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

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I enjoy swimming in the tributaries like Quartzville into the Santiam.

MY GOD that river is a DREAM.

[TT-SEA]

23 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Need some legit marine push action today…79 with a DP of 67 here. Some lower DPs would be nice. 

Its coming tonight... tomorrow afternoon will be much more pleasant.

[NWbyNW]

There was some light showers this morning, first rainfall I can think of in weeks for my spot.  Currently 76F.  

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Had some sprinkles in the past half hour which have mostly served to make things muggier.

[TT-SEA]

Mid level clouds keep back filling over the Seattle area... another model bust on temps as a result.   

[SouthHillFrosty]

LeBron is playing in Seattle tomorrow #GOAT

Edited August 19, 2022 by SouthHillFrosty

[Thunder98]

It will snow in Seattle on Thanksgiving this year. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

5 minutes ago, Thunder98 said:

It will snow in Seattle on Thanksgiving this year. 

We will all regionally have significant snowstorms this winter.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

58 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

LeBron is playing in Seattle tomorrow #GOAT

Haha... No. But I don’t know if you were alive when the real GOAT was playing. Lebron MIGHT be the best player of your lifetime. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Haha... No. But I don’t know if you were alive when the real GOAT was playing. Lebron MIGHT be the best player of your lifetime. 

Yeah, I don’t think we see another Michael Jordan in our lifetime. Kobe and LeBron were poor man’s versions.

Those Bulls teams would beat the early 2000s Lakers in a 7 game series.

[TacomaWx]

79/64 today just avoided 80 thanks to high clouds. Still a very muggy day but the AM rain and thunderstorm was really nice. 

[Phil]

Looks like I’ll be coming come just in time for the return of 70+ dews and air stagnation.

Of f**king course.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Made it up to 82°F today. About 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. Plus some rain that seemed to mostly boost the mugginess.

[Timmy Supercell]

41 minutes ago, Phil said:

Looks like I’ll be coming come just in time for the return of 70+ dews and air stagnation.

Of f**king course.

The days of 85 and fog? 

[NWbyNW]

WILDFIRE UPDATE 

NEW Known Wildfires started today! 8/19/22  

Washington - 6 (6 new fires today.  The lightning sparked fires yesterday mentioned around Shelton have all been put out. There are five large fires in the state, one more from yesterday. The Stayman Fire is no more, but welcome the brush fire known as the Wagner Road Fire near St. John. The total grows from 36 to 39.) Total: 39

Oregon - 2 (2 new fires in the state. Oregon's wildfire season seems to be on the decline this past week with totals dropping from over 60 fires to the total we have today. This is the least amount of fires Oregon has had since the beginning of fire season and the first time it's had double digit less flames than Washington. There are three large fires in the state. The total drops from 35 to 26.) Total: 26

Idaho - 4 (4 new fires in the state.  There are three large fires in the state. There still remains several uncontrolled burns deep in the Bitterroot Range with further potential to spread, including a large cluster just 22 miles from Fernwood. There are no fires in the SE of the state. The total number fires remains at 30.) Total: 30

California - 19 (19 new fires in the state of California. Crews are still battling the spread of new fires along the Oregon-California border in what seems like a never ending battle. We drop back to four large fires after the snuffing of the Oak Fire. The largest fire, the McKinney Fire, has burned 60,000 acres. The total drops from 69 to 57.) Total: 57

British Columbia - 22 (22 new fires in the province.  Lightning has sparked several new fires in the Cariboo region in a remote area west of 108 Mile Ranch and 100 Mile House. 3 new fires across the river from Revelstoke are also being watched. There are six large fires in the province. The total amount of fires jumps from 111 to 137.) Total: 111

Who Has had The Most Amount of Fires (Ranked by days in which they've had the most fires, only counting days we've kept track here.)

1. British Columbia - 25 days with the most wildfires

2. Oregon - 2 days with the most wildfires.

SMOKE UPDATE

After a day of smoke creeping over the Cascade Crest, winds have shifted and smoke is moving back east again for the majority of the region. Western Washington is back in the clear with clean air and no smoke.  Virtually all locations east of the Cascade's will see moderate air as the smoke continues to blow eastward. 

Air quality remains moderate in the Lower Mainland, especially east up the Fraser. Locations near fires are seeing moderate to unhealthy conditions especially in deep valleys.  As California wildfire smoke blows east, expect conditions to deteriorate across Eastern Oregon. 

Boise is smoke free today, but locations from Lewiston northward are under a layer of smoke from British Columbia and California. 

Western Oregon is back in the clear with the exception of Medford and the Rogue Valley dealing with California wildfire smoke. 

California has cleared up and the Inland Empire is back in the green. Only Northern Calfironia's interior and near wildfires are suffering from dangerous to moderate air conditions.  All coastal locations are clear. The majority of the smoke is blowing straight into Medford and getting trapped.  Redding is seeing poor conditions, but with the shift of winds, it should clear up. 

[Phil]

7 minutes ago, Timmy Supercell said:

The days of 85 and fog? 

Good god please no.

[MossMan]

Some floofy clouds again. 76.  

[Timmy Supercell]

3 minutes ago, Phil said:

Good god please no.

At least I don't see any major heat our way for a little bit. I know it can hit 90 in September but hopefully all the 95+ days are done until next year.

[LowerGarfield]

Showed my six year old the climate probabilities map for Sept. Tried explaining what the color shades meant and I thought he was getting it but then he got bored and asked for a graham cracker lol.

Equal chances is certainly better than red or brown for temp/precip. Western WA is partially in the green in the latest Sept probability factor.

[LowerGarfield]

1 hour ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

We will all regionally have significant snowstorms this winter.

You getting ten inches of snow to snap the streak was a highlight. I'm still thrilled for you. I hope you get a white Christmas soon.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

10 minutes ago, LowerGarfield said:

You getting ten inches of snow to snap the streak was a highlight. I'm still thrilled for you. I hope you get a white Christmas soon.

That and a sub freezing high.

[Blizzard777]

On 8/19/2022 at 11:56 AM, TacomaWx said:

Finished this morning with 0.10”. Up to 69 here right now…we will see how warm we get today slight chance our midnight high of 78 stands but could get into the low 80s now that the suns out. 

.03 in Federal Way 80/65 current temp 78*

Bend we had a passing T-storm while playing golf this afternoon.  Heard the Thunder but storm past just to our north with a few drips on us. 

[snow_wizard]

Another underperformance today.  At least that's something....

[snow_wizard]

45 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

That and a sub freezing high.

I would bet the farm and anything else a subfreezing high will happen there again.

[Doinko]

8 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I would bet the farm and anything else a subfreezing high will happen there again.

Even though the arctic air didn't get all the way here in December we still managed a subfreezing high surprisingly. Hoping for some in the south Valley next winter though

[TigerWoodsLibido]

8 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I would bet the farm and anything else a subfreezing high will happen there again.

It’ll happen again but hopefully this coming winter. I think the streak will be broken.

[Doinko]

Just now, TigerWoodsLibido said:

It’ll happen again but hopefully this coming winter. I think the streak will be broken.

Maybe you'll outdo the 19/-10 from December 2013 this winter!

[Phil]

1 hour ago, Timmy Supercell said:

At least I don't see any major heat our way for a little bit. I know it can hit 90 in September but hopefully all the 95+ days are done until next year.

Wasn’t a “hot” summer by any means.

DC will probably end up with 40-45 days at/above 90°F, which is exactly average in the 1991-2020 climatology. All of JJA should finish right near the 30yr average, as well.

[ChrisEl Elyon]

63/79° today here in Belltown 

 

[Timmy Supercell]

3 minutes ago, Phil said:

Wasn’t a “hot” summer by any means.

DC will probably end up with 40-45 days at/above 90°F, which is exactly average in the 1991-2020 climatology. All of JJA should finish right near the 30yr average, as well.

If we're counting from June 1 - Aug 19, only 22 days here were over 90. I did have a few low 90's in mid and late May. Might end up with around 32 or so for the year. The warmest average high occurred in early Summer. 

I don't know what the typical number is for >90 over here but I have learned that Ashland is one of the cooler cities in Kentucky. So I think we see quite a few less than Louisville. 

[Front Ranger]

8 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Thank you good sir! Glad to be back. As I told one of our admins in a message this morning, I take full responsibility for my actions and accept the punishment. Whatever my personal opinions are regarding various members I do not plan on engaging them in such a public manner in the future, if I feel myself going in that direction I plan on self-censoring and stepping away until I can engage the forum in a productive manner. I value the knowledge of this community. 

I have no idea what happened.

[TacomaWx]

Average temp this month is up to 68.1. That’s +2.7 now so far with another warm spell to to finish this month. We’ve only had a handful of days average or below since mid July. 

[MossMan]

79/64 on the day. 
Currently 65 which feels quite chilly compared to the last few evenings. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

12 minutes ago, MossMan said:

79/64 on the day. 
Currently 65 which feels quite chilly compared to the last few evenings. 

Sounds like it was a nice day.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

8 hours ago, Doiinko said:

Seems like Roseburg's high of 101 was at 11 pm!

Mark made a tweet about it. Apparently its a weather phenomenon and it's called a heat burst. I wonder if this is the latest at night a PNW location has ever had temperatures at 100+?

 

[RentonHill]

Well the 00z is just loads of fun

[RentonHill]

[Doinko]

17 minutes ago, RentonHillTC said:

[TacomaWx]

Looking like a good chance we get a midnight low…a much more comfortable 67 with a lower DP as the marine push kicks in. Morning low was 64. 

[snow_wizard]

Incredibly frustrating model trends today.  I just don't know what to say.