Holiday storm 2022

The forecasts I've seen have for Portland and the Gorge have been nasty, very nasty. Cold cold cold. Yes, freezing rain, with precipitation to follow. Stay safe out there.

Eugene's high on Thursday is looking a little warmer than it had been, supposed to be 32˚-33˚.

NOAA says:

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total ice accumulations of around one tenth to one half of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...Central Coast Range of Western Oregon and South Willamette Valley.
* WHEN...From noon Thursday to 7 AM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be difficult.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures appear most likely to warm above freezing late Friday morning.

23 now - hope it will get above freezing today.

Then a day of ice before the warm and wet returns.

Longest, coldest night of the year. - 13 (but it's a dry cold) 

Low 40s and high 30s incoming to Ft. Myers this weekend and next week

iguana's will be falling from the trees

its 58 in my house...

No snow no ice. Below 0 wind chill coming to the gulf states.  There will be a lot of frozen and busted pipes.

So far so good.   Cold and blustery but we still have power and just stayed bundled up when outside.  We have to go out to the airport tonight to pick up my girlfriend's parents who are flying in from Ft. Myers and if the forecast holds, shouldn't be much issue with the roads until tomorrow.  They will miss the falling iguanas.   

We're in Depot Bay (smallest navigatable harbor on the planet), beautifully cold and windy! 

Here's the morning weather discussion from Portland; 

<<Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Portland OR 
530 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022

.SYNOPSIS...An arctic air mass will remain over the region through at
least Thursday night, bringing the coldest temperatures the region
has experienced since February 2014. A wintry mix of snow, sleet, and
freezing rain will occur late Thursday into Friday, resulting in
significant travel impacts. While most locations should warm above
freezing Friday night into Saturday morning, the Gorge will remain
below freezing with freezing rain lingering through at least Saturday
night. Becoming warmer and wetter next week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

KEY POINTS...

*  Very cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills will continue    
  through Thursday night.

*  A mix of wintry precipitation will spread across the area late 
   Thursday into Friday. Light snow will transition to sleet and 
   freezing rain, with accumulating freezing rain expected across 
   much of the area.
   
*  Another weather system will move through on Saturday, with mainly 
   rain expected and snow levels around 7000 to 8000 feet. The     
  exception will be in the central Columbia River Gorge, as     
 persistent below freezing surface temperatures will likely result   
in another round of freezing rain and accumulating ice.
   

Our message remains the same for the upcoming winter storm. Be
prepared for an impactful mix of wintry precipitation and very cold
temperatures, including accumulating freezing rain, through at least
Friday. At 4 AM PST Thursday, a 1040-1050 mb surface high was located
over central and eastern WA/OR. Observed temperatures were around -10
to +10 degrees east of the Cascade crest with wind chills even colder
than that. Temperatures west of the crest in northwest OR and
southwest WA were in the 20s with wind chills in the single digits
and teens, coldest near the Gorge. Wind chills as low as 20 below
zero are occurring in the Cascades. Very little to no warming is
expected Thursday into Thursday night as very strong low-level
offshore flow continually advects a fresh supply of arctic air from
east of the Cascade crest and strong winds maintain dangerously cold
wind chills. Therefore, Wind Chill Warnings and Advisories remain in
effect for the Cascades, the Gorge, the Cascade foothills, the
Portland/Vancouver metro, and the north OR Coast Range. Make sure to
keep your pets warm and take any precautions you may need to take to
prevent pipes from bursting. Anyone who is exposed to the outdoors
and is not dressed properly will be at risk of developing frostbite
and/or hypothermia.

East winds are already gusting to 30-45 mph across the Portland
metro, however winds were only gusting 15-25 mph in Vancouver. Winds
around 50-60 mph are occurring in the western Gorge. Expecting winds
to increase in strength even more later this morning as the pressure
gradient between TTD-DLS increases to around -13 mb. This is when
winds are going to be gusting to around 60-80 mph through the western
Gorge (possibly as high as 100 mph at Crown Point), and 40-55 mph in
the Portland metro (except 20-30 mph from Vancouver northward).
Therefore, a High Wind Warning remains in effect for the western
Gorge and a Wind Advisory remains in effect for the Portland metro. 

Now onto the most challenging part of the short-term forecast. A warm
front is still expected to lift across the region late Thursday into
Friday, with a pronounced warm layer aloft moving in behind the warm
front. Given the below freezing surface temperatures, this warm front
will spell trouble and result in a messy mix of sleet and freezing
rain across southwest WA and northwest Oregon. Forecast NAM BUFR
soundings at Portland and Troutdale are now suggesting the duration
of sleet may wind up being longer than initially expected, thus
delaying the transition over to freezing rain. The latest iteration
of the HREF backs this up well and suggests the dominant
precipitation type will be sleet across the greater
Portland/Vancouver metro and east slopes of the Coast Range Thursday
evening through most of Thursday night, before finally switching over
to freezing rain between 2-4 AM PST Friday morning. Freezing rain is
then expected to continue through the day on Friday before
temperatures slowly warm above freezing Friday night, except in the
Columbia River Gorge (this zone is discussed below). Precipitation
should mainly be in the form of freezing rain at the coast, southern
Willamette Valley, and central OR Coast Range where forecast ice
accumulations have increased in these areas as a result. In fact,
decided to upgrade to an Ice Storm Warning for these zones as ice
accumulations as high as half an inch are now expected with minimal
snow/sleet accumulation.
  
Unlike the rest of southwest WA and northwest OR, the main
precipitation type in the Gorge should be snow and sleet initially,
especially in the central Gorge near Hood River. Still expecting at
least 3-6 inches of snow and sleet in the central Gorge and Upper
Hood River Valley before precipitation finally switched over to
freezing rain Friday night. Below freezing surface temperatures 
will most likely persist through Saturday across the Gorge as east
wind continue. This will result in yet another round of freezing rain
and significant ice accumulations as a secondary weather system moves
into the region. Total ice accumulations will likely exceed one inch
over a 48 hour period through much of the Gorge.

When will temperatures warm elsewhere? That will depend on if and 
when winds are able to switch directions, from east/north to 
southerly. And often, models bring that warmer air in too soon. If 
colder temperatures are able to hang on (longer than what the NBM 
suggests), could make for some more interesting winter weather later 
in the week, including the Portland metro. There is a chance that 
temps warm above freezing Friday night, but confidence in that is low
and the actual timing may wind up being around 12 hours later than
that. Although some uncertainty remains with exact timing and exact
snow/sleet/ice amounts, confidence remains high that significant
impacts to travel will occur with this winter storm. Anyone with
travel plans Thursday night and/or Friday should either reconsider
their plans or ensure they are well prepared for a messy mix of
snow/sleet/ice on roads. Still expecting warmer temperatures and
widespread rain on Christmas Eve with rain amounts around half an
inch or more across the interior lowlands and around 1 inch or more
at the coast. Main concern on Christmas Eve will be for the Gorge and
Upper Hood River Valley where freezing rain will likely continue and
bring additional ice accumulations. -TK


.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...The long term forecast
is highlighted by much milder temperatures and plenty of rain. Models
and their ensembles are showing very impressive agreement regarding
temperatures in the long term, and the NBM 1D Viewer backs this up by
showing a very low degree of model spread. In fact, the NBM 25th to
75th percentile for high temperatures generally ranges from the low
to mid 50s Sunday through Tuesday. This is no surprise after
analyzing the WPC's 500 mb heights and anomalies on Sunday into
Monday, which depicts a very strong signal for upper level ridging
across the western United States.  

It is unclear how wet or dry we will be during that time, but most
ensemble members from the GEFS/ECM do bring in at least some
precipitation. However, there is a stronger signal for heavy rain
Tuesday into Wednesday as an upper level trough pushes into the
region and brings an impressive surface low with it. Still plenty of
details to be worked out, but it appears we may have some hydro
concerns next week as chances for heavy rain increase.>>

WASHINGTON REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1000 AM PST THU DEC 22 2022

NOTE:"FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO 
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

WAZ507-509-555>559-221900-
SEATTLE, TACOMA, EVERETT, AND VICINITY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
EVERETT        MOSUNNY   18   6  59 E6        30.42F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  16; 6HR MAX TEMP:  18;                                

BOEING FIELD   MOSUNNY   20   4  50 S7        30.45F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  16; 6HR MAX TEMP:  20;                                

RENTON         MOSUNNY   22   3  44 VRB6      30.45F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  20; 6HR MAX TEMP:  22;                                

SEATAC AIRPORT PTSUNNY   20   1  43 E13       30.40F WCI   7          
6HR MIN TEMP:  18; 6HR MAX TEMP:  20;                                

JBLM-MCCHORD   MOSUNNY   22   1  40 NE6       30.39F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  19; 6HR MAX TEMP:  22;                                

PUYALLUP       FAIR      23   7  50 CALM      30.37F                  
BREMERTON      MOSUNNY   21  11  65 NE7       30.42F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  17; 6HR MAX TEMP:  21;                                

JBLM-FT LEWIS  CLOUDY    21   1  40 N12       30.36F WCI   9          
6HR MIN TEMP:  20; 6HR MAX TEMP:  21;                                

TACOMA NARROWS MOSUNNY   23   4  44 NE10      30.40F WCI  12          
6HR MIN TEMP:  21; 6HR MAX TEMP:  24;                                

$$
 
WAZ001-503-506-510-514-515-221900-
NORTH INTERIOR
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BELLINGHAM     MOSUNNY   17  -3  41 NE13G24   30.47F WCI   4          
6HR MIN TEMP:  13; 6HR MAX TEMP:  17;                                

FRIDAY HARBOR  PTSUNNY   20   8  60 E7        30.47F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  10; 6HR MAX TEMP:  20;                                

EASTSOUND      MOSUNNY   18   5  57 NE9G16    30.47F                  
PORT ANGELES   PTSUNNY   22  11  62 SE7       30.41F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  19; 6HR MAX TEMP:  24;                                

EDIZ HOOK      FAIR      22  18  82 SE12      30.43F WCI  11          
6HR MIN TEMP:  21; 6HR MAX TEMP:  23;                                

PORT TOWNSEND  FAIR      21  14  73 SE7       30.43F                  
NAS WHIDBEY    PTSUNNY   17   8  67 E3        30.51F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  12; 6HR MAX TEMP:  17;                                

ARLINGTON      MOSUNNY   12   9  87 CALM      30.48F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:   1; 6HR MAX TEMP:  12;                                

BURLINGTON     SUNNY     14   1  57 NE9G15    30.48F                  
$$
 
WAZ020-022-039-040-504-511-512-221900-
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SHELTON        MOSUNNY   22  12  65 NE14G22   30.38F WCI   9          
6HR MIN TEMP:  21; 6HR MAX TEMP:  22;                                

OLYMPIA        MOSUNNY   23   8  52 NE12      30.39F WCI  12          
6HR MIN TEMP:  22; 6HR MAX TEMP:  23;                                

CHEHALIS       FAIR      23  12  63 N9        30.37F                  
KELSO          PTSUNNY   27  10  49 S9        30.38F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  25; 6HR MAX TEMP:  27;                                

VANCOUVER      CLOUDY    23  -3  32 E17G29    30.43F WCI   9          
6HR MIN TEMP:  22; 6HR MAX TEMP:  23;                                

SCAPPOOSE, OR  MOSUNNY   24   3  40 E3        30.41F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  22; 6HR MAX TEMP:  24;                                

PORTLAND, OR   CLOUDY    22   1  40 E32G39    30.38F WCI   3          
6HR MIN TEMP:  21; 6HR MAX TEMP:  23;                                

$$
 
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WASHINGTON COAST
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
FORKS          PTSUNNY   25  12  58 NE10      30.27F WCI  15          
6HR MIN TEMP:  22; 6HR MAX TEMP:  25;                                

HOQUIAM        PTSUNNY   26  11  52 E21G30    30.29F WCI  12          
6HR MIN TEMP:  25; 6HR MAX TEMP:  26;                                

ASTORIA, OR    PTSUNNY   29  10  45 E16       30.23F WCI  17          
6HR MIN TEMP:  27; 6HR MAX TEMP:  29;                                

$$
 
WAZ019-023-024-040-567>569-221900-
CASCADE MOUNTAINS AND COLUMBIA GORGE
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
STAMPEDE PASS  MOSUNNY   -5 -11  75 MISG      30.30S HAZE             
6HR MIN TEMP:  -7; 6HR MAX TEMP:  -5; 6HR PCP: TRACE;                

TROUTDALE, OR  PTSUNNY   22   0  38 E23G39    30.44F WCI   6          
6HR MIN TEMP:  21; 6HR MAX TEMP:  23; 6HR PCP: TRACE;                

HOOD RIVER, OR CLOUDY    12  -2  52 SE7G17    30.74S                  
THE DALLES, OR MOSUNNY   15  -4  42 E12       30.82S WCI   2          
6HR MIN TEMP:  14; 6HR MAX TEMP:  17;                                

$$

WAZ026-027-041>044-520-521-221900-
EAST SLOPES
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
OMAK           PTSUNNY   -7 -16  65 N10       30.83F WCI -25          
6HR MIN TEMP:  -9; 6HR MAX TEMP:  -5;                                

WENATCHEE      SUNNY      0  -7  72 CALM      30.79F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  -4; 6HR MAX TEMP:   0;                                

ELLENSBURG     SUNNY      1 -10  60 NW6       30.66F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  -6; 6HR MAX TEMP:   2;                                

YAKIMA         MOSUNNY    7  -8  50 SW7       30.73S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:   2; 6HR MAX TEMP:   7;                                

SUNNYSIDE ARPT PTCLDY     9  -4  55 SW5       30.78R                  
6HR MIN TEMP:   4; 6HR MAX TEMP:   9;                                

YAKIMA TC      FAIR       5 -11  46 E15       30.68F WCI -13          
6HR MIN TEMP:   0; 6HR MAX TEMP:   5;                                

$$

WAZ028-034-035-221900-
COLUMBIA BASIN
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
EPHRATA          N/A      2 -11  54 MISG      30.75F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  -3; 6HR MAX TEMP:   2;                                

MOSES LAKE     MOSUNNY    2  -9  60 N15       30.77S WCI -17          
6HR MIN TEMP:  -5; 6HR MAX TEMP:   2;                                

PASCO          MOSUNNY    6  -6  57 N12       30.84F WCI  -9          
6HR MIN TEMP:   0; 6HR MAX TEMP:   6;                                

RICHLAND ARPT  PTCLDY    10  -4  52 NW12      30.85S WCI  -5          
6HR MIN TEMP:   5; 6HR MAX TEMP:  10;                                

HERMISTON, OR  PTSUNNY    7  -5  57 E9        30.80S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:   2; 6HR MAX TEMP:   8;                                

$$

WAZ036>038-221900-
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SPOKANE GEIGER PTSUNNY   -2 -11  65 NE10      30.62S WCI -19          
6HR MIN TEMP: -10; 6HR MAX TEMP:  -2;                                

SPOKANE FELTS  MOSUNNY    0  -6  76 CALM      30.69F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  -7; 6HR MAX TEMP:   1;                                

FAIRCHILD AFB  MOSUNNY   -3 -18  49 NE12      30.59F WCI -21          
6HR MIN TEMP: -10; 6HR MAX TEMP:  -3;                                

COEURDALENE,ID SUNNY     -3 -12  65 NE12      30.67S WCI -21          
6HR MIN TEMP:  -9; 6HR MAX TEMP:  -3;                                

DEER PARK      MOSUNNY   -1 -13  56 NE14      30.67F WCI -20          
6HR MIN TEMP:  -5; 6HR MAX TEMP:  -1;                                

$$

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SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PULLMAN        MOSUNNY   -1 -10  65 SE8       30.58R                  
6HR MIN TEMP: -19; 6HR MAX TEMP:  -1;                                

LEWISTON, ID   CLOUDY     9  -5  53 NE7       30.68S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:   5; 6HR MAX TEMP:   9;                                

WALLA WALLA    CLOUDY     2  -5  72 S3        30.70F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:   0; 6HR MAX TEMP:   2;                                

PENDLETON, OR  CLOUDY     5  -3  69 NW7       30.68R                  
6HR MIN TEMP:   2; 6HR MAX TEMP:   5;            

OREGON REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1000 AM PST THU DEC 22 2022

NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

ORZ001>013-221900-
NORTHWEST OREGON

  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ASTORIA        PTSUNNY   29  10  45 E16       30.23F WCI  17          
6HR MIN TEMP:  27; 6HR MAX TEMP:  29;                                

TILLAMOOK      PTSUNNY   30  10  43 NE28G35   30.23F WCI  16          
NEWPORT        CLOUDY    30  18  59 E26G33    30.17F WCI  16          
FLORENCE       CLOUDY    34  27  75 E8G20     30.15F                  
PORTLAND       CLOUDY    22   1  40 E32G39    30.38F WCI   3          
6HR MIN TEMP:  21; 6HR MAX TEMP:  23;                                

VANCOUVER WA   CLOUDY    23  -3  32 E17G29    30.43F WCI   9          
6HR MIN TEMP:  22; 6HR MAX TEMP:  23;                                

SCAPPOOSE      MOSUNNY   24   3  40 E3        30.41F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  22; 6HR MAX TEMP:  24;                                

HILLSBORO      CLOUDY    21   2  43 E13G26    30.40S WCI   9          
6HR MIN TEMP:  20; 6HR MAX TEMP:  22;                                

AURORA         PTSUNNY   25   6  44 N15G24    30.34S WCI  13          
6HR MIN TEMP:  24; 6HR MAX TEMP:  25;                                

MCMINNVILLE    CLOUDY    24   7  48 N14       30.35S WCI  12          
6HR MIN TEMP:  23; 6HR MAX TEMP:  25;                                

SALEM          CLOUDY    25   8  48 N10       30.32S WCI  15          
6HR MIN TEMP:  25; 6HR MAX TEMP:  26;                                

CORVALLIS      CLOUDY    26  12  55 NE12      30.30F WCI  16          
EUGENE         CLOUDY    27  14  58 N13       30.28F WCI  16          
6HR MIN TEMP:  26; 6HR MAX TEMP:  28;                                

CRESWELL       MOSUNNY   27  18  69 N5        30.25F                  
$$

ORZ021-028-221900-
SOUTHWEST OREGON

  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
NORTH BEND     CLOUDY    46  43  89 E10       30.12F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  43; 6HR MAX TEMP:  46; 6HR PCP: TRACE;                

BROOKINGS      LGT RAIN  49  49 100 VRB3      30.12R                  
ROSEBURG       CLOUDY    36  33  89 N5        30.20R                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  35; 6HR MAX TEMP:  39; 6HR PCP:  0.02;                

SEXTON SUMMIT  CLOUDY    38  36  92 SE9       30.10S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  36; 6HR MAX TEMP:  38;                                

GRANTS PASS    CLOUDY    43  41  93 CALM      30.20S FOG              
MEDFORD        CLOUDY    41  40  96 S3        30.18S FOG              
6HR MIN TEMP:  40; 6HR MAX TEMP:  41;                                

$$

ORZ014>016-041-221900-
COLUMBIA GORGE

  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
TROUTDALE      PTSUNNY   22   0  38 E23G39    30.44F WCI   6          
6HR MIN TEMP:  21; 6HR MAX TEMP:  23; 6HR PCP: TRACE;                

HOOD RIVER     PTSUNNY   12   0  57 E5        30.74S                  
THE DALLES     MOSUNNY   15  -4  42 E12       30.82S WCI   2          
6HR MIN TEMP:  14; 6HR MAX TEMP:  17;                                

$$

ORZ029>031-041-044-049-050-061>064-502-503-505>511-221900-
EASTERN OREGON

  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MADRAS         CLOUDY     5 -40  11 N8        30.55R                  
REDMOND        CLOUDY     6   0  76 NW8       30.43R                  
6HR MIN TEMP:   5; 6HR MAX TEMP:   7; 6HR PCP: TRACE;                

BEND           CLOUDY     5   1  85 N3        30.42S FOG              
PRINEVILLE     CLOUDY     5   1  85 VRB5      30.41S                  
KLAMATH FALLS  CLOUDY    33  31  92 N7        30.17F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  32; 6HR MAX TEMP:  33;                                

LAKEVIEW       CLOUDY    27  26  96 NW6       30.19S                  
HERMISTON      PTSUNNY    7  -5  57 E9        30.80S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:   2; 6HR MAX TEMP:   8;                                

PENDLETON      CLOUDY     5  -3  69 NW7       30.68R                  
6HR MIN TEMP:   2; 6HR MAX TEMP:   5;                                

JOHN DAY       PTSUNNY   13   5  70 CALM      30.34S                  
MEACHAM        NOT AVBL                                               
LA GRANDE      PTSUNNY    6  -1  73 NW6       30.52S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  -1; 6HR MAX TEMP:   6;                                

BAKER CITY     PTSUNNY    3  -3  76 NW5       30.44R                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  -4; 6HR MAX TEMP:   4;                                

BURNS          MOSUNNY   13   5  70 CALM      30.31R                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  -1; 6HR MAX TEMP:  13;                                

ROME             N/A     17   6  62 NE9       30.29S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  15; 6HR MAX TEMP:  17;                                

ONTARIO        MOSUNNY   17   2  51 N5        30.53R                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  10; 6HR MAX TEMP:  17;     

Just lost power at my girlfriend's apartment, but we brought over a portable power bank from my place last night in anticipation of the storm so we can keep the Christmas tree lights on!

Still have power at my office down the road, which is a good thing considering I have a big filing due tomorrow.

No blustery winds, LLOLLO, just some breezes. It's cold and rain is just drizzle so far. I'm able to stay home and cozy.

People without homes are at such high risk - they're on my mind and in my heart.

Stay safe out there.

We got a little snow on the coast, mixed with the rain, but it's just above freezing in Depoe Bay, since there's no river drainage to allow that frigid / dry air to alter the local airmass (vs Newport to our south, which is 5 degrees cooler.

Not much snow, but -25 to -30 windchills tonight in NE Ok.  Dallas got a half inch of snow, so they're paralyzed. 

I'm very happy you're safe.

Ken, hope your trip to/from the airport is uneventful.

Ice pellets pelleting now in Salem.  Why is this berg in ICE STORM ALLEY.?        ^&^(*&*%^&%$%$^@#$%^@&^%$%*$!!!!!!

Can hear it bouncing off the deck now.

Ice Station Zebra

It seems like just south of Salem has always been the high point on I-5, the place where the ice or snow stops passage. Ice storm alley, indeed.

^&^(*&*%^&%$%$^@#$%^@&^%$%*$!!!!!!^&^(*&*%^&%$%$^@#$%^@&^%$%*$!!!!!!^&^(*&*%^&%$%$^@#$%^@&^%$%*$!!!!!!

((( LLOLLO advancing to ROUND 2 !! )))

No, the section sort of around the Forest attraction. I can't remember its name right now. Salem is higher than we are.

Isn't this crazy stuff over by Saturday? I thought Sunday will be warmer. I have run into blizzards around Willamette Pass in May and maybe some other unlikely time, you never can tell.

No travel for me this weekend, but thanks for the offer. Have fun! And safe travels.

Good night.

Looks like it gets above freeing here at 11 AM today - then it's a week or ten days of regular rain and temps above 32.

32 forecast for tonight

Stay warm Zoners

Northern Gulf Coast: 64 yesterday, 14 this morning.  40 this afternoon, pattern will hold through Monday.

Well, in Maine currently we have a bunch of rain. Temps in the 50's and winds in the 50's! Gusty as fuck.

Supposed to be thunderstorms early afternoon.
Then tonight it's gonna drop 40 degrees in a few hrs, and freeze everything solid. After 3" of rain, it will be interesting to see where the water stays before freezing.
Typically, this would be snow for us. We don't know what to do with this kind of rain in Dec, neither does the ground.

Trump would have nuked this storm and saved Christmas! GEOTUS!!!!!

Jeez Westies, quit freaking out and throw on a couple more REI fleeces. I know you got like 8 of them hanging in the closet. We just call that regular ol winter around here (Maryland).

Power went off once in the neighborhood already (while I was still waiting to pay in the dispensary but came back on thankfully). We've got firewood, a propane grill to cook on if needed, sleeping bags, booze and charged flashlights, so we can go for a day or two. I'm good with it all except when we have to throw out groceries. If the power stays off too long I have a full tank of gas and we're headed South.

This Afternoon - Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

Tonight - Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -7. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -7. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

^ That's funny. 

Stay safe. Stay warm (cuddle up). Enjoy your holiday whatever you do.

(And if anyone out there ends up lonely and depressed during the Christmas weekend, post something and I'm sure some pagan or heathen will be monitoring the Zone and send ya a reply to keep ya company and cheer ya up. No sad faces allowed.)

Just drove HW 20 from the coast to Corvallis, easy drive, a few semis in the ditch near Toledo, Philomath / Corvallis still quite icy, but the roads were decent, the sidewalks suck, still a sheet of ice!

We're supposed to get over 7 inches of rain in seven days starting with 2-1/2" on Monday alone. That is a lot of rain for these hills.  Got lots of oak for the wood stove. Will be OK but a little concerned about the drive to Guerneville on the 31st.

The trip to the airport was a bit of adventure.  We wanted to get something for dinner, but everything was closed except for the Taco Bell by the airport.  Trip back from the airport was surreal.  I-84 was virtually deserted with packed ice and snow and trippy swirls of blowing ice rising like fog from the roadway.  The few cars on the road were driving slower than Bob and the Wolf Bros. with their hazards on.  Wind was insane and some of the nastiest weather I have seen in Portland.

Staying in today in Multnomah Village, which at 500 feet is getting more traditional snow.  Walked down to John's Market to get beer (the Village was picture perfect Christmas wonderland) but they were closed too.  Luckily, a local dive bar was open and they sold us some package beer for a fair price.

^^^^The Ship.  Never stepped into it before today.  Beer was cheap and it was happening. 

 No snow here.  But enough rain last night that I moved the car to higher ground at around 4am. 

There's a 20' length of tree (or limb) snagged on the creek's opposite bank that wasn't there yesterday.  The creek is normally about 2-3 ".   Juuuuuust below street level (about 6') last night.

Looked like a freight train in the dark.

Be safe everyone!

The above-freezing temperatures have decided to spend the night in a Eugene hotel and will be here tomorrow.

So they say.

East coast is in a deep freeze. Can't stand this weather. Dreams of Fiji!

5 degrees here now

Airport Road in Lebanon (OR) this morning

It's was 50 in Newport when we drove thru, after going over that first hill heading east, the temp gradually dropped to 37 near Toledo...   then down to 34 driving up that hill, which it stayed for the rest of the trip, until the hill above Philomath (which was pretty nasty looking).  At the bottom of the hill it was 31, which it's stayed for the last 5 hours in the Corvallis area.  LLollo is right, those pesky gorge winds.  They were gusting to at least 89 mph in Corbet (could be higher), and the anemometer got blow off at Crown Point.  Creswell is the first city to warm in the W Valley, but it's been a much slower process than the models predicted (which is almost always the case).  

30th Ave in Eugene this morning.

https://www.facebook.com/coolenmike/videos/732803851613039

Big wind and rain last night and this morning. The roar kept me awake most of the night - like a freight train. Some lightning as well - couldn't hear the thunder over the wind. Weird thing was that there was almost no wind at ground level - 750 ft. elevation for us -  but the tops of the 130 ft. fir trees were bending almost 45 degrees. Also weird: stars visible above the thin but incredibly fast moving cloud layer. Wind seems to be backing off a bit at the moment.

Btw, seas forecast at up to 34 feet.

Cowabunga!

Current conditions on 80 near Tahoe - Emigrant Pass

https://sfba.social/@skiswmm/109586573294469512