PNW September 2022 Wx Obs/Disc

[Meatyorologist]

iirc, discovery park still has some branch piles left over from the hanukkah eve windstorm

[NWbyNW]

I'm watching smoke waft into the Puget Sound right now.  Sky is getting hazy, smokey, and obscuring the Cascade's.  Most of this smoke is coming from British Columbia and the fires near Lake Wenatchee. Air quality alerts for Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla, and Whitman Counties.  Conditions may worsen to unhealthy air quality by Saturday for a large chunk of Western Washington, all of eastern WA, if the models are correct. Friday we may see a big degradations.  We could be going into those horrible smokey days of yore.

In the eight days since I've stopped doing daily wildfire and smoke reports, I can't believe how "gone to heck" it's all gone. We have horrible conditions in California, eastern WA, southern OR, etc.  

[Cloud]

19 minutes ago, ChrisAmunRA said:

Does anyone know where TWC current temp come from cause it's not matching any airports it's on its own. Showing my current location at 69° not sure what station is using while Boeing Field 70° and SeaTac 72°. Wonder if their current temp output is reliable for data it's what I use for Belltown since I have no wx Station 

TWC and weather.com uses IBM technology for their data source. I believe this also includes Wunderground. So a lot of these are automated and not real time observations like from NOAA sources. Reason for them to be slightly off. IBM claimed that it's "world's most accurate forecaster" though.. not sure I buy that. 

Also, the source of TWC is most likely DT Seattle. It matches.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

14 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Per Andrew, this is normal.

LOL. It all depends on whether it rains on one or two days or not. 

[SnowWillarrive]

7 minutes ago, NWbyNW said:

I'm watching smoke waft into the Puget Sound right now.  Sky is getting hazy, smokey, and obscuring the Cascade's.  Most of this smoke is coming from British Columbia and the fires near Lake Wenatchee. Air quality alerts for Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla, and Whitman Counties.  Conditions may worsen to unhealthy air quality by Saturday for a large chunk of Western Washington, all of eastern WA, if the models are correct. Friday we may see a big degradations.  We could be going into those horrible smokey days of yore.

In the eight days since I've stopped doing daily wildfire and smoke reports, I can't believe how "gone to heck" it's all gone. We have horrible conditions in California, eastern WA, southern OR, etc.  

Leavenworth looking smokey right now. Ugh way to ruin the weekend.  I’m going to be in Whistler tomorrow . Anyone think it will be smokey up there? 

[Cloud]

23 minutes ago, ChrisAmunRA said:

Does anyone know where TWC current temp come from cause it's not matching any airports it's on its own. Showing my current location at 69° not sure what station is using while Boeing Field 70° and SeaTac 72°. Wonder if their current temp output is reliable for data it's what I use for Belltown since I have no wx Station 

Appears this is where TWC and Weather.com takes its reading, around SODO. Sensor is right off of Seattle City Light. 

This is why it's on its own... because this is not an official station.

[SouthHillFrosty]

1 hour ago, ChrisAmunRA said:

I find this rather interesting. 

Where did u find this? Could u drop a link pls?

[AlTahoe]

If you want to see extreme fire behavior watch the last 15 minute loop on this camera (next to the play button). Once the wind switched today...

https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/tahoe/?camera=Axis-BaldCA2

[AlTahoe]

2 minutes ago, AlTahoe said:

If you want to see extreme fire behavior watch the last 15 minute loop on this camera (next to the play button). Once the wind switched today...

https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/tahoe/?camera=Axis-BaldCA2

This view looks like a volcano going off 

https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/tahoe/?camera=Axis-HowellMtn2

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, AlTahoe said:

If you want to see extreme fire behavior watch the last 15 minute loop on this camera (next to the play button). Once the wind switched today...

https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/tahoe/?camera=Axis-BaldCA2

Look at all those trees. Would be a shame if something happened to them. 

 

[ChrisEl Elyon]

7 minutes ago, SouthHillFrosty said:

Where did u find this? Could u drop a link pls?

https://climatechange.seattle.gov/2015/10/on-seattles-rainiest-neighborhoods/

[ChrisEl Elyon]

This closest station to me around the corner from my apartment here in Belltown I'm off Vine St. Station readings can be off sometimes 

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, AlTahoe said:

This view looks like a volcano going off 

https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/tahoe/?camera=Axis-HowellMtn2

Impressive from space as well...

 

[Front Ranger]

19 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

LOL. It all depends on whether it rains on one or two days or not. 

I dunno. Some guy just said PDX was unrepresentative because they only got rain on one day instead of two.

[Front Ranger]

No word lately from tacomawx?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

CulverJosh reporting heavy smoke in his area. 

[Tyler Mode]

Two days of rain in the area...

[Doinko]

Wind gusts from the WRF GFS... looks like gusts here will peak at around 35mph.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Nice day. Sunny and 65

Edited September 8, 2022 by SilverFallsAndrew

[ChrisEl Elyon]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Just thought I would mention the Queen's son is a pedophile (Prince Andrew), and she had her daughter in law (Princess Diana) killed. 

Heard she drinks human blood especially that of kids but that's not been confirmed.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

 

Thank god for sunny days

Edited September 8, 2022 by SilverFallsAndrew

[ChrisEl Elyon]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Her and this guy.

Let me not go there I know lots of dirty secrets that would scare society about these mofos that run this world!!!

[Cascadia_Wx]

Time for BAndrew round 2?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Time for BAndrew round 2?

I don't know about you Jesse, but I hope this dry streak lasts 100 days!

Edited September 8, 2022 by SilverFallsAndrew

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Beautiful day. To bad it is a sad day because of the incredibly tragic passing of the beloved monarch. 

[ChrisEl Elyon]

77° Nisqually Valley 

[RentonHill]

[Phil]

1 hour ago, Meatyorologist said:

same here! haven't had a good windstorm in so long

Thank god for thunderstorms, otherwise I’d go clinically insane during the summer doldrums.

[snow_wizard]

Incredible day today.  Low 70s with full blown sunshine after a low of 46 here.  Not every day you see almost a 40 degree temp gradient from SEA to Redding.  #clipperpower!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Models keep cutting back totals for socal.

[snow_wizard]

A couple of interesting takeaways from today's model runs.

1. Both GFS and ECMWF have knocked it down to a one day wonder heatwave for SEA.

2. Both models show highs in the 60s not too far off.

3. Ridge axis shifts to the eastern half of the US.

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Models keep cutting back totals for socal.

That's too bad.  It looked very promising for a long time in the model world.

[Anti Marine Layer]

PNW has got the boring stuff today.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

4 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

A couple of interesting takeaways from today's model runs.

1. Both GFS and ECMWF have knocked it down to a one day wonder heatwave for SEA.

2. Both models show highs in the 60s not too far off.

3. Ridge axis shifts to the eastern half of the US.

Jesse downvoted this, so I assume that means he is rooting for more heat? 

[snow_wizard]

Models are strongly hinting at an abnormal cool period somewhere around day 10.  Something to watch for sure.

The 12z GFS, 18z GFS, and 12z ECMWF (extrapolated) all show it.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Next weekend looks very pleasant. I get to watch BYU clean the field with Oregon and then go to a wedding that evening. Should be nice. 

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Jesse downvoted this, so I assume that means he is rooting for more heat? 

Not sure what to make of him anymore.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

Models are strongly hinting at an abnormal cool period somewhere around day 10.  Something to watch for sure.

The 12z GFS, 18z GFS, and 12z ECMWF (extrapolated) all show it.

The 2012-13 analog is looking better by the day. 

[Phil]

8 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Models keep cutting back totals for socal.

Cold waters don’t do hurricanes well.

[snow_wizard]

6 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

PNW has got the boring stuff today.

It's actually not boring.  I love sunny weather when it's not hot.  A little taste of Candian air today.