING THIS PERIOD WILL HAVE HEAVY SNOW... AND MODELS DO NOT SHOW HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PARTICULAR SYSTEM. BUT THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY PILE UP. BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AT LEAST A FEW FEET OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY TO HAVE FALLEN.
THERE WILL BE RAINY PERIODS IN THE LOWLANDS AS WELL. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 40S WITH LOWS IN THE 30S. SOME WINDY PERIODS ARE ALSO LIKELY... ESPECIALLY ON THE COAST AND OVER NORTHERN AREAS.

[M3 Mitch]

Originally Posted by cjg5

First snowfalls around the state lately! Mostly in the mountains and on the eastern side though. Some locations on the western side have been seeing lows in the 20s overnight recently. We're lined up for another La Nina year, here's to hoping we get plenty of cold and snow!

Have fun there in Seattle when it snows - you realize almost nobody in that town has any clue how to drive in snow, and you know how hilly it is there if you live there...

That said it has been a weird, cold fall here in the Eastern half.

[cjg5]

Originally Posted by M3 Mitch

Have fun there in Seattle when it snows - you realize almost nobody in that town has any clue how to drive in snow, and you know how hilly it is there if you live there...

That said it has been a weird, cold fall here in the Eastern half.

They don't know how to drive in the rain here either. So pathetic! I've lived here my whole life so yes I know, and somehow I can drive in both rain and snow just fine and nobody else around here can lol. So yes, BRING IT ON! (Despite all stupid drivers lol).

Can't wait to relocate to a place with a REAL winter on a yearly basis!

[evergraystate]

Seattle people would rather throw on the studded tires and tear up the roads than learn how to drive. False sense of security is a dangerous thing.

[cjg5]

Originally Posted by cjg5

One more thing, due to our latitude, we do see pretty big differences in daylight hours between winter and summer. While (obviously) not as extreme as Alaska, it is something else to take into consideration, especially if short hours of daylight bother you. (I'm talking about total darkness BEFORE 5pm in the winter! On the other hand, complete darkness doesn't come until about 10pm in the summer. Sunrise is also after 7am in winter, and at about 5am in the summer).

Moderator cut: edited per request And when there are overcast skies (as happens a lot, especially in Western Washington, during this time of year), we are often cheated out of our twilight time.

[Cambium]

This is Amazing. Forecast calls for ‎85-109" of snow in next 3 days.
32-39" of snow Wednesday and 23-29” for Wednesday night…

85 inches of snow for all of November is the Normal.

Source: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMONtsnf.pl?wa6898

Link to forecast: 7-Day Forecast for Latitude 46.85°N and Longitude 121.75°W (Elev. 12661 ft)

More Cool Webcam views..

Mount Rainier National Park - West Web Camera (U.S. National Park Service)

This screen shot I took last night of the forecast.



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[cjg5]

Issued by The National Weather Service
Spokane, WA

Tue, Nov 15, 2011, 10:01 PM PST



... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOST AREAS... EXCEPT ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-90 IN LINCOLN AND NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTIES WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY... AN INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED.

* ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR WENATCHEE AND SPREAD EAST TOWARD THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN BY AFTERNOON... CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW MAY END AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE NEAR WENATCHEE AND MOSES LAKE.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WENATCHEE... MOSES LAKE... RITZVILLE... WILBUR WATERVILLE... COULEE CITY... OMAK... REPUBLIC... OROVILLE.
* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. AFTER THAT TIME... THEY WILL TURN SOUTHWEST IN THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND BECOME GUSTY.
* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. SNOW MAY BE FALLING DURING THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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... HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO...
.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING TO EASTERN WASHINGTON AND PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO. SNOW WILL END ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND SPOKANE/COEUR D'ALENE AREAS BY OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH GUSTY WINDS IN AREAS CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT.


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Weather Alert:

Issued by The National Weather Service
Seattle/Tacoma, WA

... SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATER THIS WEEK...
A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE ASSOCIATED AIR MASS WILL COLD ENOUGH THAT SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION COULD BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE LOWLANDS.
THEREFORE... THE CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. ONLY SPOTTY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE MAJORITY OF LOWLAND LOCATIONS REMAINING FREE OF ANY ACCUMULATIONS. WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DO OCCUR... SUNSHINE BETWEEN THE SHOWERS AND AIR TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE FREEZING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL MELT MUCH OF WHAT ACCUMULATES.