Winter Solstice 2015 and on to Winter!

It hit 63° today at the official airport weather station in Redmond, OR -- the first 60+ day of the year.
More of the same forecast for the next few days.
 
You guys are killing me. Highs in the teens and 40-50 mph winds blowing our snow around here. But hey, it's winter. :)
 
Not quite as warm in Bend, mid-60s, but warm enough that I was out and about in just a T-shirt this afternoon, which is unusual for central Oregon early February.

(Well, not JUST a T-shirt...shoes, pants, etc, too.)
 
takesiteasy said:
You guys are killing me. Highs in the teens and 40-50 mph winds blowing our snow around here. But hey, it's winter. :)
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Al you can solve that.
Just hippity hop it out here.
We'll save you some sun.
Sorry we can't send it to you.
Want further salt in the "winter wound"? Watch the AT&T golf this week from Pebble Beach,and they will gloat about all the nice weather here. Have a good time in the cold it won't last forever.

Frank
 
Casa Escarlata Robles Too said:
Al you can solve that.
Just hippity hop it out here.
We'll save you some sun.
Sorry we can't send it to you.
Want further salt in the "winter wound"? Watch the AT&T golf this week from Pebble Beach,and they will gloat about all the nice weather here. Have a good time in the cold it won't last forever.

Frank
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Frank, good idea! We are hopping a plane to SFO in a week for a short visit with our son. Thanks for the good thoughts. We actually like winter but wouldn't mind skipping the extreme versions we get here sometimes.
 
takesiteasy said:
Frank, good idea! We are hopping a plane to SFO in a week for a short visit with our son. Thanks for the good thoughts. We actually like winter but wouldn't mind skipping the extreme versions we get here sometimes.
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Great,I think you should still have good weather next week.
If you get a chance take a day trip to our area,Point Lobos SP is really nice now.
Actually saw a Bald Eagle there yesterday. The first we have ever seen in the 35+ years we have going there.
Frank
 
Yesterday and today set new record high temperatures in Bend for the dates -- both days in the mid-60s.
Normal highs for these dates are about 20° cooler.
 
All that nice snow has melted :oops: and we will hit 58 today. Not record breaking heat yet, but a bit late for an Indian summer, and they say maybe in a week or two winter will return (they hope). Well I guess I'll just have to suck it up and go sit on my newly snow free rear deck and enjoy :p the sun.

Smoke
 
Smokecreek1 said:
...........................................................Well I guess I'll just have to suck it up and go sit on my newly snow free rear deck and enjoy :p the sun.

Smoke
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Git 'er done Smoke, git 'er done. :)

Enjoy the sun!

Me? I'm watching the buds enlarge and the branches green up on our peach trees.......................
 
and as our recent record high temperatures move over into the southern plains...................................


Winter Storm Warning
Code: 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
357 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY...

.LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES
THIS MORNING WITH HEAVIER SNOW SPREADING INTO THE SOUTHERN
CASCADES AND NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA BY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS AND LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING
LATE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
INITIALLY BE ABOVE 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL LOWER TO
AROUND 3500 TO 4000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS
AND SNOW WILL MAKE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE
PASSES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.

CAZ069-180030-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0008.160218T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON
357 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

* MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. EXPECT
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... CHAIN REQUIREMENTS... AND POSSIBLE DELAYS.

* CONFIDENCE...HIGH

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW BEGINS AROUND EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY...
  BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50... 88... 89... AND 4.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH
  UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET TAPERING TO A COUPLE INCHES
  DOWN TO 3500 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...INITIALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...
  LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 TO 4000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 55 MPH OVER HIGHER
  TERRAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
 
Cool! Winter makes a comeback. We on the other hand are looking forward to inheriting those warm temps- mid-40°s forecast for the weekend. :)
 
I am not as optimistic as the weather service.
Still seems real warm here on the coast with not much cloud cover.
BUT the storm system hasn't passed yet.
Would be nice to get more rain.
Frank
 
ski3pin said:
Yesterday I received information on the numerous snow surveys for February 1st in our area of the Sierra Nevada. The average is 130% of normal. That is great news. But from my personal perspective this has been a pretty "normal" year in regards to number of storms and storm intensity. Thus far I've not seen evidence of an effect of a Godzilla El Nino, at least not in our neck of the woods. I'm not complaining either way. Let's hope at least we stay with an above average snowpack the rest of the season.
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After a great Feb 1st report of a snowpack 130% of normal, the storms dropped off. Report today is the mountain snowpack around us stands at 85% of normal for March 1st.

We're not giving up hope as a wet pattern is predicted to return -
Code: 
...WET WEATHER RETURNS TO INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

AFTER AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD, IT APPEARS MARCH WILL BEGIN WET, AS
NWS FORECAST MODELS ARE SHOWING A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS MOVING
THROUGH OVER THE NEXT WEEK, AND POSSIBLY LONGER. CURRENTLY, A
WEAK STORM IS TRACKING THROUGH AND ONLY EXPECTED TO BRING SOME
LIGHT PRECIPITATION NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. A WETTER SYSTEM IS
FORECAST LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, WHICH LOOKS TO PRODUCE MORE
WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION. AFTER THAT, A SERIES
OF WET STORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH
SPECIFICS ABOUT TIMING AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN
THIS FAR OUT, IT APPEARS PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH NEXT WEEK. PRECIPITATION COULD BE ENOUGH
TO WARRANT ISSUANCE OF WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES. PERSONS WITH
UPCOMING TRAVEL PLANS OR RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR FLOOD PRONE AREAS
SHOULD STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
 
Good weather returning!


Special Weather Statement
Code: 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
228 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-032230-
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY...REDDING...
RED BLUFF...CHICO...OROVILLE...MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY ...
SACRAMENTO ...FAIRFIELD/SUISUN ...STOCKTON...MODESTO...
ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON...
CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
228 PM PST WED MAR 2 2016

...PARADE OF STORMS FOR THE NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND...

.IMPACTS...
*URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING POSSIBLE

*DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE

*POTENTIAL FOR DEBRIS FLOWS NEAR RECENTLY BURNED AREAS THIS WEEKEND

*CHAIN CONTROLS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS

.FORECAST CONFIDENCE...
*HIGH

.TIMING AND STRENGTH...
*WEAK WEATHER SYSTEMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

*STRONG SYSTEM SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ABOVE 45 MPH,AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ABOVE
  5000 FEET

*SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER BELOW PASS LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT

*LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION CONTINUES SUNDAY AND MONDAY

WEATHER SUMMARY:
A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE TOWARD MUCH WETTER WEATHER IS ON THE
HORIZON. A FEW WEAK WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING LIGHT
PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A MUCH STRONG
SYSTEM ARRIVES ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT, LIKELY BRINGING
HEAVY PRECIPITATION, GUSTY WINDS, AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW. WEATHER
SYSTEMS CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
 
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