[gb]

Just looking at Windy, although timing varies, both the GFS and ECMWF show very cold temperatures by mid-week next week with a good possibility of lowland snow. Will it happen? This bizarre year just keeps on giving.....

[dylpickle]

Wowza. Snow totals by Thursday for Bellingham are looking pretty significant sea level...in November... https://spotwx.com/products/grib_index.php?model=gfs_pgrb2_0p25_f&lat=48.75235&lon=-122.47122&tz=America/Los_Angeles

[Chief Joseph]

Bring in on, I will be in Idaho soon with the average snow fall of over 6'. Kinda wish I was there now..

[Schroder]

I may have to change my plans of heading to southern Utah next week

[treeswarper]

My backyardian maple has decided that it is an evergreen. It refuses to turn from green into the pretty yellow color that is normal for earlier fall.

[grannyhiker]

Same here (Oregon, west end of the Columbia Gorge). The one neighborhood tree that turns orange in early October just turned a dull yellow this past week. The rest are mostly still green. One across the street that is normally a brilliant red-orange by the third week of October shows no sign of turning. Some others (such as the young maples planted around a nearby school) are quite pretty, although a couple weeks late. Partly the hot fall and partly the late rains, the last affecting those of us who don't irrigate. Lotsa snow in the mts. Mt. Hood Meadows has set an opening date, and I'm sure salivating skiers are digging out the wax!

[treeswarper]

Sounds more like wind here. IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-043-044-020215- Coeur d`Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Lewiston Area- Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-Northeast Blue Mountains- Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse- Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area-Wenatchee Area- Okanogan Valley-Waterville Plateau- 401 PM PDT Mon Oct 31 2022 A significant storm system moves into the area late this week into early next next. The highest possible impact comes from strong and potentially damaging winds. These are forecast to accompany a cold front passage Friday evening into Saturday. There is still some uncertainty regarding severity of the winds, but gusts over 50 mph are possible with possible downed trees and power outages. Stay tuned. Updates will be made as forecast confidence increases to support significant impacts or decrease the risk. The system will also be accompanied by some snow chances late Thursday night and Friday morning, though accumulations may largely be on grassy and elevated surfaces.

[BigBrunyon]

You got cliff muss throwin out big figures. Big numbers thrown about in cliff muss's recent material!!

[altasnob]

Record-Breaking Cold and Snow is Forecast by the Models. Can It Really Be True?

[gb]

[joker]

His blog has a lot of ad placements in it, and clickbait headlines and text about lowland snow (which FREAKS people out around here!!) make for most excellent viral sharing on social media in large groups - all the better to generate ad views!! He seems to *love* it when the long range models can support this kind of discussion.

[gb]

CPC 6 to 10 day outlook The 8 to 14 day at this time does not look quite as extreme. CPC Discussions are available online for both. Look up 6 to 10 day diagnostic discussion. CPC Diagnostic Discussions Note that the confidence of the 6 to 10 is 5 out of 5. The question on both does not appear to be cold temperatures but the likelihood of precipitation. As it stands now, Bellingham would be likely to get some snow, Portland could get quite a bit.

[Joey]

Snipped from: Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Seattle WA 338 PM PDT Tue Nov 1 2022 Current forecasted rainfall totals Thursday evening - Saturday evening: Olympics: 4-6" Cascades: 3-4" Coast: 3-4" Interior Lowlands: 2-3" .... Snow levels will begin to drop throughout the day Saturday, which will prompt the transition from rain to snow at pass level. Their is higher uncertainty to the snow accumulation amounts, as it will be very dependent on the timing of colder air moving in. Confidence will increase in the coming days as high resolution guidance comes in. Currently 6-10" of snow at both Stevens and Snoqualmie Passes is expected to fall from early Saturday to early Sunday. Hurricane Ridge will likely see closer to 4-8". Higher accumulation amounts are expected at the higher elevation.

[fourteen410]

So it sounds like snow level will be around 3000' this weekend?

[Asplorin]

Lower than that even, going by the zone area for the west slopes.