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South valley appears to be getting some needed rainfall this morning hopefully this band sits in the same spot most of the day 

48 with light rain here and .20” so far today 57/49 yesterday with .42” rain 

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Summer ☀️ grows while Winter ❄️  goes

Posted
1 hour ago, jakerepp said:

What are you running it on and how are you controlling it?

I got pretty proficient in FSX on a laptop using just a mouse and keyboard, so when I tried the new FS I was disappointed that everything I remembered didn't work.

It released on Xbox Cloud Gaming the other day, which was great bc I have no other way to play it. It runs surprisingly well if you have a decent internet connection, highly reccomend

My Weather Station:  https://ambientweather.net/dashboard/b415ff35b2d13f00c899051028f04466 

Located in North Seattle, elevation ~150ft. Highest temperature ever recorded is 110.3, lowest is 14.5.

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Posted

Dumping buckets now after a nice warm and dry morning. 

Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! 

Posted
26 minutes ago, Phil said:

D7-12 average, 850mb temp anomaly, 12z GEFS.

Impressive.

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You need to shift that dark rosey color west over Washington and Oregon. 
Thanks. 

Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! 

Posted
14 minutes ago, MossMan said:

You need to shift that dark rosey color west over Washington and Oregon. 
Thanks. 

well need to move the rockies, anyone have any excavation equipment?

Posted
8 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

well need to move the rockies, anyone have any excavation equipment?

We’ve gotten cold many times in the past with the Rockies there just takes a deep enough airmass and the right 500mb pattern both of which are harder to come by these days esp by the second week of March 

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Summer ☀️ grows while Winter ❄️  goes

Posted
2 hours ago, gusky said:

Wow, do the physics of the helicopter actually work? Seems like it would have issues with plane physics. I'll have to get that one.

It's not too bad.  It's the only one that does not require an external program to run the physics.  It seems to be somewhat close to what I have flown in DCS and Xplane 11, though still pretty "dumbed down."  I can actually hover in MSFS, and I never could consistently get a somewhat stable hover in DCS with the Gazelle, Huey or Mi-8.

 

It will be interesting to see what the difference ends up being once MS officially incorporates rotorcraft physics support.

 

 

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Posted
1 hour ago, jakerepp said:

What are you running it on and how are you controlling it?

I got pretty proficient in FSX on a laptop using just a mouse and keyboard, so when I tried the new FS I was disappointed that everything I remembered didn't work.

If you are on a tight budget, you can't beat this controller.  It has a simple throttle, and twist for yaw, and it's on sale now for $30.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009OY9U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Honestly most of my hours are logged on this, because my flight sim station is also my work desk.

 

 

Posted
34 minutes ago, MossMan said:

You need to shift that dark rosey color west over Washington and Oregon. 
Thanks. 

You know what would be awesome. The Rockies and Cascades running horizontal across North America at 45 degrees latitude with no mountain ranges north of us 😂

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600 feet in the foothills. 

Posted
8 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Euro still looking the best out of any model for a pinching off high and undercutting scenario days 7-10

Classic transition to a wet pattern on the 12Z ECMWF.

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Posted
3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

😃

It has been a wet rainy season... regardless of what that map shows.    But of course that map is only from December and I am talking about the entire rainy season which begins October 1st.  The actual data from actual stations tells the tale.

SEA +7.01

OLM +8.76

BLI +5.68

HWM +7.67

UIL +19.69  (yes... 19 inches above normal since October 1st)

AST +6.79

PDX +2.08

 

That is not just random... its been wetter than normal from PDX to BLI.

 

 

How about the rest of the region, like Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford etc? The PNW is more than just PDX north...

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Springfield, Oregon regular season 2025-26 Stats:

  • Coldest high: 38F (Jan 14, 2026)
  • Coldest low: 19F (Jan 24, 2026)
  • Days with below freezing temps: 16 (Most recent: Jan 27, 2026)
  • Days with sub-40F highs: 1 (Most recent: Jan 14, 2026)
  • Total snowfall: 0.0"
  • Last ice storm accumulation: Jan 16, 2024 (2.25”)
  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Feb 13, 2025 (2.0")
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 1990
  • Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0

Personal Stats:

  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Feb 13, 2025: 1"
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 2008
  • Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 44.0"
  • Total ice since joining TheWeatherForums: 2.25"
  • Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4

 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Eujunga said:

It's been drippy but nothing drought-shattering. 1.11" storm total here. Enough to bring soil moistures back up a bit at least.

Airport doing better than here. We are at 0.8" on the east side of town. Hopefully we can get an inch out of this until the next active setup.

Springfield, Oregon regular season 2025-26 Stats:

  • Coldest high: 38F (Jan 14, 2026)
  • Coldest low: 19F (Jan 24, 2026)
  • Days with below freezing temps: 16 (Most recent: Jan 27, 2026)
  • Days with sub-40F highs: 1 (Most recent: Jan 14, 2026)
  • Total snowfall: 0.0"
  • Last ice storm accumulation: Jan 16, 2024 (2.25”)
  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Feb 13, 2025 (2.0")
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 1990
  • Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0

Personal Stats:

  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Feb 13, 2025: 1"
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 2008
  • Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 44.0"
  • Total ice since joining TheWeatherForums: 2.25"
  • Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4

 

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Posted
13 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

How about the rest of the region, like Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford etc? The PNW is more than just PDX north...

Discussing the rainfall departures for NW OR and western WA there.     Did not say anything about the entire PNW or the rest of the west coast.    Obviously very different elsewhere as been discussed.

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Posted
42 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

It's not too bad.  It's the only one that does not require an external program to run the physics.  It seems to be somewhat close to what I have flown in DCS and Xplane 11, though still pretty "dumbed down."  I can actually hover in MSFS, and I never could consistently get a somewhat stable hover in DCS with the Gazelle, Huey or Mi-8.

 

It will be interesting to see what the difference ends up being once MS officially incorporates rotorcraft physics support.

 

 

A dumbed down physics model is what I need anyway until I spend some time in the game anyway. Definitely can imagine a lot of cool updates for the game

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Located in North Seattle, elevation ~150ft. Highest temperature ever recorded is 110.3, lowest is 14.5.

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Posted
39 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

If you are on a tight budget, you can't beat this controller.  It has a simple throttle, and twist for yaw, and it's on sale now for $30.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009OY9U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Honestly most of my hours are logged on this, because my flight sim station is also my work desk.

 

 

Awesome, I was just looking at that but it seemed too cheap to be good lol.

I miss snow :(

Posted
7 minutes ago, jakerepp said:

Awesome, I was just looking at that but it seemed too cheap to be good lol.

The design has been around forever, and I just got my second one.  I can't remember when I got the first one, but I think it has been at least 7-8 years ago.  I probably paid $80-90 for the first one.  They have definitely recouped their up front costs, and there are so many other options out there now, so the price makes sense.  The new one I just got does have a touch of slop in the Yaw axis, but for $30-40 I'm not going to complain.

Posted
13 minutes ago, gusky said:

A dumbed down physics model is what I need anyway until I spend some time in the game anyway. Definitely can imagine a lot of cool updates for the game

I always wondered how close the sim was to the real thing until I was given a gift to go up in a Cessna and fly.   They wouldn’t let me taxi or actually set the plane down but allowed me everything else including lining up approach and getting close to the landing.  It was awesome and the actual plane was easier to fly then the sim.   It was a great day!!

 

Currently yuk out and rain.  .07 for the day and .32 for the month. 

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Posted
6 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

The design has been around forever, and I just got my second one.  I can't remember when I got the first one, but I think it has been at least 7-8 years ago.  I probably paid $80-90 for the first one.  They have definitely recouped their up front costs, and there are so many other options out there now, so the price makes sense.  The new one I just got does have a touch of slop in the Yaw axis, but for $30-40 I'm not going to complain.

I still have my Microsoft Force Feedback!   My helicopter/F-18 go too 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Phil said:

D7-12 average, 850mb temp anomaly, 12z GEFS.

Impressive.

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I should probably wait on putting  the lemon tree back outside.

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Posted
18 minutes ago, Jginmartini said:

I always wondered how close the sim was to the real thing until I was given a gift to go up in a Cessna and fly.   They wouldn’t let me taxi or actually set the plane down but allowed me everything else including lining up approach and getting close to the landing.  It was awesome and the actual plane was easier to fly then the sim.   It was a great day!!

 

Currently yuk out and rain.  .07 for the day and .32 for the month. 

My friend got his pilots license a few months ago, I'll have to have him play it and compare it to his experience. Funny that the sim is harder!

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Posted
20 minutes ago, gusky said:

My friend got his pilots license a few months ago, I'll have to have him play it and compare it to his experience. Funny that the sim is harder!

The actual plane you get to feel the physics of the aircraft and weather impacting it….sim can’t do this although weather engines are getting better.  Just my opinion when I measured the real thing agains the sim.  Can’t wIt to try this in Oculus world but I’ll probably get motion sickness and throw up 🤮 

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Posted
22 minutes ago, Jginmartini said:

The actual plane you get to feel the physics of the aircraft and weather impacting it….sim can’t do this although weather engines are getting better.  Just my opinion when I measured the real thing agains the sim.  Can’t wIt to try this in Oculus world but I’ll probably get motion sickness and throw up 🤮 

That sounds really cool, didn't know it had VR support. I thought about getting a quest a while ago but I don't wanna support Facebook

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My Weather Station:  https://ambientweather.net/dashboard/b415ff35b2d13f00c899051028f04466 

Located in North Seattle, elevation ~150ft. Highest temperature ever recorded is 110.3, lowest is 14.5.

My Twitter

 

 

Posted
21 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z EPS

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Models continue to trend away from another cold blast towards a wetter pattern.    The 12Z EPS is wet during week 2 with zonal flow.

 

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Posted
Just now, Omegaraptor said:

Lol southern OR and CA dry. 44th parallel = new Cascade Crest?

Right now its looking like fairly warm zonal flow with a northern jet stream plowing into the PNW and ridging over CA.    Likely would lead to another AR event... maybe multiple events.

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Posted
37 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z EPS

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That seems like some extremely divergent solutions for the Euro to be within 10 days. Or maybe its more like - they all show similar zonal patterns with intermittently variable peaks/troughs but timing is different for each so it just looks like divergent solutions when its really all zonal with different timing. 

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Posted

Out in packwood working today and there was lots of water along Highway 12 on the way in. Was snow on the ground here still when I was out here in mid February…but none now. Doesn’t even look like there’s a lot on the peaks surrounding town. Would be nice to be cool and wet not warm and wet coming up. 

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Tacoma WA elevation 300’

Monthly rainfall-3.56”

Warm season rainfall-11.14”

Max temp-88

+80 highs-2

+85 highs-2

+90 highs-0

 

 

Posted

52/47 so far today…0.09” today and 0.32” for March. It appears spring is underway looks like it might get cold out east but not here for now. 

Tacoma WA elevation 300’

Monthly rainfall-3.56”

Warm season rainfall-11.14”

Max temp-88

+80 highs-2

+85 highs-2

+90 highs-0

 

 

Posted
24 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

2 runs in a row GFS keeps ridge in place for a while. Will Euro cave tonight??? Tune in!!

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It’s more like 4 runs in a row. Sticking to its guns. I wish I had more faith in the Euro than the GFS, but it’s he opposite for me. 

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