Northwest Cold Pattern Shift Update & Freezing Nights Ahead

[@harrisonrutledge5]

Long-range weather forecasting is shifty and unpredictable at best. Especially this year. Let's hope February and March gets active, otherwise our snow pack will be below normal when all is said and done. This prolonged dryness is not normal for the entire month of January. Thanks for the forecast.

[@thenicholasj]

snowfall at higher levels has been fine.

[@kimsnyder1721]

I want to build a snowman! Thankyou Rod! You are awesome!

[@awen777]

As a farmer I'm okay with it!

[@philipscoppettuolo1697]

Wish we would finally get some cold artic blast with snow

[@victoriadavis8326]

Thanks Rod, stocked up on presto logs for the greenhouse. 🍅

[@birdlover6842]

Thanks Rod for the weather update.

[@cbmitchell]

👏👏👏👏👏 Im old 66, 20 years ago 👏👏👏👏 keep it in the 🏔 🤪

[@FurrKnight]

Can't say I'm not concerned about the snow pack but it can't be helped. I do believe this is a setup for an active march and a repeat of that freak snow event we had an April not long ago. But that is yet to be seen, thank you for everything Rod!

[@GodLovesYou1980]

Thank you

[@Marrio_shaw]

I understand the benefits of the snow and colder temps, but I am extremely happy that I might potentially experience the first winter of my entire 30 years of living with no snow or terribly cold weather (coming from chicago, been in portland 5 years now).

[@santacruz59]

I recall having a conversation with you a few weeks ago regarding how it’s not good to have mild temps with irregular precipitation. Look what’s happening in California right now. That’s why it’s important on the West coast….

[@Marrio_shaw]

@santacruz59 I do not know you. Can you stop responding to my comments. I'm excited for a snowless winter, simple as that. If you dont agree move along. At this point this is harassment.

[@santacruz59]

@@Marrio_shaw I wouldn’t say commenting on something IN A PUBLIC FORUM is harassment…but whatever you think man…

[@mrbeaverstate]

Already 32 at 1200' in the foothills at 5:40. Late afternoon shower crashed the temperature 7 degrees in 30 minutes.

[@windywednesday4166]

Yes, I'm in the Foothills at around 500 ft... the showers did the same thing here a couple of hours earlier. 1 minute I felt okay, and as soon as it started raining I could see my breath! 😂❤

[@DogBeast221]

It appears as though this will be the winter that wasn’t…

[@KennyLee-o3p]

I live in the hidden springs area the upper class neighborhood in Boise and we've only got in about 2 in all winter

[@danielmoung9098]

I only see a small glimmer of hope IF it gets colder in February like you are talking about, but that is a huge 'if' right now. Otherwise this is not only depressing, but bad for oregon's climate, the lack of rain and a healthy mountain snowpack is going to make it worse for drought and wildfires next summer.

[@santacruz59]

See no lowland snow….told ya so. Easy to see

[@lanevanderwaal1234]

It can switch back to showing a cold pattern just as fast as it switched to showing a warmer patern .. flipping and flopping .. will see what things do in another week to 10 days ..im willing to bet things flip back to showing cold signal

[@robeast692]

I agree 💯 the weather changes every day

[@colorfulrugguy6041]

Thank you rod, but disappointing.

[@KennyLee-o3p]

We've only had about 2 inches of winter so far here in Boise I'm watching from Boise when you post specific Northwest I get notifications thanks for the updates but looks like we won't have really much of winter this year for some reason there's a ridge blocking cold air and it's a ridge blocking from us getting cold weather and snow we've only had about 2 inches all winter so far here in Boise and looks like we're not going to get much for this winter maybe next winter it's got to be better next winter than this winter because he can't get much worse than this

[@robeast692]

Sure is a warm winter for a LA Nina never heard of a warm La Nina before

[@tanisleach7829]

Warm La Nina winters can happen. A notable one is 1950-51 which was 2 degrees above normal for Dec-Feb, but March ended up being active. 1917-18 was a La Nina (confirmed via re-analysis) and it has the warmest departure from the then normals at +4.9F (for context 2014-15 was +3.8F). Last example I'll put here is that the mid 1970s contained 3 consecutive above average winters, that were all La Ninas. Yes La Nina (which it's still in question whether the duration will be long enough to classify as an official event) tilts the odds towards colder and wetter, but not always.

[@bladehoner3185]

There is good snow pack in mts.

[@KennyLee-o3p]

Hopefully next winter we will get some snow here and the Boise area along with Portland as well but just weather pattern is not very good for cold weather or snow it's got to be better next winter because they can't get much warmer than what it is this winter we've had one of the warmest December's on record here in the Boise area it's got to be better than this next year

[@jamesreding6336]

I hate boring weather

[@lanevanderwaal1234]

Me to

[@FYMASMD]

Move to the south

[@jamesreding6336]

I like storms not drizzle and fog I do love warm weather in summer

[@jamesreding6336]

I. Never going too move I love the north west

[@vallejoborncalihasbecomeal9022]

No one can predict the weather beyond a week!

[@FYMASMD]

Thanks for the tip 🙄

[@comeconcon569]

Clear skies and dry weather at night mean freezing weather.

[@windywednesday4166]

Wow, bummer... no poler jet streem... 😅❤ I am ok with that.

[@santacruz59]

Almost like you shouldn’t predict weather long term Rod……just as I assumed on your post a week or so ago when you had ice sickles all over your graphics Smh…

[@cynthiahurlburt2819]

What will be will be. 🌧 🌦 🌂 ☔️ 🌞 ❄️ 🏔 🌨 ☃️ ❤

[@jamesreding6336]

Finally

[@2023byoml]

Everyone wants the PNW to turn into Minnesota or Alaska or somewhere with feet of snow and ice. If you want to ice skate at sea level move somewhere colder

[@jrraven3230]

☺️

[@Fox250R]

Northwest weather sucks these days

[@fishingisfun8841]

That’s because they are screwing with it..

[@FYMASMD]

What a maroon 🙄☝️

[@2023byoml]

I know it’s not a popular opinion but I am ready for spring. I know everyone else wants us to have arctic weather with lots of snow and ice but that is not what is common here. We are know for our mild wet winters not snowy cold winters like Minnesota. I am fine with just mountain snow

[@djwirtanen]

Keep that polar ridge up north. Don't want any snow in Portland area this winter.