July 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[Farmboy]

Why run away from the heat? You should camp in the Hanford Reach monument near Kennewick. Temps should be well into the 100s there. Dry as a bone too.

That does sound nice, I love having coffee on 70 degree mornings. But I also love high elevation hiking when temps are in the mid 80s...

[Jesse]

That does sound nice, I love having coffee on 70 degree mornings. But I also love high elevation hiking when temps are in the mid 80s...

Stanley, ID often has some of the coldest summer mornings in the lower 48. You could easily see lows in the 30s, maybe even a frost or freeze.

[Jesse]

12z ensembles tone things down a little.

 

 

To me a likely progression feels like a hot spell starting next week. Maybe a brush with a ULL the week after that. Then an even hotter spell (perhaps the hottest of the summer if we are lucky) around the last week of July.

[Jesse]

12z Euro is out through day 7. Definitely moderates the heat over the weekend.

[Jesse]

ULL looks poised to drop in by hour 216. Hope to see things keep moving this way. Maybe we can score a mid-month soaker between heat waves.

 

EDIT: Just brushes us at hour 240, but plenty of time for improvement. 

[Farmboy]

Stanley, ID often has some of the coldest summer mornings in the lower 48. You could easily see lows in the 30s, maybe even a frost or freeze.

Somehow a low in the 30's while camping in July doesn't seem so bad, maybe because I know it'll be sunny every morning.

[Front Ranger]

Somehow a low in the 30's while camping in July doesn't seem so bad, maybe because I know it'll be sunny every morning.

It will be cold. Hopefully you have a good bag.

[Jesse]

It will be cold. Hopefully you have a good bag.

I’m sure TigerWoods could lend him one if he’s out.

[Deweydog]

12z ensembles tone things down a little.

 

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To me a likely progression feels like a hot spell starting next week. Maybe a brush with a ULL the week after that. Then an even hotter spell (perhaps the hottest of the summer if we are lucky) around the last week of July.

A warm up followed by a cool down followed by a warm up?

 

#crazytalk

[Front Ranger]

Almost like the Willamette Valley is a much better bet for consistently summery weather than the Puget Sound. There has been an unusual difference the last few weeks though.

 

How hot are the ECMWF surface maps looking for next week?

 

It's not that different, normally. June/July averages only slightly more rain at SEA than PDX. Less than .10" difference.

 

Of course, what Tim has experienced does not reflect the Puget Sound overall, either. SEA, OLM, and BLI have all been well below normal precip for June/July so far...after one of the driest Mays on record.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

I’m sure TigerWoods could lend him one if he’s out.

 

I'll give him a good deal on my Lemon Kush.

[Jesse]

A warm up followed by a cool down followed by a warm up?

 

#crazytalk

I was literally envisioning this reply from you as I typed that.

[Deweydog]

I was literally envisioning this reply from you as I typed that.

Well when you steal intellectual property...

[Jesse]

It's not that different, normally. June/July averages only slightly more rain at SEA than PDX. Less than .10" difference.

 

Of course, what Tim has experienced does not reflect the Puget Sound overall, either. SEA, OLM, and BLI have all been well below normal precip for June/July so far...after one of the driest Mays on record.

Uh oh...fake news!

 

Dewey, Tim calls upon you for more legal counsel. Personally I think another stirring tweet could help solidify the base right about now.

[TT-SEA]

It's not that different, normally. June/July averages only slightly more rain at SEA than PDX. Less than .10" difference.

 

Of course, what Tim has experienced does not reflect the Puget Sound overall, either. SEA, OLM, and BLI have all been well below normal precip for June/July so far...after one of the driest Mays on record.

 

 

This was in reference to clouds... the difference between the Puget Sound region and the Willamette Valley has been more exaggerated than usual lately.   

 

I could pull up the afternoon satellite image from the UW archive each day since June 21st to illustrate.   But as usual... anywhere immediately next to the Sound (like downtown Seattle and SEA) will have more sun in the afternoon even if 95% of the western WA is cloudy.

 

It is not normal to have 13 out of 17 days be mostly cloudy here in the summer... even in my backyard.    Should swing the other way now.   The cloudy weather has definitely helped it stay really green and wet... even with a little less rain than normal.

[Jesse]

This was in reference to clouds... the difference between the Puget Sound region and the Willamette Valley has been more exaggerated than usual lately.

 

I could pull up the afternoon satellite image from the UW archive each day since June 21st to illustrate. But as usual... anywhere immediately next to the Sound (like downtown Seattle and SEA) will have more sun in the afternoon even if 95% of the western WA is cloudy.

 

It is not normal to have 13 out of 17 days be mostly cloudy here in the summer... even in my backyard. Should swing the other way now. The cloudy weather has definitely helped it stay really green and wet... even with a little less rain than normal.

Nicely executed.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Since June 1 we've probably had more marine clouds in the June 1 - present period than any summer to this point since 2012. Now a couple of those June's had decent rainfall, so we missed out on frontal clouds leading it to be sunnier overall than some of those June's. But almost every day we have had marine clouds they break up by 9-10am. 

[Jesse]

That one even pulled Andrew over a bit.

 

#swingvoterscouldmakeorbreakthismovement

[TT-SEA]

Since June 1 we've probably had more marine clouds in the June 1 - present period than any summer to this point since 2012. Now a couple of those June's had decent rainfall, so we missed out on frontal clouds leading it to be sunnier overall than some of those June's. But almost every day we have had marine clouds they break up by 9-10am.

And just for clarification... that is in your area. Very different here. Many days never really cleared at all.

[Deweydog]

Sunny now. Might be the start of a trend...

[TT-SEA]

Sunny now. Might be the start of a trend...

Lots of clouds moving in up here.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

And just for clarification... that is in your area. Very different here. Many days never really cleared at all.

 

Yeah I know. I was just saying the drought hasn't been exaggerated here, but the amount of overall sunshine probably has been. Many days have been cloudy.

[Deweydog]

Lots of clouds moving in up here.

Might be the start of the trend...

[Jesse]

Yeah I know. I was just saying the drought hasn't been exaggerated here, but the amount of overall sunshine probably has been. Many days have been cloudy.

Maybe up against the foothills where you live. It has been remarkably sunny in the Portland area since late April. I could probably count the number of totally cloudy days on one hand.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Maybe right up against the foothills where you live. It has been remarkably sunny in the Portland area since late April. I could probably count the number of totally cloudy days on one hand.

 

Most of those days had clouds in Salem too, though several were just against the hills. I think the marine influence has been more prevalent, especially south of Salem. Eugene's temps in June bare this out. 

[TT-SEA]

Took some pics of the yard... have not watered any of this at all this year.

 

 

 

[Jesse]

Most of those days had clouds in Salem too, though several were just against the hills. I think the marine influence has been more prevalent, especially south of Salem. Eugene's temps in June bare this out. 

 

Definitely an unusual number of days so far this late-Spring/summer that saw early SW marine pushes in the valley with the warmest temps centered in the Portland area.

 

Maybe having Eugene walk back a bit from its Fresnofication is a good first step in getting our summer's back.

[TT-SEA]

Yeah I know. I was just saying the drought hasn't been exaggerated here, but the amount of overall sunshine probably has been. Many days have been cloudy.

 

 

I have been watching it down there every day as well.  Its been WAY more sunny and dry than up here.   I have no doubt that its getting pretty bad down there in terms of drought.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Took some pics of the yard... have not watered any of this at all this year.

 

 

 

 

The daisies are just about finishing up their bloom here. Really starting to dry out in the past week. 

[Jesse]

Took some pics of the yard... have not watered any of this at all this year.

 

 

 

 

 

The daisies are just about finishing up their bloom here. Really starting to dry out in the past week. 

 

The daisie's are still blooming here

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Definitely an unusual number of days so far this late-Spring/summer that saw early SW marine pushes in the valley with the warmest temps centered in the Portland area.

 

Maybe having Eugene walk back a bit from its Fresnofication is a good first step in getting our summer's back.

 

July 4th was nice down there with a high in the low 70s and some sprinkles. I think PDX hit mid-80s that day. 

[Deweydog]

July 4th was nice down there with a high in the low 70s and some sprinkles. I think PDX hit mid-80s that day.

Was supposed to be in the 90's...

[Jesse]

July 4th was nice down there with a high in the low 70s and some sprinkles. I think PDX hit mid-80s that day.

We were in Salem for the 4th. Went from 84 and high overcast when we left Portland to 67 with sprinkles when we got down there. It was a nice escape. Gorgeous sunset too.

 

 

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I have been watching it down there every day as well.  Its been WAY more sunny and dry than up here.   I have no doubt that its getting pretty bad down there in terms of drought.  

 

It has consequences. Likely the reason for the frequent algae blooms up at Detroit Lake, which in turn put water restrictions on Salem's drinking water for a couple weeks. Fire danger will be off the charts here in a couple weeks too. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

We were in Salem for the 4th. Went from 84 and high overcast when we left Portland to 67 with sprinkles when we got down there. It was a nice escape. Gorgeous sunset too.

 

Salem is really revitalizing their downtown core and water front. 

 

Pictured there is the Peter Courtney (D-Salem) Bridge.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Most of those days had clouds in Salem too, though several were just against the hills. I think the marine influence has been more prevalent, especially south of Salem. Eugene's temps in June bare this out.

Yeah the west and south valley from basically Dallas, Monmouth, Corvallis, down to Eugene-Springfield has been sunny almost every day. I do sometimes see the clouds banked up against the cascade foothills but Ankeny Hill blocks most of that from my vantage point.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Salem is really revitalizing their downtown core and water front.

 

Pictured there is the Peter Courtney (D-Salem) Bridge.

Now if they could just manage that water issue...

[Jesse]

GFS is still looking much hotter than the Euro.

[Blizzard777]

Took some pics of the yard... have not watered any of this at all this year.

 

 

 

Did a landscaper do the design for the backyard? Looks beautiful

[TT-SEA]

Did a landscaper do the design for the backyard? Looks beautiful

 

 

We do it all ourselves... labor of love.