May 2020 Weather discussion for the PNW

[Blizzard777]

Breezy 15-25mph WSW winds 

60* 

Loved the shower action yesterday.  Missed a huge one as I departed Portland. By the time I made it to the I5 bridge the skies to my East were dramatically dark!  Bet that was a great one to be under! That was between 3 and 4 pm.  
No action up here today except the wind.  

[MossMan]

Up to a whopping 52 degrees! .12” of rainfall on the day.

[Front Ranger]

WTF

 

Jim!

[Jesse]

Jim!

Hopefully some early summer frosts will bring him back this year.

[Jesse]

Another cool day, 60/44 with partly to mostly cloudy conditions and scattered showers at times. The thermometer will likely be going up quite a bit the next several days.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

0.21” of rain today. 56/40

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Raining again. Grass has been wet most of the day so I guess I won't be mowing until June 5 (young children coming over).

[Jesse]

I mowed the lawn for my grandpa earlier this week. It was raining lightly at the time. I have yet to develop any fatal symptoms...

[GobBluth]

18z GFS and its ensembles tone down the warm/hot period a good deal. Seems to be the trend the last 24 hours. I imagine we will see it reverse again at some point.

Only Thursday above average?

[Jesse]

Only Thursday above average?

Highly doubt we get that lucky.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I don’t understand why people don’t mow if it rains. Unless your grass is really long it is not an issue.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

The dams are definitely a big issue. But SSTs play a role too, considering salmon spend a good chunk of their life cycle in the ocean. Even if the high water temps don’t affect them directly, the large dead zones will diminish their food supply.

 

And all of the water temperature stuff here is involving freshwater rivers, which as you know is a totally different thing than SSTs in the North Pacific.

Yeah, I agree. I would have liked to have lived 100 years ago and catch those June hog salmon weighing up to 125 pounds. Unfortunately they never get as big as that anymore.

 

"If you cast a fishing line into the Columbia River in 1920, you’d better be ready for a fight. The Pacific Northwest was once home to an enormous strain of Chinook salmon, with specimens weighing 70 to 80 pounds — reaching as high as 125. These earned a hefty moniker: they were called “June hogs,” signifying both their size and the season to catch them."

 

 

https://timeline.com/there-used-to-be-salmon-as-big-as-golden-retrievers-in-the-columbia-river-but-dams-killed-them-off-20854d1f971e

[TigerWoodsLibido]

I don’t understand why people don’t mow if it rains. Unless your grass is really long it is not an issue.

 

It's not my mower sadly. Don't want it using extra gas on wet grass. And again, I can't do any mowing without someone with me anymore because of my health problems.

[Front Ranger]

Yeah, I agree. I would have liked to have lived 100 years ago and catch those June hog salmon weighing up to 125 pounds. Unfortunately they never get as big as that anymore.

 

"If you cast a fishing line into the Columbia River in 1920, you’d better be ready for a fight. The Pacific Northwest was once home to an enormous strain of Chinook salmon, with specimens weighing 70 to 80 pounds — reaching as high as 125. These earned a hefty moniker: they were called “June hogs,” signifying both their size and the season to catch them."

 

 

https://timeline.com/there-used-to-be-salmon-as-big-as-golden-retrievers-in-the-columbia-river-but-dams-killed-them-off-20854d1f971e

 

Classic fisherman camera tricks.

[TT-SEA]

Classic fisherman camera tricks.

 

 

The camera is probably 1 foot away from the fish and 6 feet away from the people.    

[MossMan]

I don’t understand why people don’t mow if it rains. Unless your grass is really long it is not an issue.

It creates clumping which creates many issues for me...kids and dogs track the clippings all over the deck and other non grass surfaces. It sticks to the dogs pads which then gets tracked into the house. It also creates a mess on the mower and mower deck. I do not like to wash my mower constantly and it’s much easier on the mower if I use my blower on it after I mow the non wet grass to simply blow all the crap off of it. I also once had a dog nearly die after gorging himself on chunks of rotting grass clippings.

Those are my reasons.

[ShawniganLake]

I don’t understand why people don’t mow if it rains. Unless your grass is really long it is not an issue.

I mow in the rain all the time. I usually just bump the height up a notch that week if the grass is a bit too long to cut properly.

[TT-SEA]

Very interesting how different the models are for the GOA and the PNW every run... but yet that ULL moving up from CA in about a week remains a constant.   Its on every run no matter how different the pattern looks to the north beforehand.

 

 

 

 

That is a classic recipe for convection.

[Front Ranger]

It creates clumping which creates many issues for me...kids and dogs track the clippings all over the deck and other non grass surfaces. It sticks to the dogs pads which then gets tracked into the house. It also creates a mess on the mower and mower deck. I do not like to wash my mower constantly and it’s much easier on the mower if I use my blower on it after I mow the non wet grass to simply blow all the crap off of it. I also once had a dog nearly die after gorging himself on chunks of rotting grass clippings.

Those are my reasons.

 

My 55 lb pup survived after gorging herself on 4 lbs of steak a few weeks ago.

 

Had really bad diarrhea but that was about it.

[GHweatherChris]

Entire weekend still dry on the GFS.

[MossMan]

Almost June and it’s a fireplace on kind of evening!

Currently 47 degrees.

[GHweatherChris]

Almost June and it’s a fireplace on kind of evening!

Currently 47 degrees.

That is methed up dude!

[MossMan]

That is methed up dude!

No meth...But I am enjoying an edible or two!

[GeorgeWx]

Yeah, I agree. I would have liked to have lived 100 years ago and catch those June hog salmon weighing up to 125 pounds. Unfortunately they never get as big as that anymore.

 

"If you cast a fishing line into the Columbia River in 1920, you’d better be ready for a fight. The Pacific Northwest was once home to an enormous strain of Chinook salmon, with specimens weighing 70 to 80 pounds — reaching as high as 125. These earned a hefty moniker: they were called “June hogs,” signifying both their size and the season to catch them."

 

 

https://timeline.com/there-used-to-be-salmon-as-big-as-golden-retrievers-in-the-columbia-river-but-dams-killed-them-off-20854d1f971e

Those are monsters! You can feed a whole village with that thing. Reminds me of the Goliath Groupers we catch down in Florida. How big do they get now?

 

Here is a pic of my friend with one of the Goliath Groupers he caught. It took him 10 hours to fight and land the fish

[GHweatherChris]

Those are monsters! You can feed a whole village with that thing. Reminds me of the Goliath Groupers we catch down in Florida. How big do they get now?

 

Here is a pic of my friend with one of the Goliath Groupers he caught. It took him 10 hours to fight and land the fish

Are you done bumping this post?

[jakeinthevalley]

I mow in the rain all the time. I usually just bump the height up a notch that week if the grass is a bit too long to cut properly.

I use a powered reel mower set at 1/2" and never worry about the grass being wet. I have to mow every other day this time of year.

 

I do have to roll the ground weekly to make sure it is level and avoid scalping. Sure does look good and the striping is a nice added effect.

 

Yes, I used to be a greenskeeper at a local golf course. Rain doesn't matter

[GHweatherChris]

I use a powered reel mower set at 1/2" and never worry about the grass being wet. I have to mow every other day this time of year.

 

I do have to roll the ground weekly to make sure it is level and avoid scalping. Sure does look good and the striping is a nice added effect.

 

Yes, I used to be a greenskeeper at a local golf course. Rain doesn't matter

You have a fairway for a lawn? Awesome!

[Frontal Snowsquall]

[MossMan]

I use a powered reel mower set at 1/2" and never worry about the grass being wet. I have to mow every other day this time of year.

 

I do have to roll the ground weekly to make sure it is level and avoid scalping. Sure does look good and the striping is a nice added effect.

 

Yes, I used to be a greenskeeper at a local golf course. Rain doesn't matter

Not entirely true...Heavy rain does matter...you could damage/scalp the greens while trying to mow them if they are retaining water due to heavy rains. I was a Superintendent in a former life and would shut down mowing during major or prolonged rains.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

[Phil]

[MossMan]

Something fishy happening on the forum tonight.

[Jesse]

Yeah, I agree. I would have liked to have lived 100 years ago and catch those June hog salmon weighing up to 125 pounds. Unfortunately they never get as big as that anymore.

"If you cast a fishing line into the Columbia River in 1920, you’d better be ready for a fight. The Pacific Northwest was once home to an enormous strain of Chinook salmon, with specimens weighing 70 to 80 pounds — reaching as high as 125. These earned a hefty moniker: they were called “June hogs,” signifying both their size and the season to catch them."https://timeline.com/there-used-to-be-salmon-as-big-as-golden-retrievers-in-the-columbia-river-but-dams-killed-them-off-20854d1f971e

Nice job with the subject change.

[Jesse]

00z GFS and its ensembles look a lot more brief and less intense with the “heat wave” now.

 

 

This is probably about the time the Euro will double down in the opposite direction.

[GeorgeWx]

[jakeinthevalley]

Not entirely true...Heavy rain does matter...you could damage/scalp the greens while trying to mow them if they are retaining water due to heavy rains. I was a Superintendent in a former life and would shut down mowing during major or prolonged rains.

Of course, but at 1/2" I rarely have an issue. I also have a manual reel mower that I use during extended wet periods that keep the turf trained without causing ruts to form. Keep those blades sharp!!

 

As a a former Super, you know much more than me as far as turf management. I am just glad that I retained enough knowledge to have a yard that is known in my community!

[Dave]

OT, but be thankful we live in the PNW. This behemoth fell in Texas today.

 

 

[Jesse]

OT, but be thankful we live in the PNW. This behemoth fell in Texas today.

 

 

Yeah, but that drywall is pretty much how my soul would look after enduring a couple hours of drizzle on Memorial Day. I’ll take the deadly hail.

[Jesse]

Euro seems to be on board the watering down train for this potential heat event too...for now. Things just never get very amplified on tonight’s runs.

[MossMan]

Of course, but at 1/2" I rarely have an issue. I also have a manual reel mower that I use during extended wet periods that keep the turf trained without causing ruts to form. Keep those blades sharp!!

As a a former Super, you know much more than me as far as turf management. I am just glad that I retained enough knowledge to have a yard that is known in my community!

A part of me really misses the challenge of producing the best possible product for the golfers. I do not miss the daily stress of it however.

Was sad seeing the course that I spent nearly 10yrs at ending up looking like this. Both pics are me standing on 7 green looking back towards the fairway. 2005 just two months before leaving the course, and July of 2019!