TT-SEA Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 It was pretty cool seeing shadows that cast the image of the partial eclipse all over buildings and sidewalks. I saw the same thing. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinook Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 it was real and spectacular. traffic in and around the mcminnville/dayton area is insane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 My parents were in Lincoln City and both gushed about it. They're typically not gushers. Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiedog Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Temp dropped about 4 degrees here during the eclipse.Now we really know what happened to the dinosaurs. 2 minutes of cooling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Now we really know what happened to the dinosaurs. 2 minutes of cooling. If we could just get into a pattern with more frequent and long-lasting eclipses then we might get some good negative departures... ahhhh the good old days. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Totality just west of the Tetons out this way. As Jesse mentioned, if you have a chance to see another totality, DO IT! Such a surreal amazing experience! Had a substantial temp drop in the totality path in Eastern ID from 69º ~10:00am down to 55º ~11:30am. Even at my house at only 96% totality my temp dropped from 68º at 10:39am down to 58º at 11:42am. Gotta love dry air! 6 Quote 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 Personal Weather Station on Wunderground: https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMTBOZEM152#history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deweydog Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Pretty sure PDX would have hit 100 today if not for the eclipse. 1 Quote My preferences can beat up your preferences’ dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Pretty sure PDX would have hit 100 today if not for the eclipse. Thick smoke and now an eclipse... this has been Jesse's year for avoiding heat! Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Looks like a great deal of smoke streaming northeastward across Oregon from the SW corner of the state. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Thick smoke and now an eclipse... this has been Jesse's year for avoiding heat!Portland being on the verge of recording its hottest month on record really speaks to this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 It became noticeably cooler during the eclipse in Madras. If I were to guess I'd say a 10-15 degree drop. Low 70s to around 60 or so. Pretty crazy to experience darkness and dropping temperatures in the late morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Jones Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 It became noticeably cooler during the eclipse in Madras. If I were to guess I'd say a 10-15 degree drop. Low 70s to around 60 or so. Pretty crazy to experience darkness and dropping temperatures in the late morning. The cooldown was definitely noticeable at home too, but not as dramatic. Maybe a 5-6 degree drop. Very warmest month on record-y look to the models today. Looks like you made a good call. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Desert Mat! Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I officially went from 68.3 to 59.3 here in Redmond from 9am to about 10:45. Pretty surreal to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 The cooldown was definitely noticeable at home too, but not as dramatic. Maybe a 5-6 degree drop. Very warmest month on record-y look to the models today. Looks like you made a good call.The air over there was very dry. DPs in the 30s at eclipse time I believe, which would explain the larger drop. And yes, not something I am happy being right about but it's definitely looking possible, if not likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 In The Dalles now. We left Madras around 5:30 and took 197 north. The traffic wasn't bad at all, just a little congested leaving the Madras area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Home station dropped from 92.5*F to 86.4*F due to the eclipse. However, the sharper drop starting around 330pm was due to a passing thunderstorm, not the eclipse. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww243/phillywillie/Mobile%20Uploads/B2388ED6-A03E-48FB-BBCB-3C0DBEE193A1_zpsaas5km3p.png Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 In The Dalles now. We left Madras around 5:30 and took 197 north. The traffic wasn't bad at all, just a little congested leaving the Madras area. My kids are just getting to Woodland. The traffic has been absolutely insane on the west side and there are still pockets of almost standstill traffic between Woodland and Olympia. There is a 25-mile back up remaining between Castle Rock and Chehalis and its after 8 p.m. They still say it was worth it though. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DareDuck Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Wow what an incredible weekend. My dad, brother, his girlfriend, my fiancée and I camped Saturday through this afternoon near Beech Creek Summit. It's off highway 395 north of Mt. Vernon off NF-3955. Our camping spot was very secluded for how close to totality we were camping and when we scouted for viewing spots all other locations had multiple groups. This morning we went down the hop for the eclipse and we were exactly on the line of totality. It was a surreal experience that I absolutely want to see again. We were incredibly lucky to get back to Bend without running into traffic. Quote Bend, ORElevation: 3550' Snow History:Nov: 1"Dec: .5"Jan: 1.9"Feb: 12.7"Mar: 1.0"Total: 17.1" 2016/2017: 70"2015/2016: 34"Average: ~25" 2017/2018 Winter TempsLowest Min: 1F on 2/23Lowest Max: 23F on 12/24, 2/22Lows <32: 87Highs <32: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx_statman Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Going from the last bit of sunlight to totality was surreal. Like someone flipping off the light switch in the middle of the desert. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuffradio Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Thick smoke and now an eclipse... this has been Jesse's year for avoiding heat! We just need a super volcano next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx_statman Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 We just need a super volcano next! It's been 25K years. #anytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Bracing for the big marine push and the epic marine layer morning on Thursday! Sunny by early afternoon... but still. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuffradio Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 We only have ~800 hours until the next troughy period according to the ECMWF weeklies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Going from the last bit of sunlight to totality was surreal. Like someone flipping off the light switch in the middle of the desert.Great way of putting it. One of my favorite parts too. The sort of stuff that gives you goosebumps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 The eclipse definitely exceeded expectations! Had a family doing the Airbnb thing here and they could not have been nicer. Had some people camping out in my lower pasture too. Went over to a field about a half mile away to view. Incredible experience, and just a lot of fun. Definitely planning on going down to N. Cal in 28 years. 2 Quote 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFallsAndrew Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 My camera phone sucks so I didn't get a lot of amazing pics... 4 Quote 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 The eclipse definitely exceeded expectations! Had a family doing the Airbnb thing here and they could not have been nicer. Had some people camping out in my lower pasture too. Went over to a field about a half mile away to view. Incredible experience, and just a lot of fun. Definitely planning on going down to N. Cal in 28 years. Why not extreme SE Oklahoma in 7 years? Dallas gets almost 4 minutes of totality on 4/8/2024... and just east of Dallas its well over 4 minutes. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-SEA Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Looks like the smoke is back... from the south this time. Luckily we have a system tomorrow to clear the air again. It will probably return again over the weekend though looking at the 500mb pattern. Quote **REPORTED CONDITIONS AND ANOMALIES ARE NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ANYTHING ON A REGIONAL LEVEL UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 It became noticeably cooler during the eclipse in Madras. If I were to guess I'd say a 10-15 degree drop. Low 70s to around 60 or so. Pretty crazy to experience darkness and dropping temperatures in the late morning. About the same near Casper where we were. The 360 degree sunset was pretty sweet, too. We also noticed the wind pick up a fair amount as the eclipse took over, which I wasn't expecting. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuffradio Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Here's a good blog post about the Nina http://torontowxcenter.blogspot.ca/2017/08/is-2017-18-la-nina-on-table.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Looks like the smoke is back... from the south this time. Luckily we have a system tomorrow to clear the air again. It will probably return again over the weekend though looking at the 500mb pattern. My parents in SW OR are reporting the worst smoke of the summer today. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 The cooldown was definitely noticeable at home too, but not as dramatic. Maybe a 5-6 degree drop. Very warmest month on record-y look to the models today. Looks like you made a good call. He was clearly trying reverse psychology/jinxing on Mother Nature, which is never a good call. 1 Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 8-21-17 dawns sunny across most of the region. If you want a fascinating read... check out the adventures of James Gilliss who traveled across the country to view the total eclipse of July 18, 1860 in the Puget Sound region. Seattle only had 188 residents back then... and they no idea what to expect in terms of weather. And the eclipse was just after dawn. He got soooooo lucky in the end. http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weather-blog/even-astronomers-viewing-seattles-1860-eclipse-were-flummoxed-by-zany-weather-patterns It's interesting that he notes the animals, including dogs and cows, freaking out during that eclipse. We had a dog with us, and he seemed a little confused but not really frightened. There were also some cattle a little ways off that seemed totally unaffected as far as I could tell. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeinthevalley Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 It was also interesting to see the number of high altitude airplanes that were making wide turns in the minutes leading up to totality. The contrails reflected several planes making 180 degree, sweeping turns to position themselves in the path of totality 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DareDuck Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 It's interesting that he notes the animals, including dogs and cows, freaking out during that eclipse. We had a dog with us, and he seemed a little confused but not really frightened. There were also some cattle a little ways off that seemed totally unaffected as far as I could tell.Yea there were several dogs in the area we were and none acted weird. Overall I didn't notice animals acting weird. Quote Bend, ORElevation: 3550' Snow History:Nov: 1"Dec: .5"Jan: 1.9"Feb: 12.7"Mar: 1.0"Total: 17.1" 2016/2017: 70"2015/2016: 34"Average: ~25" 2017/2018 Winter TempsLowest Min: 1F on 2/23Lowest Max: 23F on 12/24, 2/22Lows <32: 87Highs <32: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx_statman Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 It was also interesting to see the number of high altitude airplanes that were making wide turns in the minutes leading up to totality. The contrails reflected several planes making 180 degree, sweeping turns to position themselves in the path of totality I saw that in central OR as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 The first 10 days of the month were an absolute hot box for the PNW, but the second half of the month has been much cooler. Most of the West has been below normal. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 The first 10 days of the month were an absolute hot box for the PNW, but the second half of the month has been much cooler before. Most of the West has been below normal.That's true so far, but the remainder of August looks quite warm on most guidance. My bet is the 8/16 to 8/31 period will finish warmer than average across the majority of the west (and PNW) when all is said and done. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Ranger Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 That's true so far, but the remainder of August looks quite warm on most guidance. My bet is the 8/16 to 8/31 period will finish warmer than average across the majority of the west (and PNW) when all is said and done. Yeah, looks like the 27th and 28th (which look as hot as ever on the latest Euro) will tilt things quite a bit in the warm direction. But nothing like the persistent warmth/heat from July 29 - August 10. With only .02" still since June 18, this period is going down as one of the driest in SEA history. In fact, the only comparable dry stretch runs from June 23 - Sep 1, 1967. SEA only saw .03" over that 71 day stretch. Unless some showers happen Thursday, it looks like 2017 will end up with the most impressively dry period on record. Quote A forum for the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Yeah, looks like the 27th and 28th (which look as hot as ever on the latest Euro) will tilt things quite a bit in the warm direction. But nothing like the persistent warmth/heat from July 29 - August 10. With only .02" still since June 18, this period is going down as one of the driest in SEA history. In fact, the only comparable dry stretch runs from June 23 - Sep 1, 1967. SEA only saw .03" over that 71 day stretch. Unless some showers happen Thursday, it looks like 2017 will end up with the most impressively dry period on record.Interesting stuff. What were some of the driest Augusts on record at SEA? I'm curious to see their ENSOs and solar states. A few preliminary years I'm using for an (aggregate) representation of the NH circulation this autumn are 1951, 1956, 1967, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2007, and 2012. Lots of variability amongst these years, though, so some of these probably won't work in the long run. Quote Live Weather Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/KxlIo8-KVpc?si=xKLCFYWbZieAfyh6 PWS Wunderground https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KMDBETHE62 PWS CWOP/NOAA: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=F3819&hours=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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