April Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[Phil]

Maybe a good time to head for Florida?

It will just follow me there. I bet it follows me to the PNW this summer too. Watch July 18th - August 6th for a heatwave (I’ll be in the area then).

 

Then watch for a crash when I leave.

[Jesse]

The GFS ensembles show a little more promise in the long range.

[Jesse]

Cooling off a little more quickly this evening since the wind has died off and the air is dry. Down to 59. Was still in the mid-60s at this time last night.

 

Have the windows open at night for the first time this year. It got way too hot in the house today.

[Phil]

I should visit Greenland. Guarantee a ridge will follow me there and make everything right with the world.

[Front Ranger]

I should visit Greenland. Guarantee a ridge will follow me there and make everything right with the world.

Stay there for a few years and half the world will be under water!

[Phil]

Stay there for a few years and half the world will be buried under ice!

[Phil]

The EPS and GEFS are worlds apart in the long range. The EPS has much more cold air present on our side of the globe. The GEFS has a death ridge.

[Jesse]

The EPS and GEFS are worlds apart in the long range. The EPS has much more cold air present on our side of the globe. The GEFS has a death ridge.

 

I thought the EPS had been warm through day 15 for at least the past 15 days?

[Phil]

I thought the EPS had been warm through day 15 for at least the past 15 days?

Lol. You know, looking at the hindasts it does have a tendency to overamplify western ridges and overdeepen eastern troughs so far in 2018. Not sure why.

[Phil]

Interesting SSTA configuration at the moment.

 

-AMO/+PMM/Niña/+SIOD/shrinking warm pool. Dafuq?

 

[BLI snowman]

Not looking too good for convective chances. Typical of the past few years.

[Jesse]

Not looking too good for convective chances. Typical of the past few years.

Yeah, kind of a shame. It seems like these early season warmth patterns are often a slam dunk for something. Especially with a ULL in play.

[Deweydog]

Gonna be warm today.

[Jesse]

Gonna be warm today.

 

What would we do without you.

[stuffradio]

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I see letters, and then my eyes glaze over.

[Deweydog]

What would we do without you.

Complain. Fight for opinion superiority. Use acronyms. Make fun of people. Wish for snow/cold and lament the lack thereof. Report the weather, be it future, past or present.

[Jesse]

Complain. Fight for opinion superiority. Use acronyms. Make fun of people. Wish for snow/cold and lament the lack thereof. Report the weather, be it future, past or present.

So nothing would change. Give yourself more credit.

[Front Ranger]

Gonna be warm today.

 

Even warmer in cars. Pity those without seat coolers, or God forbid, A/C.

[Front Ranger]

12z is pretty toasty for later next week. 4/25/18 redux?

[BLI snowman]

Yeah, kind of a shame. It seems like these early season warmth patterns are often a slam dunk for something. Especially with a ULL in play.

 

Usually. Was the case last year in early May. Haven't had any noteworthy storms in the region since.

[Phil]

Complain. Fight for opinion superiority. Use acronyms. Make fun of people. Wish for snow/cold and lament the lack thereof. Report the weather, be it future, past or present.

Does weather even happen up there in the Mesosphere?

[Deweydog]

Does weather even happen up there in the Mesosphere?

Oh, Phil! You're the Philliest!

[Phil]

Oh, Phil! You're the Philliest!

Come on, it’s much more exciting down here with us!

 

You know you want to.

[Deweydog]

Come on, it’s much more exciting down here with us!

 

You know you want to.

Too humid. The question is why your whiny wiener doesn't head on up?

[Phil]

Too humid. The question is why your whiny wiener doesn't head on up?

Hypoxia and free radical damage is associated with erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer. I’ll pass.

[Geos]

Only 47 for a low this morning with a temp of 65 already. I actually went for a parking spot that will be shady later in the day.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

This is a good time of year to check out from viewing the models and focus on summertime activities.

[Front Ranger]

This is a good time of year to check out from viewing the models and focus on summertime activities.

Cue reminder from Tim that this weekend will be completely and utterly ruined by weather.

[TT-SEA]

Cue reminder from Tim that this weekend will be completely and utterly ruined by weather.

Not for me! We are already gone. But the timing is extraordinarily bad. Gorgeous all week and then pretty much raining or drizzling the entire weekend (particularly in my area) and then nice again next week.

 

But beggars can't be choosers. Just glad that we will not be home this weekend.

[Geos]

Sounds like this weekend might be a good one to take a trip to the east side of the mountains. 

 

About 68 at work now. About 2-3 degrees cooler than this time yesterday...

[Deweydog]

Hypoxia and free radical damage is associated with erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer. I’ll pass.

Well considering all those years you spent living at various high altitude locales I'd double up on those self exams if I were you.

[TT-SEA]

Sounds like this weekend might be a good one to take a trip to the east side of the mountains.

 

About 68 at work now. About 2-3 degrees cooler than this time yesterday...

And the way things are lining up... we could do it all again next week. Nice during the week and cool and rainy on the weekend certainly looks possible.

 

We will be in Chelan two weekends from now.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

It will just follow me there. I bet it follows me to the PNW this summer too. Watch July 18th - August 6th for a heatwave (I’ll be in the area then).

 

Then watch for a crash when I leave.

I hope so. I'm taking the first week of August off from work.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Already 74 here at Hillsboro. Beautiful day outside!

[Phil]

Well considering all those years you spent living at various high altitude locales I'd double up on those self exams if I were you.

It took you 2 hours to come up with this turd? You’ve lost your edge, man.

 

Could be another side effect of long term hypoxia. You only have so many neurons. Potential IQ decreases exponentially with each pathway you torch.

[Geos]

And the way things are lining up... we could do it all again next week. Nice during the week and cool and rainy on the weekend certainly looks possible.

 

We will be in Chelan two weekends from now.

 

Chelan is really nice.

Thinking about going over to Leavenworth this weekend.

 

69 with a light NW wind right now. Needed that steady east wind today.

[TT-SEA]

Beautiful in Charleston... 77 and partly cloudy. And this is under a fairly deep trough. I understand why Phil cheers for deep troughs in the summer over here.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

80 in Monmouth. Might not get to 84 which I thought we would top today.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Weather could not be worse for this time of year. Unbelievably miserable.

[Jesse]

Weather could not be worse for this time of year. Unbelievably miserable.

 

In just 24 hours a strong marine push will be moving up the Willamette valley. It's almost over.

 

Hope we get plenty of those this summer too. They always offer needed relief.