Meatyorologist

It really was. The warm nights allowed for roided growth, at unbelievable rates. But they're also acclimated to our usual Pacific flow during the summer, so some drier and cooler weather and clouds won't hurt. In any regards it'll be warmer and sunnier than Spring, so they'll keep on chugging along, whether it's 95°F and torching or 55°F and raining... just so long as it doesn't surpass 105°F again!

Looks generally zonal with a strong Pacific influence. 4CH deflects flow to the north but the source airmasses still come from the Pacific. Much different from the start of this month where there was deeply entrenched SSW flow with airmasses advecting in from the subtropical Pacific.

18z is full of dry, cold NW flow. Highs in the 50s and 60s, lows in the upper 40s. Juneuary gold and a 2011 throwback for sure.

That onshore Arctic airmass was something else. Even though it did not get continental south of Chehalis, the onshore Arctic flow was the coldest since Dec 1990.

Evaporative cooling can do crazy things, especially at this time of year when the upper levels are cold.

Cold day at KSEA. High of only 57°F, kind of an underperformance. CZ clouded things up all day.

Spokane might have a legitimate run at one of the coldest June days in history tomorrow. Highs in the mid 40s, lows around 40. Rain all day. Seattle did it in April, tying a record from the 70s.

Blessed here by the heart of the pscz

-ENSO big time. Further cooling of waters in that area and a reinforcement of the La Niña regime we've been in since April.

You answered it yourself!

I hope by this you mean a warm day. Because if that's literal, then my god. And yes, nothing about this Spring changes our trajectory. It is a blip, and would have been a blip even if 1961-90 climo had persisted.

Didn't eat out on the deck, but did enjoy some nice conversation in the afternoon sun. Feels like summer out there, since it's so warm despite the stratocumulus drifting about.

As a friendly reminder, the climate is, indeed, warming.

The suits dining at the climate crisis emporium won't appreciate this post, Randy

Even during the heat dome last year the coast remained a safe haven. Even some of the beaches along the sound remained comfortably warm instead of in the furnace.

2019 was also pretty wet... Definitely could have been very green that year too.

Nice tint of green on the hills. Must be pretty rare for mid June around there?

What a view, right from your porch!

I am so sorry Jim… Noone should have to go through losing a friend in that manner.

Skimmed through the April thread this year. Kind of funny how we just manifested a April 2011 redux w/o even expecting it. Definitely came out of nowhere. Phil called it back in late Dec with his proclamations of -ENSO state taking advantage of a violent SPV breakdown mid Spring. Then of course Tonga happened which may or may not have aided the process.

analogs?

(least unstable summer afternoon in kansas)

Call it superstition... Or maybe PTSD?

Thar she blows!

And those are probably better analogs than 1988 or 1955 or -3000 or whatever Phil wants to throw around... Still have deep doubts in my heart that this summer will be cooler than normal, given climo this last decade. But a week or so of ridgy weather doesn't necessarily portend the same entirely torchy summers of yesteryears. Even June 2011 began with a several day ridge.