April 2022 (April 2008/2011 redux)

[TT-SEA]

31 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

After what’s transpired earlier, good.

Agreed!   Lots of small towns in the agriculture breadbasket of WA felt Andrew's unprovoked wrath.

No idea where that came from.   

[GHweatherChris]

[TacomaWaWx]

[TT-SEA]

52 minutes ago, Jginmartini said:

That’s a tough one …hope they are willing.  
 

57/33 Federal away although I was down in PDX where it was beautiful as well.  Happy Easter all and heading to store first thing in morning to get a half price hollow chocolate bunny to chew on…..gotta love cheap tasting chocolate…..lol

Definitely tough.   My mom is good still... but my dad was diagnosed with Parkinsons and the symptoms mimic dementia and alzheimers and he is in a memory care facility now.    I think my mom is ready to go wherever she can be with him and have skilled medical care available. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

10 hours ago, Phil said:

Uh, 4 of the last 5 days were in the 80s here and we fell just short of 90°F last Wednesday. Not to mention soils are the driest they’ve been since 2012 for this date..mowers are kicking up large clouds of dust.

Cool/wet weather is absolutely needed here.

Check out Phoenix. 

[TacomaWaWx]

Tomorrow morning will be quite a bit warmer than recent mornings. 54 here currently. 

[TT-SEA]

Anyone else having a ham sandwich snack tonight?   Easter is my second favorite leftover meal after Thanksgiving.   

And don't forget to file your taxes... for all those like me who delay to the last minute to pay up!

[TT-SEA]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Warm Beach Senior Community! All stages from independent living to assisted living to nursing! It’s a wonderful place. 

I think we have been there... years ago.  We are looking at Issaquah.   Lots of medical services and close to us.

[TT-SEA]

29 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Tomorrow morning will be quite a bit warmer than recent mornings. 54 here currently. 

Yeah... mild night out there.  But the trough coming in is pretty impressively cold for almost late April.

The 00Z ECMWF is cold enough to flirt with some lowland snow... and increased the snowfall with this system for the Oregon Cascades from the 12Z run.

[smerfylicious]

Would be quite the turnaround for Oregon to see mostly green on their snowpack map.

[Phil]

39 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Anyone else having a ham sandwich snack tonight?   Easter is my second favorite leftover meal after Thanksgiving.   

And don't forget to file your taxes... for all those like me who delay to the last minute to pay up!

Paying mine tomorrow. Was a huge bill this year..tired of getting robbed.

[snow_wizard]

Quite remarkably the models show another impressive surge of chilly air entering the region late tomorrow afternoon with temps once again falling to near 40 before sunset.  Possible freezing low temps again Tuesday night as well.

[NWbyNW]

Steady rain for parts of the Puget Sound on Monday.  This will change to showers in the nighttime hours. Showers and sunbreaks continue Tuesday but with a slight risk of a thunderstorm in certain areas,  most likely the foothills. Tuesday evening a brief ridge of high pressure provides a dry break through the night into Wednesday morning. Wednesday afternoon another cool trough brings back the rain showers, breezy wind, and highs in the upper 40s to low 50s which decrease by Friday. Llingering showers Friday before the next frontal system will create a cloudier weekend with increasing rain.  That is your long range forecast.  Up next, boy gets finger stuck in pencil sharpener.  

[Cloud]

0z RGEM have backed off of this though but it’s still worth keeping an eye out for the eve. Would still be quite breezy. 
 

 

[smerfylicious]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

Paying mine tomorrow. Was a huge bill this year..tired of getting robbed.

Have a kid, a wife in college and buy a house. Get thousands back.

[jakeinthevalley]

Got up early Easter Sunday to head to Gearhart for some razor clamming for our family get together.

I can't believe how much snow was on HWY 26 over Sunset Summit. I'm not talking about leftover roadside berms, but actual, widespread snowpack in areas above 1k'.

What month is this?

(Limits in 30 minutes and they are so tasty when fresh!)

[Joshua Lake Oswego]

15 hours ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Almost makes you wonder where Joshua’s been recently I know the drought problem isn’t solved but you’d figure you have to be happy about the last couple weeks. 

I’m here. Only visited once before today in the last week or so. Thankful for the cool and wet April. Still below normal for the year. If we can have cool and handily wet months through June, I will be content. Almost.

[Anti Marine Layer]

7 hours ago, Phil said:

Paying mine tomorrow. Was a huge bill this year..tired of getting robbed.

Happy Tax (Tacks) Day.

[MossMan]

9 hours ago, Brian_in_Leavenworth said:

And their Christmas lights are amazing too.  

That is right next door at the Warm Beach camp and conference center but yeah it’s amazing!! The camp employees and volunteers would start working on the lights in late September to have it ready by the end of November. 

[MossMan]

48 and breezy. Dry at the moment. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like a winter weather advisory is up for 10-15" of snow in the Oregon Cascades today. 

Currently 44 and cloudy after a low of 39. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Already did my taxes, had to pay state again. Lucky SOB's in Washington don't have state income tax... 

[T-Town]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Already did my taxes, had to pay state again. Lucky SOB's in Washington don't have state income tax... 

10.3% sales tax here…

[TacomaWaWx]

Got down to 45 this morning…warmest morning low since 3/28. 0.01” since midnight and 1.94” MTD. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, T-Town said:

10.3% sales tax here…

Yeah... That is a bummer too. I remember my uncle moved to Washington in large part because of the no state income tax, and then he and his wife would bring their truck when they came to visit and load up on everything. They always bought their big ticket items in Oregon too. 

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Already raining in Salem. Going to be a cool/damp day.

[Phil]

6 hours ago, smerfylicious said:

Have a kid, a wife in college and buy a house. Get thousands back.

Already got some back for tuition expenses. Ain’t nearly enough to cover it, though.

MD state taxes are the killer. Don’t owe the feds anything.

[Phil]

9 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Already did my taxes, had to pay state again. Lucky SOB's in Washington don't have state income tax... 

Really? Would not have expected that. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, Phil said:

Really? Would not have expected that. 

Oregon on the other hand has no sales tax. Though the legislature has recently snuck through some gross receipts taxes on businesses with over a certain amount of revenue per year, so if you believe that gets passed on to consumers it's LIKE a sales tax. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

CPC showing less than a 10% chance of a Nino developing by fall. Let's ride this thing out!

[Phil]

It’s sleeting here.

[Anti Marine Layer]

I keep getting spammed with voice mail messages about the Tax Debt Compromise Program that is part of Joe's American Rescue Plan.

[Phil]

Snow!

According to @TT-SEA all the trees are gonna die now.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Rain just began, today should push us over 6" on the month, and likely passed our average monthly total. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

I keep getting spammed with voice mail messages about the Tax Debt Compromise Program that is part of Joe's American Rescue Plan.

I keep getting calls from the CDC asking about my children's COVID vaccination status. 

[TT-SEA]

14 minutes ago, Phil said:

Snow!

According to @TT-SEA all the trees are gonna die now.  

Keeping it going?   

I actually never said that of course.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Keeping it going?   

I actually never said that of course.  

I'm willing to let it go. Though as I walked through the Silver Falls backcountry yesterday and gazed into the crowns of 250' conifers, I could not help but wonder if the cold wind biting against my jacket was also sealing their fate.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I'm willing to let it go. Though as I walked through the Silver Falls backcountry yesterday and gazed into the crowns of 250' conifers, I could not help but wonder if the cold wind biting against my jacket was also sealing their fate.

So keeping it going?

For the record... I did not bring up the stunting from the cold.  Meatyorologist did.   I just like to see the full leaf out and the cold is delaying it.   

[TT-SEA]

Don't think it dropped below 50 last night.   Currently 54 in North Bend and dry with an east wind.

[Phil]

13 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Keeping it going?   

I actually never said that of course.  

Just messing with you, man.

Soon it’ll be summer and I’ll be the one whining.