October 2022 PNW weather Discussion. + Ultimate Leg Reveal Extravaganza

[Deweydog]

One of the nice things about the gorge is it takes the edge off the typical winter stagnation patterns.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, Deweydog said:

One of the nice things about the gorge is it takes the edge off the typical winter stagnation patterns.

Same here with the east wind through the pass.  

[umadbro]

13 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Yes... people will forgive bad air quality when its means cold surface temps.   That is all.   Are you saying that is not true?   It absolutely is true.  I never said it was the same as today.    Just made the connection between inversions causing a big problem today and being considered a good thing in a few weeks.    Sorry you can't find that a little humorous.  We all hated the conditions today... including me.    

I was up in your neck of the woods last week for work. Absolutely gorgeous area.

[TT-SEA]

Just now, umadbro said:

I was up in your neck of the woods last week for work. Absolutely gorgeous area.

Hopefully it was one of the days when visibility was good.   

[umadbro]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Hopefully it was one of the days when visibility was good.   

 

[TT-SEA]

Just now, umadbro said:

 

Nope... that was a bad day.    Where did you take that pic?

[Gradient Keeper]

00z GFS Day 1

[Phishy Wx]

WOW

 

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 2

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 3

[umadbro]

13 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Nope... that was a bad day.    Where did you take that pic?

Just off uplands way

[TT-SEA]

11 minutes ago, DJ Droppin said:

00z GFS Day 1

This reminds me of the pattern in early April when we were in Charleston under a deep trough while it was around 80 degrees at home.     Then the pattern flipped rapidly to a deep western trough and eastern ridge and it was snowing by time we got home.    And stayed cold and wet for the next 2 months.    Really feels like a similar progression happening again.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, umadbro said:

Just off uplands way

What do you do for work?   

[Chewbacca Defense]

1 hour ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

AQI now around 190. Visible haze at about a 1-block distance. The interesting thing is, it seems very thin, as the sky directly above was blue during daylight hours. Perhaps there in an inversion trapping it at the surface.

Here is a beautiful picture I took of Lummi Island and the peninsula from up on Chandler Parkway

 

They really are out there.....I think....

 

AQI improving in my back yard, and it didn't smell as bad when I took the doggo out at 8pm.

It's still bad, just not the terribleness we had earlier...

[Phishy Wx]

 

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 4

[umadbro]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

What do you do for work?   

Manage a traffic control company for our Portland branch. I migrate North to help out northern branch train once or twice a week 

[TT-SEA]

Just now, umadbro said:

Manage a traffic control company for our Portland branch. I migrate North to help out northern branch train once or twice a week 

I assume this was last Friday when our internet was down for 6 hours?? 

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 5 (Past 4 runs)

[Gradient Keeper]

Trough holding over us a bit better this run.

[TT-SEA]

This evolution from a very deep trough to a strong ridge in the east and the exact opposite in the west in just 4 days is quite impressive.    I don't remember too many examples of a complete flip happening this fast and effectively.

[Omegaraptor]

3 minutes ago, DJ Droppin said:

Trough holding over us a bit better this run.

First system of the season is NW flow. No slogging through a bunch of SW flow to get to the good stuff, it's already here!

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 6, Rainfall & Snowfall totals

[Cloud]

Looks quite wet for the WV. A very good thing. 

[Timmy]

1 minute ago, DJ Droppin said:

Day 6, Rainfall & Snowfall totals

Great to see all that precip in eastern/central oregon.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

First system of the season is NW flow. No slogging through a bunch of SW flow to get to the good stuff, it's already here!

That SW flow stuff is probably important for water supply though and its normal time to happen starts about now.   

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 7

[BLI snowman]

8 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

This evolution from a very deep trough to a strong ridge in the east and the exact opposite in the west in just 4 days is quite impressive.    I don't remember too many examples of a complete flip happening this fast and effectively.

 

Of course when you factor in the 100+ days of incessant ridging over us before this... it really isn't that quick.

[Kayla]

6 minutes ago, DJ Droppin said:

Day 6, Rainfall & Snowfall totals

Guess it's time to put the snow blade back on our ATV!

[BLI snowman]

That Sunday night storm would definitely be a snowmaker another 4-5 weeks from now.

[TT-SEA]

Just now, BLI snowman said:

 

Of course when you factor in the 100+ days of incessant ridging over us before this... it really isn't that quick.

No... its quick.   If you look at the current pattern you would not expect to see a deep western trough and strong eastern ridge in just 96 hours.      Previous 4 months notwithstanding.

[BLI snowman]

1 minute ago, Kayla said:

Guess it's time to put the snow blade back on our ATV!

I'm planning to be at Glacier NP next weekend, so I'm definitely hoping for some leftover snow but hikeable conditions.

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 8

[Requiem]

Would be nice get a good old southerly windstorm, can't remember the last significant one down here (2019 or 2017 maybe)

[Doinko]

Just now, Requiem said:

Would be nice get a good old southerly windstorm, can't remember the last significant one down here (2019 or 2017 maybe)

Was the one in 2017 in April?

[BLI snowman]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

No... its quick.   If you look at the current pattern you would not expect to see a deep western trough and strong eastern ridge in just 96 hours.      Previous 4 months notwithstanding.

96 hours is actually a reasonably significant amount of time from a 500mb standpoint, at least during a generally progressive time of the year like late October.

In 2003 we went from 72 on October 28 to snow on November 1.

[Doinko]

5 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

That Sunday night storm would definitely be a snowmaker another 4-5 weeks from now.

Low passing just to the south of Portland!

[Gradient Keeper]

1 minute ago, Requiem said:

Would be nice get a good old southerly windstorm, can't remember the last significant one down here (2019 or 2017 maybe)

The last good one I remember was December 11, 2014. That was real intense and fun to be outside in!

[BLI snowman]

1 minute ago, Doiinko said:

Low passing just to the south of Portland!

Let's hope the atmosphere remembers that track a few more times this winter (sorry Tiger).

[Gradient Keeper]

Day 9'er