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9 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

The worst is yet to come when the smoke starts up. Overall we got lucky last year with minimal smoke on the west side im doubtful that happens again. 

Yeah, we're going to have a long stretch of favorable winds with general southerly flow remaining in place aloft while those troughs dump and die off the coast.

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My dog is ready for fall. 

 

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Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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The air quality visibility is pretty poor towards the Cascade's.  It looks horrible today and has all week. Air quality is moderate to unhealthy for sensitive groups throughout much of western Washington and Oregon. The peak of bad air is south King, Pierce and Lewis Counties. This is with no wildfire smoke in the air. It is forecasted to be worse tomorrow (Sunday).

Thankfully to the south, California's fires aren't producing a ton of smoke.  There is smoke being produced in fires in Central CA.  The big concern right now is the smoke being produced from fires in British Columbia with a major fire in Lytton producing lots of smoke, and a remote fire producing smoke north of Campbell River on the mainland.

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52 minutes ago, James Jones said:

Models look absolutely awful today. Smokefest should start up pretty soon if they're close to correct. 

Incredible how all the models delayed and watered down the trough so drastically just 3-4 days out. Obviously these wandering ULLs are hard for the models to handle but it's still pretty remarkable.

 

The writing was on the wall for awhile with that one. Never a good sign to see a feature like that get continuously delayed and pushed back across most if not all guidance over a period of several days.

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24 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

The worst is yet to come when the smoke starts up. Overall we got lucky last year with minimal smoke on the west side im doubtful that happens again. 

You got lucky last year, we had a lot of smoke down this way. 

Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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1 minute ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

The writing was on the wall for awhile with that one. Never a good sign to see a feature like that get continuously delayed and pushed back across most if not all guidance over a period of several days.

Kudos to the operational ECMWF for picking that up.

Man that’s a good f**king model.

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1 minute ago, James Jones said:

At least September has been reasonable. Really haven't had a torch since 2014, though 2020 probably would've been if not for the smokeversion. 

2020 was pretty warm, but would have been top 5 warm easily if not for the smoke.  

Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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6 minutes ago, Phil said:

Kudos to the operational ECMWF for picking that up.

Man that’s a good f**king model.

The way the Euro was sticking to its guns run after run was enough to tell what was going to happen. It waffled and moved toward the GFS on a few runs but was way more consistent overall.

Hopefully PDX can sneak an 89 or something in at some point later next week before the next big dome of heat builds!!

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5 minutes ago, James Jones said:

At least September has been reasonable. Really haven't had a torch since 2014, though 2020 probably would've been if not for the smokeversion. 

Been pretty reasonable but it's always a needle thread job for us given the carnage that's come before it. It doesn't take much additional insult on top of our festering open summer wound to inflict some pretty nasty damage by that point, a la September 2017.

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Pic from back seat as my sons are doing the driving now.    Beautiful Bozeman... 93 degrees per car and no smoke!  

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WILDFIRE UPDATE

NEW Known Wildfires started today! 7/30/22 

Washington - 6 (Six new fires broke out with two being controlled and the others having minimal chance of spreading. No major fires. Many fires put out in the past 24hrs, especially in southern WA.  Total is back to 18.) Total: 18

Oregon - 6 (Six new fires started, two have been put out, the rest are being monitored.  The major fire near Ontario has been downgraded as crews get the upper hand. Total increases by one since yesterday.  The real issue is the growth and spread of fires right on the Oregon-California border.) Total: 23

Idaho - 2 (One new fire north of Boise. The former three major fires in the state have been downgraded as crews have gotten the upper hand.  One is completely out. Total fires increased by two. ) Total: 10

British Columbia - 45 (An explosion of wildfires in BC continues to occur.  There are now two major fires as crews have lost containment of the Lytton fire.  We had warned a few days ago of possible fire spread from a small blaze fast near Okanogan Falls.  This fire has now become a large fire and is along Highway 3A.  Several smaller fires are now listed as "out of control" and their size will continue to grow in the coming days as winds will pick up.  BC is ground zero for fires spreading, smoke producing, and no crews putting fires out.  The total went up from sixty three to seventy one..) Total: 71 

SMOKE UPDATE

The only fires producing smoke with impacts are deep within the Bitterroot Range of Idaho.  No fires in Washington or Oregon are currently producing smoke with any large impact. Surprisingly fires in California are not producing much smoke, including a large blaze along the CA-OR border.  But there still is some smoke and ash in the southern regions of OR, especially Ashland and Medford. There is smoke producing fires in souther California, but guidance models do not show them blowing north.

The big concern is currently fires British Columbia with a fire producing smoke north of Campbell River and the Lytton fire producing smoke.  These are impacting the valleys they are located in and produce the risk of flowing into populated areas such as Vancouver BC and Seattle Metro if winds change to Offshore. A new major fire has grown near Okanogan Falls BC, and it will likely produce smoke that drifts into the Okanogan Valley of Washington as well. 

 

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Day #5 of >100 highs at KLMT. 102 today, daily record was 101 in 1988.

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'23-'24 Winter

Snowfall - 5.50"
First freeze: 11/1 (32)
Minimum: 2 on 1/17

Measurable snows: 4
Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19)

Thunders: 11
1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15
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Next few days may get iffy as far as the fire situation goes as rounds of thunderstorms impact areas of parch dry fuels-- obviously any area can get lucky with a good downpour but the inverse goes for a strike of lightning causing a spark. I would expect at least a few fire starts and in areas such as southern and central OR, where things won't quite cool down substantially for a while, these could get problematic. Really wish that low is pushing in instead of meandering off the coast.

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2 hours ago, T-Town said:

Just sit in your pool lounger and wait for the cocktail server to come by. 

I am still waiting, service here sucks!

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! 

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41 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Pic from back seat as my sons are doing the driving now.    Beautiful Bozeman... 93 degrees per car and no smoke!  

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Topped out at 89F south of town today (in the hills at your 1 o’clock in that pic!) Couple more hot days then hopefully we cool down and get some rain next week! 

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Cold Season 2023/24:

Total snowfall: 26"

Highest daily snowfall: 5"

Deepest snow depth: 12"

Coldest daily high: -20ºF

Coldest daily low: -42ºF

Number of subzero days: 5

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A little progress. 

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Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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41 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Time to talk to the manager!!

I have met her…Think I will keep waiting patiently and not say a word. 

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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! 

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24 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

A little progress. 

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Make sure your Subarus are in tip top shape, they are going to get a massive workout this winter! 

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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! 

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