Where is the warming?

After the rest of our nation has suffered from unseasonable cold weather, it is our turn. From Cliff Mass:

The Northwest Will Go Cold Turkey, But What About Snow?
It is now becoming clear that a major cold period will occur next week, cold enough that if you lack enough refrigeration for your holiday meal, you can simply put the food  outside.

Highs will only rise to the upper 30sF on the western side of Cascades and there will be substantial snow in the mountains. But will there be lowland snow? That I will explore later.

The models are now consistent in bringing cold air southward, as illustrated by the WRF model forecasts shown below, which present sea level pressure (solid lines) and temperature about 3000 ft above the surface (color shading). Next Tuesday at 1 PM, cold air (blue colors) is entering the region, pushed southward by high pressure in Canada and a low pressure area off the northern Oregon coast).

I could use some of that global warming right now. Five minutes of your time: Every 172 Years like clockwork:

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