We did it last year beyond mid April. Maybe that will be the norm going forward. I mean you just get much more amped storms in March and April. And it could be that we need those amped storms to be cold enough to snow going forward. I am looking forward to a Nino next winter. I want to see how an active southern jet works out with the way we currently seem to carry winter temps. Even with some blocking periods it really hasnt been cold.
Unfortunately I am too old to ski. So an early gardening season would be nice. Especially after a February where I could have literally planted tomatoes safely. I still think we will see some snow after tomorrows minor event. By we I mean those of us to the NW. I am just frustrated by the lack of winter during actual winter.
I cracked a Founders KBS right now. May as well get hammered with alcohol if we are never going to get hammered again with snow. I may have to retire the word pummeled from my vocabulary.
Yeah it is. And there is also a nice HP over the top. But it appears to be trailing just a little to far back at this point. That one is probably our most realistic chance if we can get the HP to progress a little quicker and get some cold air forced down here.
About 30% of my snow last winter came after March 12th. Including 2+ inches on April 18th. This pic was the April 18th storm. We arent done yet. Although with the way this winter has gone I almost wish we were.
RGEM does start as a little snow out this way on Friday. Not that it really matters. Verbatim it is 2 hours of light snow, some drizzle and then dry slot. This winter is insufferable at this point. Just bring on the torch.
The GFS is under doing the CAD imo. We have north winds for 2 days leading up to any precip that makes it to the area. And we end up with pretty toasty surface temps according to the GFS. I am not buying it.
Nah. We have been stuck in a suck ass Nina for 3 years. And I know PSU will say that we dont usually do this bad in Nina's. And he is right as far as this cesspool of a winter goes. But I am almost 55 years old. And Nina's suck. They just do. They are Midwest specials. Always have been. And always will be.
We would get screwed with the jump. But I would be fine with that if we can build in some CAD beforehand and get a decent thump before the jump happens. We have had many decent events like that. Thump to dryslot is perfectly acceptable here as a way to snow.
Just had a chance to look at last nights Euro. Seems like a more legit scenario than what the GFS is spitting out. Why would the Storm just sit and rot in the midwest without coming east. It also helps that the Euro buries me. So yeah.