November 2015 in the Pacific Northwest

[catnip]

Look at the jump in the main Seattle reservoir...

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vXN1rtpG_kw/Vjg3dWqJjZI/AAAAAAAAi70/9zEegsJSLpw/s1600/USGS.12115900.01.62614..20150701.20151102..0..gif

 

Back to almost normal now... but next year is dependent on snowfall over the winter.    Not worried about drought up here at all.    We did really good through this dry spell per Cliff Mass.

 

Reservoir levels up here are looking much better as well. Running higher than this time in 2014 and 2013.

 

And this is before all the rain we have had the last little while.

 

[TT-SEA]

Reservoir levels up here are looking much better as well. Running higher than this time in 2014 and 2013.

 

And this is before all the rain we have had the last little while.

 

reservoirlevels.png

 

 

Solidly normal... and maybe above normal after the deluge this past weekend.

 

Not the end of the world as we know it maybe?   

[TT-SEA]

Clearing up here after pretty much a week straight of clouds and copious rain.

 

November started a few days early this year.    

[TT-SEA]

Seattle cleared out... its a small miracle!

 

http://s15.postimg.org/833o44liy/seattle.jpg

 

http://s30.postimg.org/ubn35vyn4/seattle2.jpg

[MossMan]

Down to 39 degrees under clear skies...could have a good shot at some frost tomorrow morning.

And yeah at least for the Puget Sound area the drought is a thing of the past, many fields in this area are still under water from all the rain.

[Jesse]

You guys are all in our thoughts up there. #pugetsoundstrong

[SilverFallsAndrew]

It was a beautiful evening with a gorgeous sunset. 

[Deweydog]

It's become pretty silly on here lately.

 

Nature goes in cycles. The panic and fear mongering is just stupid. Really stupid. We had a miserable period from 2010-12. A nice period from 2013-15 and I am sure another miserable coming up. And we don't control any of it!

 

News flash... the climate goes through different phases and life adapts just fine. The next ice age will actually destroy all vegetation so we have that coming up!

 

I just read that the Orcas in the Sound are thriving. How is that possible in this apocalyptic nightmare of pleasant weather lately??

You telling people to settle down.

 

Funny.

[bainbridgekid]

It was 41 degrees when I left work at 5:30 today. That's the coldest it's been walking to my car by almost 10 degrees.

 

Felt invigorating today. Hoping for some frost in the morning!

[TT-SEA]

You telling people to settle down.

 

Funny.

And it's very fitting here. You know it's bad when even I have to speak up.

[Deweydog]

And it's very fitting here. You know it's bad when even I have to speak up.

It's not that bad aside from the guy you're supposedly "ignoring."

[TT-SEA]

It's not that bad aside from the guy you're supposedly "ignoring."

Exactly. Not bad at all otherwise.

 

D**n quotes!

[Deweydog]

Exactly. Not bad at all otherwise.

 

D**n quotes!

Words cut very deep.

[Jesse]

Delightfully crisp out this evening!

[Front Ranger]

I can feel the normalish temps and lack of drought from here.

[luminen]

It was a beautiful evening with a gorgeous sunset. 

 

It was nice here too...

 

Note the timestamp...4:29pm  <_>

[Abbotsford_wx]

It's down to 39 here already.

[stuffradio]

It's 38 here. Very torchy.

[TT-SEA]

It was nice here too...

 

Note the timestamp...4:29pm  <_>

 

Another month and we have already reached the earliest sunset.   

[ShawniganLake]

36f here. Could be a freeze tonight but high clouds aren't far away. First freeze date is already pushing 2 weeks late.

[Farmboy]

A couple stations near Graham are reporting 32 with many in the area at 33-35....

[Front Ranger]

Seattle cleared out... its a small miracle!

 

http://s15.postimg.org/833o44liy/seattle.jpg

 

http://s30.postimg.org/ubn35vyn4/seattle2.jpg

 

Now they just need a sweet cam on top of the Columbia Center.

[Jesse]

54/38 here today and already 39 this evening.

 

Nice weather.

[Tyler Mode]

32.5 degrees in Battle Ground...

[stuffradio]

It's 36 now.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Hit 30 on the nose this morning with a nice heavy frost. The puddles even have a layer of ice. Oh the humanity!

[TT-SEA]

Definitely need some solidly frosty nights in the next couple months... its good for fruit tree production the following year.

 

Hard to do when its raining every day!   

 

33 here with just a touch of frost on elevated surfaces.

[Prairiedog]

31f this morning. Some blue sky with light patches of fog and with the sunrise and fall leaves it was about as perfect as

it can get for a fall morning. First time this season with a little ice on the car.

[Tyler Mode]

31.1 in Battle Ground. Over the last 5 years, my average first frost is November 3rd, so this is right on cue.

 

This was the second longest growing season when going from freeze to freeze at 203 days. The longest was last year at 226 days.

 

In addition, this year had 96 days between the first and last 90 degree day, the longest in my 5 years out here.

[Guest Winterdog]

Had a low of 34 this morning. It was overcast most of the night. I just checked and the previous latest freeze here in the past 23 years that I've kept records was October 30th, 2003. Might have a shot Monday night into Tuesday morning but after that it could be a while longer. Back under the bridge.

[TT-SEA]

Had a low of 34 this morning. It was overcast most of the night. I just checked and the previous latest freeze here in the past 23 years that I've kept records was October 30th, 2003. Might have a shot Monday night into Tuesday morning but after that it could be a while longer. Back under the bridge.

 

 

Yeah... looks like this exact pattern repeats next week.    

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Pattern looking active. 

[BLI snowman]

Pattern looking active. 

 

Great mountain snow pattern coming up. Likely the best since at least February/March 2014.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Right now I would say Tim has about a 50% of seeing snowfall before Thanksgiving, I'd rate my chances around 25%.

[TT-SEA]

Right now I would say Tim has about a 50% of seeing snowfall before Thanksgiving, I'd rate my chances around 25%.

ECMWF at 10 days out does not look like anything promising.

[GobBluth]

Pattern looking active. 

GFS looks active, ECMWF is getting ridgy all over again. If this was a lame ESPN segment I'd buy ECMWF and sell GFS.

[Jesse]

GFS looks active, ECMWF is getting ridgy all over again. If this was a lame ESPN segment I'd buy ECMWF and sell GFS.

ECMWF will be right. We are due for some ridging after the historically wet period for the Puget Sound anyway.

 

Plus the mountains are basically buried in snow. Ski area operators are praying for the snow to stop so people can get a chance to ski and snowboard in fair conditions.

[Jesse]

Great mountain snow pattern coming up. Likely the best since at least February/March 2014.

If the Euro doesn't show it then toss it out. No reason to get your hopes up over nothing.

[Jesse]

Close but no cigar for OLM this morning. Ouch.

[Jesse]

Nice day.