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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-05 at 14:06

[#]Vancouver #weather

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A band of light snow is moving north in Whatcom County this morning and may make it into the metro over the next couple hours. Otherwise mostly cloudy. High around 0.

A mix of clouds and sun for the remainder of the week, highs climbing to around 4 on Sunday.

Fraser outflow continues.

[#]YVR #BCstorm

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-04 at 19:26

New: Winter weather advisory for #Portland

• 00:00 to 12:00 Wed

• Up to 2 cm of snow except up to 5 cm in the West Hills

[#]pdxtst #pdx #ORwx #WAwx #weather

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-04 at 19:09

Axios: Elon Musk's youth league is invading NOAA (including NWS HQ) seeking access to IT systems.

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/trump-nominates-noaa-head-neil-jacobs

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-04 at 17:47

Fraser Outflow winds continue today in the Lower Mainland and Whatcom County as cold, dense air inland rushes toward warmer, low pressure air along the coast.

This plot shows the pressure gradient between White Rock and Williams Lake.

[#]YVR #BCstorm #WAwx #weather

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-04 at 13:58

[#]Vancouver #weather

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Snow showers and cold, possibly not hitting 0 today. Some areas could pick up a quick couple cm this morning. Light snow showers possible tomorrow, cloudy Thursday. Warming Friday into the weekend but remaining below 5.

[#]YVR #BCstorm

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-03 at 19:48

The Guardian: Democratic lawmakers turned away from USAid headquarters

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/03/donald-trump-trade-tariffs-eu-mexico-canada-china-us-politics-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-67a11a6b8f0807b9bdc5c83f#block-67a11a6b8f0807b9bdc5c83f

[#]USpol

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-03 at 18:21

New article: Cold week ahead with widespread snow for Pacific Northwest

https://ingallswx.com/2025/02/03/cold-week-ahead-with-widespread-snow-for-pacific-northwest/

[#]weather #BCstorm #WAwx #ORwx

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-03 at 16:43

I've never seen a forecast like this for #Seattle before:

[#]WAwx #weather

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-03 at 16:27

Not a good day for aviation on the front page of #Wikipedia.

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-03 at 15:42

A contact I have at a national laboratory in the U.S. told me that many foreign workers there are quitting and leaving the country.

The brain drain is happening in real-time, which I think is part of the point. Erode government knowledge, make departments more inefficient, force everyone to rely on the whims of billionaires.

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-03 at 14:13

I can't be too specific but many Pacific Northwest power producers are heavily reliant on Canadian natural gas with many individual generating plants sourcing exclusively from Canada via pipelines. #energy

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-03 at 13:57

Stratospheric warming around the North Pole may create very cold #weather in eastern North America the week of February 17.

https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/stratospheric-warming-watch-2025-polar-vortex-split-united-states-canada-cold-fa/

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-03 at 13:56

Looks like we have about 5 cm of snow in Surrey (CN89ob) on Monday morning.

[#]YVR #BCstorm #weather

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-03 at 13:55

[#]Vancouver #weather

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Mostly cloudy today with snow showers. Not thinking we will add much to snow totals. Fraser Outflow winds are active. High around 2 near the water, cooler inland. Snow showers tomorrow and then clear and cold for the remainder of the week.

[#]YVR #BCstorm

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-02 at 15:32

07:30 Sunday - Radar indicates the heavy snow band is favouring the Point Roberts to #Vancouver to Sunshine Coast line. I don’t know if this will continue to be the case all day but should be the target zone for at least a few hours.

[#]YVR #BCstorm #weather

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-02 at 15:24

07:20 Sunday - Winter wonderland on BC 99 at Stanley Park (CN89kh).

[#]Vancouver #YVR #BCstorm

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-02 at 15:16

One useful way to describe your location is to use the amateur radio QTH grid (also called Maidenhead, which is falling into disuse). It is a shorthand way to give an approximate location that (with elevation) is precise enough to be useful for #weather but doesn’t invade privacy.

https://www.f5len.org/tools/locator/

[#]Vancouver #YVR #BCstorm

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-02 at 15:10

07:10 Sunday - There be snow on the ground at my house (Surrey, CN89ob, 85 m ele). I’m not sure how much, I haven’t put my contacts in yet.

I’ll be sharing other snow reports throughout the day. It’s very helpful if they include an approx time, location, and elevation.

[#]Vancouver #YVR #BCstorm

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-02-01 at 02:24

The 18z ECMWF paints a large corridor of snow in excess of 30 cm from Burnaby to Abbotsford for Sunday-Monday. It remains possible that some part of Metro #Vancouver will get this much snow but I think that corridor will be at most 10 km wide, not 60 km.

[#]YVR #BCstorm #weather

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Written by Mark Ingalls on 2025-01-31 at 21:26

The podcast version of this week’s Comedeorological Report is now online!

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6M6tknvIhJUcagxabmEzA6

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/comedeorological-report/id1765825297

Amazon - https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/a438b5e6-b29a-4240-9c4f-d5f8227cc1f3/comedeorological-report

Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Comedeorological-Report-id6271810?country=ca

[#]weather

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