January 2022 Forecasts and Discussions

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Agree. Give me the fast and quick melt once it gets slushy.

I hated going to Sudbury in the late spring when it would get warmer and you would have meter deep slush pools on trails that were hidden under thin ice. My uncle nearly lost his snowmobile in a run off pond that formed unbeknownst to him

Not to mention how dreary and ugly snow looks when it gets dirty (which it does as it melts), and how long it takes for all that ugly dirty melting snow to vanish in a cold-winter climate.

[Hawk]

Yup still below 0c.

[Hawk]

Icicles

[Typeing3]

Fair enough. I suppose it can be said (may have been said already) that at least when we thaw, we get it done in 2 days instead of a flood-prone 2 months like in the Prairies.

Without the threat of flooding, I quite like how the prairies transition into spring sometimes. Still have snow on the ground, lots of dry/sunny 4c/-4c type days and gradually warm up. Kind of like what we had in late Feb/early March 2019.

[Abby_wx]

Rain moving in fast, still -4.3C.

[Typeing3]

Light rain. 0.5c, dp 0.2c here.

Snow is slowly melting off the trees now.

[HughCorne]

Moderate freezing rain, huge drops, still well below 0°, this is gonna get messy in a hurry

[Cloverdale]

A few photos from my street before it gets dark,

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[wetcoast91]

Moderate freezing rain, huge drops, still well below 0°, this is gonna get messy in a hurry

30mm of freezing rain. Although temps are not budging much out there. Could be higher.
https://twitter.com/50ShadesofVan/statu ... Fnsjw&s=19

Normally 50-75mm of rain wouldn't be concerning but freezing levels above 1800m and rivers will be running very high with lots of snow melt in the alpine and lowlands adding to river and creek discharge.

[Typeing3]

30mm of freezing rain. Although temps are not budging much out there. Could be higher.


Normally 50-75mm of rain wouldn't be concerning but freezing levels above 1800m and rivers will be running very high with lots of snow melt in the alpine and lowlands adding to river and creek discharge.

There is also the anomalously deep mid elevation (300-800m) snowpack too. Will add to the runoff issues here.

[VanCitySouth]

The HRRR is apparently not infallible. Who knew?

https://twitter.com/50ShadesofVan/statu ... 7731712000

[tyweather]

Bellingham is the line for the warm air.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Bellingham is the line for the warm air.

In 2020 the front stalled inside the city limits for hours. Huge temperature differences from one end of town to the other. Fun times.

[AbbyJr]

Lots of snow here. Depending on where you measure, I have around 20-28 cm on the ground. Around 10 cm last night.

Freezing rain just started and my current temperature is -3.5C. This could end up being a significant ice storm out here.

[Canada Goose]

December 2021 was the 5th coldest Dec. since 1937 in Vancouver.

https://twitter.com/ThierryGooseBC/stat ... 57958?s=20