October 2020 Forecasts and Discussions

[wetcoast91]

Still slowly melting out of the roof valleys.
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First PortKells wife and now your roof??

Been a horrible week.

[Glacier]

Record smashing low highs yesterday. A high of just -2.1C in Kamloops and a high of 0.4C in Penticton. Old records for any date at or before the 25th of October broken by 2 and 1.5 degrees.

Edit: Same goes for Abbotsford. Yesterday's high: 4.4C. Previous Oct 25th or earlier record: 6.1C, set Oct 19th, 1972.

Edit2: Agassiz was essentially tied for the old record of 5.6C, set Oct 23, 1956. Yesterday's high was 5.7C, but remember that 1956 numbers were rounded to nearest degree F.

[Typeing3]

Really odd to see such a mundane pattern in the mid and long range GFS.

Given November is around the corner and we're in a moderate Nina....I'd have expected a never-ending deluge by now.

[Abby_wx]

Record smashing low highs yesterday. A high of just -2.1C in Kamloops and a high of 0.4C in Penticton. Old records for any date at or before the 25th of October broken by 2 and 1.5 degrees.

Edit: Same goes for Abbotsford. Yesterday's high: 4.4C. Previous Oct 25th or earlier record: 6.1C, set Oct 19th, 1972.

Edit2: Agassiz was essentially tied for the old record of 5.6C, set Oct 23, 1956. Yesterday's high was 5.7C, but remember that 1956 numbers were rounded to nearest degree F.

Abbotsford got up to 5.8C yesterday. Still a record, though.

[Weather101]

I remember saying a few weeks ago I wouldn't be surprised to see constant ridging.. Kinda wish I never said that lol I really hope this isn't a trend all winter.

[Typeing3]

Record smashing low highs yesterday. A high of just -2.1C in Kamloops and a high of 0.4C in Penticton. Old records for any date at or before the 25th of October broken by 2 and 1.5 degrees.

Edit: Same goes for Abbotsford. Yesterday's high: 4.4C. Previous Oct 25th or earlier record: 6.1C, set Oct 19th, 1972.

Edit2: Agassiz was essentially tied for the old record of 5.6C, set Oct 23, 1956. Yesterday's high was 5.7C, but remember that 1956 numbers were rounded to nearest degree F.

'56-57 was a pretty good winter. Average January temp of -1.1C at YVR.

[AbbyJr]

I remember saying a few weeks ago I wouldn't be surprised to see constant ridging.. Kinda wish I never said that lol I really hope this isn't a trend all winter.

I hope its not a trend either, unless that ridge retrogrades to the GOA.

[wetcoast91]

Really odd to see such a mundane pattern in the mid and long range GFS.

Given November is around the corner and we're in a moderate Nina....I'd have expected a never-ending deluge by now.

Well...persisent Nov ridging doesn't bode well for lots of snow since it activates "the blob" in the Eastern Pacific. The difference in temps makes mariginal setups more "sloppy"

[Typeing3]

Well...persisent Nov ridging doesn't bode well for lots of snow since it activates "the blob" in the Eastern Pacific. The difference in temps makes mariginal setups more "sloppy"

Once the jet fires up those above average SSTs should be wiped out in a couple of weeks.

[Weather101]

I hope its not a trend either, unless that ridge retrogrades to the GOA.

We can hope

[Forrest Gump]

Yeah I was just curious, because sleet is just any old mess of wintry precipitation, it's a very broad term up north. It seems like in the US sleet is used to describe pure ice pellets.

I say sleet,always have and always will. Ice pellets is for the young whipper snappers. Ice pellets doesn't even make sense as it's not a solid but soft and wet when it lands,much like slush or a 7 eleven slurpee. But I suppose soft ice is still ice until it turns to 100% liquid. Besides, I like using the word sleeting in a sentence.

[Typeing3]

I say sleet,always have and always will. Ice pellets is for the young whipper snappers. Ice pellets doesn't even make sense as it's not a solid but soft and wet when it lands,much like slush or a 7 eleven slurpee. But I suppose soft ice is still ice until it turns to 100% liquid. Besides, I like using the word sleeting in a sentence.

Ice Pellets = Sleet. Same thing whichever term you use.

[Weather101]

Ice Pellets = Sleet. Same thing whichever term you use.

when you check a forecast from EC I'm pretty sure they say "chance of ice pellets" never seen them use the word sleet before.

[Hound]

I had sleet sometime over night and when I went out at 8AM my car was covered in a sheet of ice. Actually had to scrape this morning.

[Typeing3]

when you check a forecast from EC I'm pretty sure they say "chance of ice pellets" never seen them use the word sleet before.

Yeah, sleet is an american term. EC and TWN will always say ice pellets.