June 2022 - Summer Begins

[MossMan]

4 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

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

Yeah quite green and the Columbia has that freshly melted snow color to it…I’m sure it’s nice an chilly! Anyway the hills were still pretty green back in 2019 around this time as well, not so much last year though. 

[Phil]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Trying to live in the moment right now... taking a break from yard work and enjoying an IPA.

Likewise, I’m taking advantage of our last sub-80°F afternoon to do some long overdue clean-up/landscaping.

[Phil]

3 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

On a personal note I finally feel ready to share some very sad news I got a week ago.  One of my best friends, who I have known for 40 years, committed suicide last weekend.  He just up and disappeared, and two days later his wife received word he had shot himself at a hospital parking lot in Boise.

Just so totally out of character.  Even when he disappeared I feared the worst, because even that was such an extreme thing for him.  His wife thinks some of it has to do with the pandemic and extreme unrest the country is suffering right now.  

It's been a very rough week for his friends, family, and myself.  It took me a week to even be able to post it here.

I’m sorry man. That’s really messed up. Sending prayers.

[RentonHill]

1 hour ago, T-Town said:

Uh oh. Time to go to the preference war thread. 

Nah man it was so awful. I’ll drink almost anything…and that was too much. And their imperial big Ballard was also awful. No me gusto 

[Anti Marine Layer]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Up to 88.15" on the water year. So obviously an above average year locked up. To date we are about 16" above average. 

That's quite a lot of rain. 

[TT-SEA]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Upper 70’s with a breeze…AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

So nice!!    We need to head east.... the next 3 days look way too chilly and crappy here. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

11 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

That's quite a lot of rain. 

I have a feeling we are going to go back to back next year.

[TT-SEA]

32 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

Nah man it was so awful. I’ll drink almost anything…and that was too much. And their imperial big Ballard was also awful. No me gusto 

Which one is bad?   The Ballard Hazy?   

[TT-SEA]

GFS shows we turn dry on Wednesday and go almost a week without rain.  That seems completely logical based on the last 2.5 months.    We can do a dry week in January or February in most years.    

But I have zero expectation that will be correct.   The ECMWF shows rain on 9 of the next 10 days.    

[Meatyorologist]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Yeah quite green and the Columbia has that freshly melted snow color to it…I’m sure it’s nice an chilly! Anyway the hills were still pretty green back in 2019 around this time as well, not so much last year though. 

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

[T-Town]

57 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

Nah man it was so awful. I’ll drink almost anything…and that was too much. And their imperial big Ballard was also awful. No me gusto 

Oh I thought you didn’t like the Icicle. 

[MossMan]

3 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

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

This was from my FB memories from this date in 2019, almost looked even more green that year than today! 

[Meatyorologist]

3 hours ago, Omegaraptor said:

We are truly blessed to live in such close proximity to so many different climates and geographic settings. For instance, our typical winter weather becomes so much more tolerable when we can just drive an hour and a half and be in winter wonderland including some of the snowiest places on the face of the planet.

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.

[MossMan]

It’s amazing over here but I was also great with last years temp! 

[TacomaWaWx]

69/54 today…turned into a really nice summer afternoon. Good to get some sunshine after all the rain the last couple days. 

[TT-SEA]

10 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

69/54 today…turned into a really nice summer afternoon. Good to get some sunshine after all the rain the last couple days. 

Same here... 69 and sunny most of the afternoon.    Felt wonderful. 

[NWbyNW]

Currently 60F, though it reached 67F for a short period today.  Mostly cloudy all day with some peaking sun.  Some interesting clouds all day.  Other stations around the city vary from 60, 62, 63, 64, and a 67. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

It’s raining again. Cooler air starts filtering in tonight, no more mid 50s lows for a bit. 

[Doinko]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It’s raining again. Cooler air starts filtering in tonight, no more mid 50s lows for a bit. 

The mild nights were kind of annoying

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, Doiinko said:

The mild nights were kind of annoying

Vegetation loves it.

[The Swamp]

I’ve had to cut my grass so many more times this year with all the rain. That only increases my contribution to the “climate crisis” firing up the gas mower.

Learned this new phrase a week ago. Global warming no more. Now it’s Climate Crisis.

Is it gonna rain soon? Been dry all day D**n it. We need more rain.

[TT-SEA]

North Bend got up to 71 today.    Might struggle to the reach the 60s the next couple days.  

[TacomaWaWx]

5 minutes ago, The Swamp said:

I’ve had to cut my grass so many more times this year with all the rain. That only increases my contribution to the “climate crisis” firing up the gas mower.

Learned this new phrase a week ago. Global warming no more. Now it’s Climate Crisis.

Is it gonna rain soon? Been dry all day D**n it. We need more rain.

I’m sure a cooler than normal spring in one corner of the world is representative of the entire world. 

[GHweatherChris]

1 minute ago, TacomaWaWx said:

I’m sure a cooler than normal spring in one corner of the world is representative of the entire world. 

Some of the recent dialogue lately on here kinda makes it seem like it.

[Anti Marine Layer]

6 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

I’m sure a cooler than normal spring in one corner of the world is representative of the entire world. 

Spheres don't have corners.

[TacomaWaWx]

3 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Spheres don't have corners.

Lol, “a small part of the world”. Still, there is really no debate the world is warming up. We’re not immune to it things have warmed up overall just look at the averages now compared to 1981-2010. 

[T-Town]

9 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Lol, “a small part of the world”. Still, there is really no debate the world is warming up. We’re not immune to it things have warmed up overall just look at the averages now compared to 1981-2010. 

He’s clearly one of those “round earth” nuts. Don’t listen to him. 

[Timmy Supercell]

14 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Spheres don't have corners.

They don't, except this one. 

[The Blob]

I didn't dump out my rain gage from the last storm so it's sitting at 4 inches now.

[The Swamp]

44 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

I’m sure a cooler than normal spring in one corner of the world is representative of the entire world. 

Mother Nature is doing it's part in the PNW to thwart "climate crisis".

Hell, maybe the forest fires start a month later this year?

I don't know but I doubt what we are going through now will have much affect on anything.  Living through a historical moment.

Let it rain man.  Let's break some D**n records so I can tell my grandkids some day about that one spring where it rained for three straight months.  Weeeeeeeeee!

[TacomaWaWx]

[MossMan]

I am actually eating dinner outside on the deck…Crazy!!! 

[Meatyorologist]

9 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I am actually eating dinner outside on the deck…Crazy!!! 

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

[Meatyorologist]

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

[TT-SEA]

12 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I am actually eating dinner outside on the deck…Crazy!!! 

We did that tonight as well... second time in 4 days!      It was actually warm too.     Felt almost like summer.    

[Meatyorologist]

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.

[GHweatherChris]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

We did that tonight as well... second time in 4 days!      It was actually warm too.     Felt almost like summer.    

Batting .500 the last 4 at bats, seems like June isn't so bad after all!! 

[Anti Marine Layer]

22 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Dupixent.

[TT-SEA]

5 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

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

Sorry to say... but that sounds nice right about now.  

Also... if the climate is really warming then this spring is just a blip and doesn't change our trajectory.    Or even slow it down much.   

[Anti Marine Layer]

32 minutes ago, The Swamp said:

Mother Nature is doing it's part in the PNW to thwart "climate crisis".

Hell, maybe the forest fires start a month later this year?

I don't know but I doubt what we are going through now will have much affect on anything.  Living through a historical moment.

Let it rain man.  Let's break some D**n records so I can tell my grandkids some day about that one spring where it rained for three straight months.  Weeeeeeeeee!

Fire is part of the ecosystem. Suppressing it alters the ecosystem.