January high pressure - what does it mean? 😶‍🌫️

That monday gloom hits different.

Facing a foggy forest walk at 38F, having to borrow from the internal Yule log this morning to pull it all together…

Our highly active period of weather is well behind us as conditions have become noticeably tranquil.

Those that read regularly know what winter high pressure means. It’s often a recipe for foggy mornings with a hopeful eye looking for that sunny, beautiful afternoon and sunset.

Sometimes the marine layer has other plans and we stay in the cold drip, admittedly one of my least favorite weather patterns of the maritime northwest.

Zooming all the way out, La Niña has established itself in the equatorial regions and I’m currently waiting for that powerful pacific jet to slow down and retract back toward Japan. This is the recipe we need for pnw snow.

The extended is hinting at it, but it’s way too far to know, and I’m not seeing the setup we need for snow chances yet. Crystal ball 🔮 is thinking February but we’re getting into woo woo at that point.

In the meantime, plan on searching out the afternoon sun, and breaks in the fog and marine layer. The moments are there but they’re fleeting at best, so soak it up when it comes and try and get in the sun if possible!!