May Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[Geos]

Up to 68 with partly sunny skies. 

[Jesse]

That's one thing Tim has on you.

You tend to agree with his preferences more?

[Farmboy]

It has been one of the sunniest, warmest and driest Mays on record to date. Just so we are all on the same page.

Nice trend, hope it keeps up...

 

Important 18z gfs comin' up...

[Jesse]

Nice trend, hope it keeps up...

You are a monster.

[TT-SEA]

Nice trend, hope it keeps up...

 

Important 18z gfs comin' up...

 

18Z GFS is never important... even when it shows warmth.   

[Farmboy]

18Z GFS is never important... even when it shows warmth.   

 

At such a crucial time as this with a variety of outcomes possible leading up to memorial day weekend, every run seems important, plus I've been enjoying watching the models unfold these past few days...

[Front Ranger]

18Z GFS is never important... even when it shows warmth.   

 

And I've been called elitist for merely dismissing the GFS past 240 hours.

[Phil]

I don’t really understand any of this. Does it mean the super lolvortex is never going away?

 

Wasn’t a prediction, just a thought experiment.

[Phil]

Such a different NATL cell this year. Will be fascinating to see how it unfolds through the summer.

 

Days 0-5, and days 5-10:

 

 

[Deweydog]

You tend to agree with his preferences more?

Thicker skin. He gets 10 times the you do, most of it justified, but he rarely cowers in the corner over it.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Such a different NATL cell this year. Will be fascinating to see how it unfolds through the summer.

 

Days 0-5, and days 5-10:

 

 

 

Looks like the GBBV is still going strong.  Starting to really worry that it's just going to be a persistent feature for a long time.

[TT-SEA]

So people near the Sound are aware... most of the lowlands never cleared today.     

 

[Farmboy]

So people near the Sound are aware... most of the lowlands never cleared today.     

 

 

Turned out to be a pretty nice day for Renton/Kent East hill area, I'm in the Cascade-Fairwood area with a pretty good view of Tiger Mtn.  Looking east, I see what you mean, looks pretty murky.

[Timmy Supercell]

Other than a few vicinity rumblers, not as exciting as I thought today would go. And somehow KLMT missed all of the thunder altogether.. Didn't record any.

 

Aside from that, today was nicely mild. Enjoyed some crisp mid spring air even when it was raining.

[Deweydog]

Would be nice if one or two of those guys would sneak in the backdoor.

[Jesse]

Thicker skin. He gets 10 times the s**t you do, most of it justified, but he rarely cowers in the corner over it.

All the justifiable he gets has probably thickened it up.

[El Nina]

A misty morning turned into a thick overcast day. Feels refreshed. High of only 62. Glad to see South and Eastern Oregon getting some rain.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Would be nice if one or two of those guys would sneak in the backdoor.

 

ANALogs gone wild?

[MossMan]

Nice day for a 500 mile drive around the state today! Hit a little drizzle west of North Bend this morning at 4:30am and a shower just east of Ellensburg and by Vantage. Otherwise partly to mostly sunny in Eastern Wa and was around 80 when I was leaving Yakima at 11:30am.

[Front Ranger]

For those of you keeping track at home...

 

SEA has had 1 below normal day out of the last 27.

 

They have also had measurable precip on just 6 of those 27 days.

[MossMan]

For those of you keeping track at home...

 

SEA has had 1 below normal day out of the last 27.

 

They have also had measurable precip on just 6 of those 27 days.

And the ditches are full of water around here and Lake Goodwin is still extremely high. Also most of northeast Wa is under water currently.

[Deweydog]

For those of you keeping track at home...

 

SEA has had 1 below normal day out of the last 27.

 

They have also had measurable precip on just 6 of those 27 days.

Has it been dry and warm of late?

[Front Ranger]

And the ditches are full of water around here and Lake Goodwin is still extremely high. Also most of northeast Wa is under water currently.

 

Sounds like the drought hasn't reached your area yet, and NE WA should be under a state of emergency.

[Front Ranger]

Has it been dry and warm of late?

 

Yes. Those stats are fairly unusual for mid spring.

[Deweydog]

Yes. Those stats are fairly unusual for mid spring.

Huh!

[Front Ranger]

Huh!

 

2015, 2016, and now this spring. 

 

All that really matters is that SEA is due for a dry year, though...

[Deweydog]

2015, 2016, and now this spring.

 

All that really matters is that SEA is due for a dry year, though...

Flatiron sucked into the dueism vortex. How far we have fallen...

[TT-SEA]

2015, 2016, and now this spring. 

 

All that really matters is that SEA is due for a dry year, though...

 

That is a pretty glaring thing that is due as well.  

 

Precip departures at SEA:

 

2014   +9.65

2015   +5.98

2016   +6.33

2017   +9.02

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Skies never cleared in the Salem area today. We all survived somehow. 

[TT-SEA]

Minor details... but some nice improvement on the 00Z GFS for this weekend compared to the 12Z run.  

[Jesse]

Skies never cleared in the Salem area today. We all survived somehow.

How are you enjoying the latest and greatest record warm month?

[TT-SEA]

00Z GFS is also way warmer for early next week compared to its 12Z run.   Now more in line with the 12Z ECMWF in that time frame.

[Jesse]

Minor details... but some nice improvement on the 00Z GFS for this weekend compared to the 12Z run.

I’m sure this run will be a total show.

[Jesse]

00Z GFS is also way warmer for early next week compared to its 12Z run. Now more in line with the 12Z ECMWF in that time frame.

Sounds like I was right.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

How are you enjoying the latest and greatest record warm month?

 

Enjoying it a bit more now that I have largely been avoiding the forum. Thought I'd check in tonight since the weather the past two days has been tolerable. Sunday was awful. I just stayed in bed from about noon on. 

[El Nina]

Dave moleski was saying there's a flood warning on the Columbia in Multnomah and Clark counties due to the rain in eastern Oregon. Surprised no one has mentioned that yet.

[Jesse]

Dave moleski was saying there's a flood warning on the Columbia in Multnomah and Clark counties due to the rain in eastern Oregon. Surprised no one has mentioned that yet.

 

I think it has more to do with snowmelt far upstream than recent rains in Eastern Oregon.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Dave moleski was saying there's a flood warning on the Columbia in Multnomah and Clark counties due to the rain in eastern Oregon. Surprised no one has mentioned that yet.

 

What are the nicknames of some of the other weather folks in PDX? Does Matt Zaffino have one.  Andrew should know if Rod Hill does.

[Front Ranger]

That is a pretty glaring thing that is due as well.  

 

Precip departures at SEA:

 

2014   +9.65

2015   +5.98

2016   +6.33

2017   +9.02

 

And yet, we're now seeing the third out of four springs that featured mainly warmer/drier weather than normal. Exceptional streaks of it, really. I've been told spring is the season people need that most.

 

Unimportant details, though...your post is really all that's needed to sum up recent years. Whatever it takes to justify complaining about weather you don't like. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

And yet, we're now seeing the third out of four springs that featured mainly warmer/drier weather than normal. I've been told spring is the season people need that most.

 

Unimportant details, though...your post is really all that's needed to sum up recent years. Whatever it takes to justify complaining about weather you don't like. 

 

According to Tim the suicide rate is highly dependent on April rainfall.