August 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[seattleweatherguy]

I noticed a little bit of haze looking off 5+ miles, but haven't smelled any smoke today. It just smells damp. 0.01" so far today.

Interesting we are at unhealthy for air quality

[TT-SEA]

I noticed a little bit of haze looking off 5+ miles, but haven't smelled any smoke today. It just smells damp. 0.01" so far today.

I think it has been more banked up against the hills and in the south sound.

[BLI snowman]

Today was a reminder of the glory days from Augusts past. Cried a little nostalgia tear when I saw the 70/48 spread at VUO.

[Deweydog]

Haha!

 

70...

[Front Ranger]

My spidey senses say a bunch of Flatiron maps are coming...

 

Emotion and hyperbole > maps and stats. 

 

Every time.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Got so tired of the smoke we packed up the kids and the polaris razer and are headed to colorado. In Caldwell Idaho now and there is still smoke here.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Going to lake city anf riding on some of the highest jeep trails in the country. About 13500 to 14000ft. Crazy.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Pleasant cloudy but dry day here. We hit 77F.

[MossMan]

We hit 59 today!

[Dave]

Let's have that for Christmas since folks in the south Willamette Valley haven't had a white one once since 1990 or longer.

Last one was 1985 We are way overdue.

[Dave]

It's been 75 straight days without precip down here in Eugene. Not sure what the record is, but we're probably close.

[Jesse]

Hope it reinz tomorrow.

[Geos]

Going to lake city anf riding on some of the highest jeep trails in the country. About 13500 to 14000ft. Crazy.

 

I hope you acclimatize yourself. It can be a shock from going from a couple hundred feet to over 10,000 feet in a day or two.

[Blizzard777]

65/50 today

No measurable precip

I did enjoy evening kayak fishing in a very calm Puget Sound with smoke

[MossMan]

Last one was 1985 We are way overdue.

Wow that is sad. We have lucked out with the last two in a row being white!

[Dave]

Wow that is sad. We have lucked out with the last two in a row being white!

Yep, pretty ridiculous. I look forward to seeing your snowfall reports this winter and I have much respect for moving to a sweet location based on local snowfall research.

[Front Ranger]

Going to lake city anf riding on some of the highest jeep trails in the country. About 13500 to 14000ft. Crazy.

 

Enjoy. The smoke has finally mostly cleared out of CO.

[Tyler Mode]

69 for a high today, first sub-70 high for me since June 22nd.  Raining now with 0.01"...yay.  Need another inch or two   Then it can go back to sunny and 70!

[Geos]

AQI values not as bad as they've been in the area. Generally between 140-160 right now. Hopefully those fires on Vancouver Island will start to wane in the marine air mass. 

[BLI snowman]

Measurable rain. Score.

[Jesse]

Measurable rain. Score.

Love it. Looks like more on the way tomorrow too.

[seattleweatherguy]

Love it. Looks like more on the way tomorrow too.

Hope so never rooted for rain so much on this board

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Yep, pretty ridiculous. I look forward to seeing your snowfall reports this winter and I have much respect for moving to a sweet location based on local snowfall research.

 

Good to see I won't be alone in the south valley starting in October.  I've gotta think it's the longest Eugene-Springfield has gone without one.

[BLI snowman]

Love it. Looks like more on the way tomorrow too.

 

Yeah, sub-70 will be dependent on whether we can squeeze anything into the 2-3pm heating primetime. May be a little later though.

[Jesse]

Yeah, sub-70 will be dependent on whether we can squeeze anything into the 2-3pm heating primetime. May be a little later though.

Even today, PDX found a way to sneak up to 71 just a half hour before sunset.

[MossMan]

Cold wet night. Fireplace is on for the first time!

[ShawniganLake]

Cold wet night. Fireplace is on for the first time!

Really. Windows open here. Cool fresh air is nice in the house.

[BLI snowman]

Even today, PDX found a way to sneak up to 71 just a half hour before sunset.

 

I think they'll get about to there tomorrow before the beautiful rain.

[Deweydog]

Forekast quontest!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Yesterday may have been the nicest day of the summer. Attended a beautiful wedding down in Monroe, OR. 

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Some Lite Reign this morning. 0.15" in the bucket this morning. 

[TT-SEA]

Yesterday may have been the nicest day of the summer. Attended a beautiful wedding down in Monroe, OR.

 

 

Looks very nice. And 100% opposite of what we had up here. I would have been praising a day like that as well. We have not had a day with blue sky and good visibility like that since probably early August. I am going to check the space needle cam archives. I know its been a long time.

 

We went to a party in Seattle yesterday that was supposed to be on the water but was moved inside.

 

Yesterday was the worst of all combinations. Normally when its smoky you can say at least says it warm and dry. And when the rain comes then you can say at least the air is clean and the smoke is gone. But yesterday we had thick mid level clouds over low clouds over thick smoke and haze with drizzle... and it was cold. And it smelled like smoke.

 

I have never experienced anything quite like it.

 

Today looks like it will rain all day here but at least the air is getting cleaner. A dark and gloomy weekend for the Seattle area.

[Blizzard777]

Cold wet night. Fireplace is on for the first time!

We turned the furnace on to see if it still works....fired up

[TT-SEA]

The smoke really does look like it will be totally gone by tomorrow morning.    It seems like the Puget Sound basin has become a trap for all the lingering smoke over the last few days.

 

 

[TT-SEA]

Yesterday may have been the nicest day of the summer. Attended a beautiful wedding down in Monroe, OR.

 

 

Contrast the scene above with Seattle at the same time yesterday. Best day of the summer here? No. It was dark in Seattle and the AQI was around 150 with the smell of smoke and it was drizzling and in the 50s.

 

You act like we are describing the same day as you and we are all just making it sound bad. I assure you we would have been very happy with the weather you experienced.

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I didn't doubt it was a yucky day up there, but down here it really was beautiful. This was right before sunset.

 

[TT-SEA]

I didn't doubt it was a yucky day up there, but down here it really was beautiful. This was right before sunset.

 

You did seem to doubt us yesterday.

 

Just saw all your pics on FB... looks like a perfect day.

[GHweatherChris]

Wow Tim, and you say others are building straw men. Andrew did not say anything close to what your are accusing him of. You have issues man....

[Farmboy]

Ugly gloomy cold morning here. Every bit as ugly as a late October day...

[TT-SEA]

Wow Tim, and you say others are building straw men. Andrew did not say anything close to what your are accusing him of. You have issues man....

 

He actually did... lumping the entire PNW together despite the fact that the people up here were describing a completely different and obviously much uglier day than he was experiencing.  

 

 

In reality despite the histrionics it is a pretty nice day across the PNW. Probably nicer than most days we have had recently.