Near blizzard conditions, one for the ages
While nearly impossible to find good spotter location in our yards given the near blizzard conditions outside, my estimate is we're getting ~.75"/hour from this snow storm (or 5-6" since snow began accumulating early afternoon). I know.. hard to believe not loads more. We have drifts measuring close to 2 feet in places in our east facing backyard!
The cold gap winds gusting ~25-30 mph have only served to knock a little off the full potential snow rates from this juicy storm that rolled in off the coast this afternoon. Had it tracked just a little farther north across Vancouver Is. we probably be all rain right now.
Once these E winds kicked in shortly before noon today temps dropped from 35° to 30° in under two hours! Normally the warmest point of the day in Feb. We're currently stabilized at 30° and I haven't yet seen any signs of the warm air invading at all. The winds aren't expected to completely die down until ~7am. At that point, warmer air should have a much easier time transitioning us over to cold rain. There is still a lot of moisture with this front so it's very possible we'll accumulate an additional 6-8" of snow by 7 am😮. One for the ages for sure. It probably feels like the kids will never go back to school, but a little rain can improve roads in a hurry, Fingers crossed for Wednesday back-to-school!
The cold gap winds gusting ~25-30 mph have only served to knock a little off the full potential snow rates from this juicy storm that rolled in off the coast this afternoon. Had it tracked just a little farther north across Vancouver Is. we probably be all rain right now.
Once these E winds kicked in shortly before noon today temps dropped from 35° to 30° in under two hours! Normally the warmest point of the day in Feb. We're currently stabilized at 30° and I haven't yet seen any signs of the warm air invading at all. The winds aren't expected to completely die down until ~7am. At that point, warmer air should have a much easier time transitioning us over to cold rain. There is still a lot of moisture with this front so it's very possible we'll accumulate an additional 6-8" of snow by 7 am😮. One for the ages for sure. It probably feels like the kids will never go back to school, but a little rain can improve roads in a hurry, Fingers crossed for Wednesday back-to-school!
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