June 2019 Weather Discussion in the PNW

[TT-SEA]

Went to Tulum and Cobá in Quintana Roo on the Yucatán peninsula. Can confirm 100F + temps with ridiculous humidity is like a curtain of sweat.

Phil is always one extreme or the other.

 

He has no middle ground. Its either Baffin Island or 97-degree dewpoints and cars melting into the asphalt.

[TacomaWaWx]

Puget Sound region locked in the gunk... cloudy and cold at 1 p.m. during the longest days of the year. Feels like February or November.

 

 

Portland about to clear out.

 

South of Portland... beautiful.

 

I would love summer troughing too if I lived in Eugene.

maybe it’ll be burned off a bit in a couple hours. If not this could be the second sub 60 degree day of the month here.

[Omegaraptor]

Everything is good in subtropical Washington County. Marine layer definitely clearing out.

[Jesse]

Everything is good in subtropical Washington County. Marine layer definitely clearing out.

Still socked in on the east side. Hopefully it can hold on at least a few more hours.

[Phil]

Puget Sound region locked in the gunk... cloudy and cold at 1 p.m. during the longest days of the year. Feels like February or November.

 

Portland about to clear out.

 

South of Portland... beautiful.

 

I would love summer troughing too if I lived in Eugene.

I wish cloudy marine layer days were possible here during the summer.

 

Reduced electric bills, higher soil moisture content, more comfortable temperatures. Win^3.

[TT-SEA]

I wish cloudy marine layer days were possible here during the summer.

 

Reduced electric bills, higher soil moisture content, more comfortable temperatures. Win^3.

Great.

[Jesse]

This discussion really needs to be more about Phil/the east coast.

[Phil]

This discussion really needs to be more about Phil/the east coast.

You littered this place with dozens of angsty freakouts every time the models ever-so-slightly pulled back on the troughing, for over a week. Don’t start with me.

[Jesse]

You littered this place with dozens of angsty freakouts every time the models ever-so-slightly pulled back on the troughing. Don’t start with me.

Phylperbole.

[Kayla]

Puget Sound region locked in the gunk... cloudy and cold at 1 p.m. during the longest days of the year.    Feels like February or November.

 

Portland about to clear out.

 

South of Portland... beautiful.

 

I would love summer troughing too if I lived in Eugene.   

 

Speaking of hyperbole... 

[TT-SEA]

Speaking of hyperbole...

It actually does feel like February or November.... 50s and cloudy in the middle of the afternoon. It happens in June... and I dislike it every time

[Omegaraptor]

It actually does feel like February or November.... 50s and cloudy in the middle of the afternoon. It happens in June... and I dislike it every time

 

Come to subtropical paradise here in Portland. You'd love it here.

[Front Ranger]

My hope is that everyone from Vancouver to Redding can somehow get at least a few inches of snow. Perhaps a pipe dream, but we'll see.

 

Fun fact: I learned recently that this expression came from the opium days at the end of the 19th century.

[Jesse]

It actually does feel like February or November.... 50s and cloudy in the middle of the afternoon. It happens in June... and I dislike it every time

We can also get sunny and 60s just about any time of year, but you don’t complain when those happen in the heart of winter.

[Deweydog]

Wait...........................

 

What??????????????????

 

Tim and Jesse are biased?

 

Has anyone looked into this??

[Jesse]

Wait...........................

 

What??????????????????

 

Tim and Jesse are biased?

 

Has anyone looked into this??

I’m biased. Tim is just reporting facts.

[TT-SEA]

We can also get sunny and 60s just about any time of year, but you don’t complain when those happen in the heart of winter.

No. I don't mind that as much. I value summer more. Way more actually. But that is just my opinion

[Jesse]

Come to subtropical paradise here in Portland. You'd love it here.

Eastern Failtnomah and Clfailark county are still socked in.

[Front Ranger]

Yes... I said it has been wetter than normal in Seattle.  

 

Good Lord.    Hyperbole.

 

But... there is a noticeable difference because the 1.5 - 2 inches of rain that has fallen around the Seattle area (even more in some places) is much better than the .50 or so in Tacoma since May 1st.     

 

Not saying you're wrong, but whether you're talking about 20% of normal or 40% of normal, the entire area has been way below normal this late spring/early summer.

 

 

 

Yes, the area from Olympia to Tacoma has seen the least amount of rain over that time period. And it goes back further...by far the driest Mar 1 to Jun 20 period on record for OLM.

[Front Ranger]

Is Tacoma getting screwed because of the convergence zone?

 

Even Portland managed 1.5" this May.

 

The Portland area was wetter than almost the entire Puget Sound region in May.

 

[Front Ranger]

Went to Tulum and Cobá in Quintana Roo on the Yucatán peninsula. Can confirm 100F + temps with ridiculous humidity is like a curtain of sweat.

 

Ha, I'm staying with friends in Tulum the week of 4th of July. High temps are generally in the low 90s now, though.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

My hope is that everyone from Vancouver to Redding can somehow get at least a few inches of snow. Perhaps a pipe dream, but we'll see.

Yeah, that would be ideal. Maybe we can finally get a good regional snowstorm like in December 2008. That would be the dream.

[TacomaWaWx]

Not saying you're wrong, but whether you're talking about 20% of normal or 40% of normal, the entire area has been way below normal this late spring/early summer.

 

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Yes, the area from Olympia to Tacoma has seen the least amount of rain over that time period. And it goes back further...by far the driest Mar 1 to Jun 20 period on record for OLM.

been very dry here locally. Grass is already fully yellow brown and has been since late May. It’s been dry here since April 2018.

[Omegaraptor]

Eastern Failtnomah and Clfailark county are still socked in.

You gotta admit that “Failshington” has the best ring to it, though.

[Jesse]

You gotta admit that “Failshington” has the best ring to it, though.

I think they’re all about on par.

[Front Ranger]

been very dry here locally. Grass is already fully yellow brown and has been since late May. It’s been dry here since April 2018.

 

Yeah, it's actually been drier than normal for pretty much the entire region over the past 2 years.

 

[TacomaWaWx]

Yeah, it's actually been drier than normal for pretty much the entire region over the past 2 years.

 

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Definitely. Has been pretty dry especially recently. No month with above 5 inches of precip since April 2018. Abnormally dry summer and fall in 2018 and a dry winter spring in 2019. Past 14 months specifically have been dry here.

[TacomaWaWx]

60 and cloudy no sunshine in sight here in Tacoma.

[Front Ranger]

I think they’re all about on par.

 

It's like comparing the works of Picasso to Van Gogh.

[Omegaraptor]

70°F and sunny here.

[MossMan]

Left the heavy drizzle at home this morning and drove 20 minutes to the lake house. Was slightly brighter, warmer, and completely dry. Just got home, no drizzle but darker and cooler. Currently 59.

[TacomaWaWx]

Sun finally busted through a little at about 5pm but it’s still a mostly cloudy day high of only 63 degrees.

[MossMan]

Nice anecdote. I also heard that Mossman saw a slug in his yard. I just contacted the Climate Prediction center and had them change the seasonal drought outlook for the region to reflect this new information.

Actually a slug count into the hundreds when I took a walk on our neighbors property walking on their very healthy and green grass trail.

[ShawniganLake]

72 for a high today. Slug count of 0

[ShawniganLake]

A look at the drought conditions in SW BC and western Canada

 

 

[Omegaraptor]

00z GFS long range has switched to troughing. The ensembles strongly disagree, though.

[Jesse]

00z GFS long range has switched to troughing. The ensembles strongly disagree, though.

Wouldn’t call it strong disagreement. There is an awful lot of spread in the long range.

[TT-SEA]

ECMWF disagrees.

[ShawniganLake]

ECMWF disagrees.

Rainfall maps Tim?

[TT-SEA]

Rainfall maps Tim?

 

 

Total precip...

 

 

 

Also looks like tomorrow is the last solid marine layer day... which will be nice.     The low clouds are much less pervasive this coming week.