Wild Weather, Spectacular Skies at Greenlake and North End

Varieties of weather today made for some amazing sights today in the "north end". 

Greenlake did not disappoint today. A fabulous rainbow entertained hundreds of walkers and shutterbugs. 

Could this be a good omen of good tidings for the upcoming New Year? We all need some hope!

A fabulous "Double-rainbow" was electrifying entertainment today
at Greenlake. Every color was visible in the "Rainbow Color Order",
even violet.

The sun broke through the clouds and lit up the lake. 

Afternoon sunbreak lights up Duck Island and shoreline

But that wasn't all.......

After a short shopping trip in my neighborhood QFC grocery, I was greeted with another spectacular sky.

As if on fire! 

A beautiful sight can appear anywhere.

But then, we were treated to a hail storm! What's next Seattle, Unicorns?

Popcorn snow on my front porch.

Ooops! More Snow Than They Expected and Now Wind and Ice!

So the weather stations said it wouldn't be that bad! But apparently it's getting pretty nasty out there.

Today was just a lovely peaceful walk in the snow. But tonite things are getting dicey. 


We now have about 3" at Paramount Park at 8:30 pm. 
(if you have any photos send me some!)

Here's the latest from local Meteorologist Cliff Mass -
http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/

Thing are really getting interesting now. See the surface chart above at 2 PM. The low center is MUCH stronger than the model's predicted. Around 999 mb and is now located over the Olympic Peninsula...as a result southwesterly winds are picking up in the south Sound and the northerlies are strengthening to the north. The collided airstreams are causing enhanced vertical motion and precipitation. Look at the radar...a line of very heavy reflectivities...and snow intensities has formed south of Seattle. Strong northerly flow is now striking the northern portion of the Olympic Peninsula and very heavy snow is falling on its northern side (6-10 inches so far in some places!!!!)

The show is not over yet.

Here is a neat time-lapse of snow in Silverdale. Looking west across Hood Canal
http://www.drdale.com/lapse/lapse101122.mov
Courtesy of Dale Ireland