August 2022 PNW Observations and Discussion - 1956 Redux!1!!1!

[snow_wizard]

4 hours ago, TacomaWx said:

That’s f*cking lame. Heatwave never really ended down there it’s been much nicer up here the last 3 days. 

Yeah....the Pacific high has had more influence up here.  This trough coming down will get everyone cool tomorrow.

[snow_wizard]

42 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

It’s only gotten to 71 with full sunshine here today. 

The low of 53 this morning was a really nice surprise.  First sub 60 low in a while and it was way below.

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Yeah....the Pacific high has had more influence up here.  This trough coming down will get everyone cool tomorrow.

Pretty simple... comes down to proximity to the water with weak onshore flow.  

[Jakewestsalem]

First day of field burning in the WV. Usually means mid level flow is from the west to blow the smoke away from population centers

[James Jones]

Looks like there's a new fire near Silverton.

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, James Jones said:

Looks like there's a new fire near Silverton.

Nothing to worry about intentional field burning for those who don’t know about it. 

[Doinko]

 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

KPTV going with 100 this Sunday. Much shorter heatwave this time around, back into the 80s on Tuesday. 

[Deweydog]

If PDX hits 100 on Sunday I’ll cut off Phil’s d*ck.

[Phishy Wx]

59 minutes ago, James Jones said:

Looks like there's a new fire near Silverton.

new one SW of Spokane too, we're getting smoke from it

[FroYoBro]

17 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

If PDX hits 100 on Sunday I’ll cut off Phil’s d*ck.

Get the tweezers ready!

[MossMan]

15 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

If PDX hits 100 on Sunday I’ll cut off Phil’s d*ck.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Just beat the rain on the ride home from work. Now sprinkling.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Topped out at 89F. Just missed the 90F burger.

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Just beat the rain on the ride home from work. Now sprinkling.

Still full sunny goodness here! 

[Phishy Wx]

16 minutes ago, FroYoBro said:

Get the tweezers ready!

 

[snow_wizard]

Kind of funny how that cutoff low that delayed the big cooling is going to move inland next week and save us from getting another major heatwave.  Two decent troughs in less than a week assuming the one next week behaves as expected.  Pretty good by recent August standards.

[MossMan]

Am I the only one rooting for another heatwave? 

Currently 66 and sunny. 

[High Desert Mat?]

2 hours ago, Phil said:

Speaking of which, I almost got struck by lightning today. Lots of close positive strikes.

Atmosphere got overturned enough that it feels borderline nice outside!

I almost lived at Stampede Pass for awhile too.

[High Desert Mat?]

7 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Am I the only one rooting for another heatwave? 

Currently 66 and sunny. 

I could go for a massive cooldown. Been on a roll for quite some time. I’m jealous of those cooler temps you all keep posting. 

[T-Town]

7 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Am I the only one rooting for another heatwave? 

Currently 66 and sunny. 

Let’s do it. Looks like only a couple days so I’m in. 

[snow_wizard]

Nice CAA going on in spite of still being full sunshine.  We need a lot more of this going forward this month.

[snow_wizard]

18 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Am I the only one rooting for another heatwave? 

Currently 66 and sunny. 

You didn't get to experience the true heat and humidity with the last one.  You got off easy.

[snow_wizard]

Wowzers!  OLM had a really cool 73/45 range today.  Could we possibly have a shot at....

[Doinko]

Fire west of Waldo Lake:

[BLI snowman]

42 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Kind of funny how that cutoff low that delayed the big cooling is going to move inland next week and save us from getting another major heatwave.  Two decent troughs in less than a week assuming the one next week behaves as expected.  Pretty good by recent August standards.

A little part of 1955 lives on with every day that isn't all time record hot.

[Deweydog]

24 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Am I the only one rooting for another heatwave? 

Currently 66 and sunny. 

Send it! We just put up misters on the patio so hopefully they’ll get some mileage. Also hope they are put to good use next January for ornamental ice accretions.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

62˚F and drizzle. Did sneak in another 70-burger today before it commenced.

[MossMan]

I just had to put a sweatshirt on. Down to 63. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Not just drizzle anymore. Actual rain!

[Phil]

33 minutes ago, High Desert Mat? said:

I almost lived at Stampede Pass for awhile too.

Got video too! Heck I’ve posted videos of bolts < 100 yards from me on this forum maybe 5 times in the last 2 years?  

[Phil]

45 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Am I the only one rooting for another heatwave? 

Currently 66 and sunny. 

Yes. #Masochist

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, Phil said:

Yes. #Masochist

Not really.    It was an enjoyable warm spell for him.   Cooled off every night... never got that hot.   You would have straight up loved it and would not mind a repeat either. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

52 minutes ago, High Desert Mat? said:

I almost lived at Stampede Pass for awhile too.

That would have been fun for the weather*, but a little isolating in all other aspects.

 * not to mention the access to wilderness basically right out one's front door

I’m privileged to have had the experience of living in many of the places I have fantasized about living. It’s meant moving around a fair bit, but I’m still glad to have had the experiences.

[Meatyorologist]

74/53 at KSEA. Almost a throwback kind of day with a cool min, morning clouds, and a mild but not very warm afternoon.

[Deweydog]

Breezy!

[MossMan]

9 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Not really.    It was an enjoyable warm spell for him.   Cooled off every night... never got that hot.   You would have straight up loved it and would not mind a repeat either. 

It was absolutely perfect! Upper 80’s to low 90’s for highs and upper 50’s for lows. 

[Meatyorologist]

Stratoform rain signature with precip aloft coming in from the NNW.

God, how I've missed these types of scans

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 hours ago, TacomaWx said:

Nothing to worry about intentional field burning for those who don’t know about it. 

Yeah it put off a lot of smoke today.  It amazes me how well they are at keeping these things under control. Smoke has dissipated this evening and it is very pleasant.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Took this pic looking SW across Klamath Lake towards the McKinney fire. Tons of smoke in Southern Oregon. Quite a few fires burning on the rogue/Umpqua divide. Didn’t seem particularly intense. The one that blew up by Waldo Lake must have been on the other side of the plane. 

[MossMan]

I thought it was supposed to cause the opposite. 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

2 hours ago, Doiinko said:

 

One of the things on my bucket list is to spend a week up there in Utqiaġvik around the summer solstice and also spend another week during the winter solstice. I want to experience what it would feel like to have 24/7 daylight and also 24/7 night and try to have a normal day in the life. Having the sun so close to the horizon all day long would also be surreal. I would imagine I'd only get 2 -3 hours of sleep a night during summer but then probably I'll be sleeping most of the winter days with lots of naps. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I thought it was supposed to cause the opposite. 

Sulphide aerosols promote cooling. Most Plinian eruptions are rich in them, but not the Tonga eruption. That ejected mostly water vapor into the upper atmosphere. There really isn’t much to go on for such eruptions (this is the first one in recorded history), so the ultimate effects of this one are, pardon the pun, up in the air.

[Tyler Mode]

New fire in central Washington...

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=subregional-Pac_NW-truecolor-96-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

[SnowWillarrive]

1 hour ago, High Desert Mat? said:

I almost lived at Stampede Pass for awhile too.

But did you get pulled over for being with the weather service “police” ? 
 

 

[Doinko]

2 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

One of the things on my bucket list is to spend a week up there in Utqiaġvik around the summer solstice and also spend another week during the winter solstice. I want to experience what it would feel like to have 24/7 daylight and also 24/7 night and try to have a normal day in the life. Having the sun so close to the horizon all day long would also be surreal. I would imagine I'd only get 2 -3 hours of sleep a night during summer but then probably I'll be sleeping most of the winter days with lots of naps. 

I went to Alaska in July 2019 (Not as far north as Utqiagvik though) and it was kind of hard to sleep well. Also it was very warm and there was a lot of wildfire smoke sadly.

[DareDuck]

On 7/29/2022 at 8:08 PM, DareDuck said:

Should try and fall to the 6th seed. Probably easier to beat the central winner and the Yankees than asterisks. 

Ahem. 

[NWbyNW]

I got to say, I am super excited to see these clouds rolling in and for some rain tomorrow!  Really missed it.  Temp only hit 69F here today, so it was cool, but sunny.  Clouds started rolling in within the past few hours. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Wish we could get some rain. Can’t believe a 2nd year in a row now with a major dry lightning outbreak in SW Oregon. 

[TacomaWx]

71/54 today breezy with full sunshine down to 63 already.