Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Actually, no. Normal temps now and in January have highs in the low 20's. But we get the extreme swings and cold snaps and such so it does get colder.
It's gonna get windy and we'll be in the teens and single digits tonight with windchills below 0.

They just said on the news we're expecting 3-6 INCHES of snow by 6pm today. Another inch and lots of blowing snow overnight. They will have blizzard conditions in the outer parts of the state.

Today's our Xmas party. We may all get stuck at Anxy and Endo's for the weekend.

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

I KNOW!!!

ThreadBare said:

once you are a southerner, your body temp automatically goes down..or up, whatever, either way we get wimpy about the cold

susannah said:

Its wet and cold and dark here to. Delightful Christmas weather.

Electrostar said:

Thats alll fine and good but what happends on the 26th?????

It's too hot here. I've had the AC on for the past few days. Temps in the 70s.....I don't like that for this time of the year. The other day, I bought an orange tree that's supposed to stay inside during the winter, but I've been leaving it out since it's not that cold.

Oh, I think I'm gonna die.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS ON TAP FOR LATER TODAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST AND THEN SPREAD INTO
THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THE KITSAP PENINSULA...ALONG HOOD CANAL...AND
FROM OLYMPIA AND CHEHALIS WEST TO THE CENTRAL COAST NEAR OCEAN
SHORES. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE HOOD
CANAL. OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THIS AREA SHOULD GET 5 TO 12 INCHES
OF SNOW.

ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR NORTH OF TACOMA...INCLUDING SEATTLE AND
EVERETT...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. IN
GENERAL...LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS
WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS FARTHER WEST ALONG THE SHORES OF PUGET
SOUND. SOME PARTS OF EASTERN KING COUNTY...WHERE WIND IS A BIG
THREAT...WILL RECEIVE 1 INCH OR LESS OF SNOWFALL. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM SUNDAY
MORNING.

LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN GRAYS
HARBOR COUNTY AND THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY. IF MORE PRECIPITATION
OCCURS IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN THAN SNOW...THEN AN ICE STORM
WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE QUARTER
OF AN INCH. THIS IS NOT A CERTAINTY BUT SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND.
ICE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER LINES AND LARGE TREE
BRANCHES TO SNAP AND CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

"Very dangerous winter storm" is headed toward Seattle this weekend.

By CAROL SMITH
SEATTLE P-I REPORTER

Bracing. That's what the weather felt like, and that's what Seattle-area residents were doing Friday as forecasters predicted the worst is yet to come.


The National Weather Service said a fierce snowstorm combined with high winds and possible freezing rain could cause widespread power outages and dump as much as a half-foot of snow in the Seattle area starting as early as Saturday afternoon. A rare blizzard warning also was issued for the Cascades and northern areas of the Olympic Peninsula.

"This has the potential to be a notable and historical storm for some areas," said Brad Colman, chief meteorologist for the weather service in Seattle.

Huge Winter Storm is headed toward Western Washington.

By Linda Shaw and Seattle Times staff reporters

With a stinging windstorm expected to slam into the Puget Sound area this afternoon, packing snow, freezing rain and gusts of up to 75 mph, utility officials were scrambling Friday to prepare crews to deal with the possibility of widespread power outages.

"We do have a very dangerous winter storm that is headed toward Western Washington this weekend," said Brad Colman, chief Weather Service meteorologist in Seattle.

Motorists were advised to avoid unnecessary travel around Western Washington as the storm, expected to continue into Sunday, could magnify and prolong hazardous conditions on area roads and highways. Temperatures were forecast to remain at or near the freezing mark until Monday.

"This will be a major winter storm that will be life-threatening and disruptive to transportation and power for significant parts of Western Washington," Colman warned.

Shoppers in Seattle can venture out until late in the afternoon, while residents in the Eastside and Cascade foothills should be prepared by midday, Colman said.










Storm rolls in; 75 mph winds predicted.

Those living in the Seattle area and west of Interstate 5 will get the brunt of the snow with 3-8 inches, while those east of the interstate face treacherous winds.

By Jack Broom, Linda Shaw and Christine Willmsen

Seattle Times staff reporters

As predicted, snow began falling in the western portions of Washington and Oregon this morning, and was expected to pummel the Seattle area early this evening with up to 8 inches of snow, cold temperatures and high winds.

The stinging windstorm was expected to be the worst to hit Western Washington in years — impacting the area even more than the Hanukkah Eve Wind Storm of 2006, said National Weather Service Chief Meteorologist Brad Colman. said.

"It's life threatening," he said. "Don't take it casually."

AnckSuNamun said:

Because I have always had such great respect for you/ your account. ( although we dont know each other personally, youve always been tre' cool) I am forced to pretend i dont see this post.

Covers eyes....

july said:

75 mile an hour winds? This is a human tragedy story.

So far so good. We still got power, obliviously. Obviously.

I would kill for it to be 49 degrees where I live right now

Nikademus said:

Ok? Kicks rocks...im a total weather wimp... I admit it... i aint gonna quit it.

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Hehe...reminds me of when I was living in southern Illannoy a few years back. My first winter there, the temp dropped below 50 and everyone was wearing parkas I just had a hoodie. The people there thought I was

you aren't going to die muse.

I'm looking at 6 inches of snow on my railing, and it has been below freezing here for like a week or something. WTF? Seattle gets like this, very rarely, around February. What's this December blizzard bullshit?

It was cold in San Fran too.

Fuck the weather!

It's pretty though. I'm staying inside and baking today. Being trapped makes me feel domestic.

myfavorite said:

Are you sure?

Nikademus said:

I bet!

It was like 75 degrees with lots of sun today..... that we may not see any snow here by festivus...

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

You'll feel better knowing that it's 34 degrees right now. My tree is back inside. Crazy weather. It's gonna make people sicking going back and forth like that.

Estamos vivos!

Muse, you so and so it is five degrees here!!

49 is summer. grrrr

2freaky4church1 said:

"YOU SO AND SO"

The view from my back deck:




Seattle is so badly unprepared for snow. Local indie media is calling it Snowpocalypse. It's pretty, but I want it to be over.

The bamboo outside my bedroom window is all arched over to the ground.



Yeah, we don't see this too much around here.

tackam said:

It is mild here, no snow...no rain even for a few days which is a miracle.
I wanted a white Christmas but it does not look likely.

We've got as much snow as you, Melissa, and it's WAY colder, of course. But yeah, at least we are equipped to deal with it. We can drive in it where you can't and we have hundreds more snow plows and salting trucks and stuff.

CarrieMpls said:

You have more equipment and fewer hills. That's a nice combination. It's really the hills that fuck us.

But, since the city is basically shut down, people are going out and having sledding parties in the streets and stuff. Which is fun.