August 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[Deweydog]

Thank you for not attacking me. Felt good to vent.

You would have been all over Tim like white on a sun lover.

 

#thickskinhelpswithheattolerance

#wrfisn'tallthathot

[Jesse]

You would have been all over Tim like white on a sun lover.

 

#thickskinhelpswithheattolerance

#wrfisn'tallthathot

Nah, more often than not I will ignore him these days.

[Jesse]

Canadian looks a little crashier for Friday still.

[Phil]

Quite a difference in SSTAs across the high latitudes and the west-Pacific warm pool compared to this time last year:

 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Christmas event was basically Woodburn north and the Feb event dropped a very slushy inch (honestly probly less) on the grass which melted within 2 hrs. Places closer to Corvallis and Albany had nothing.

Oh I see, in the back of my mind I thought you did a little better. I'm thinking this upcoming winter everybody will do well. Probably a winter where we get lots of snow regionally. I have lots of reasons for thinking so that I'll share later but a quick one is that since the winter of 03/04 every 5 years since then we've had good/great winters with either lots of snow or extreme events at least for PDX. I think you've also done well 03/04, 08/09 and 13/14.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Oh I see, in the back of my mind I thought you did a little better. I'm thinking this upcoming winter everybody will do well. Probably a winter where we get lots of snow regionally. I have lots of reasons for thinking so that I'll share later but a quick one is that since the winter of 03/04 every 5 years since then we've had good/great winters with either lots of snow or extreme events at least for PDX. I think you've also done well 03/04, 08/09 and 13/14.

As I will be moving to Springfield full time in October I am beginning to shift my focus towards the south Willamette Valley. As far as those years go, all of them delivered wonderful events here. I think 13-14 was the best for Eugene/Springfield as the early December event dropped 6"+ here before going into the ice box and the early February 2014 event dropped about 8". Obviously the potential exists for a 1969-type scenario but those are very rare. Maybe a 1/100 chance of happening in a given year.

[Phil]

The D15 EPS has a heavy load of continental air building across NW-Canada.

 

This is a classic boreal autumn solar minimum look, as far as placement is concerned.

 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

The D15 EPS has a heavy load of continental air building across NW-Canada.

 

This is a classic boreal autumn solar minimum look, as far as placement is concerned.

 

So is it unusual to have it happen this early?

[Front Ranger]

The euro solution will probably happen. Troughs follow me everywhere.

 

You're welcome, Jesse.

[Jesse]

Timmy’s gonna sprain his likin’ finger!

[Phil]

The euro solution will probably happen. Troughs follow me everywhere.

 

You're welcome, Jesse.

I was right about the ridge following me. We’ve been in a ridge-west/trough-east pattern since I’ve been here, and it will probably reverse when I leave.

[Front Ranger]

SEA is running below normal for August.

 

From a single below normal day.

 

That'll be gone by tomorrow.

[Farmboy]

12z Euro shows endless heat until Thursday. Brutal.

Sweet, I mean, sweat...

[Perturbed Member]

Endless heat on the 18z GFS with the exception of a very brief cool down. Certain to appeal to the enthusiasts of environmental terror and wildfires as well as the anti-tree activists on the board.  

[Deweydog]

Nice day!

 

Very Clinton/Bush era-esque.

[Farmboy]

Nice day!

Very Clinton/Bush era-esque.

Not in downtown Portland. Looks pretty Obama/Trump-ish...

 

https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/The-Latest-Police-will-screen-for-weapons-at-13131998.php

[Deweydog]

Tastes great! Less filling!

[Jesse]

Not in downtown Portland. Looks pretty Obama/Trump-ish...

 

https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/The-Latest-Police-will-screen-for-weapons-at-13131998.php

So blowtorching and partisan AF?

[Farmboy]

So blowtorching and partisan AF?

Might be a good way to relieve some of your frustrations...?

[Jesse]

Might be a good way to relieve some of your frustrations...?

Blowtorching seems more up your alley.

[Farmboy]

Blowtorching seems more up your alley.

I meant the rioting...

[Kayla]

Looks like almost the entire northern part of the country will be affected by the fires in NorCal and Oregon on Monday. 

 

[Jesse]

I meant the rioting...

The blue member that looks like Batman will probably be the one that verifies next weekend...

 

[Farmboy]

The blue member that looks like Batman will probably be the one that verifies next weekend...

ECF54186-E830-4E6C-9362-A78489211082.png

All jokes aside, I actually agree with you, that's a little too warm.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Some pretty-looking cumulus over the south Oregon coast range.

[BLI snowman]

Some pretty-looking cumulus over the south Oregon coast range.

Dry lighting!

[Front Ranger]

I have a bad feeling the fire situation is going to get a lot worse this coming week.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

I have a bad feeling the fire situation is going to get a lot worse this coming week.

It sure as shitt isn't going to get better...

[Deweydog]

I have a bad feeling the fire situation is going to get a lot worse this coming week.

Have you let fire officials know?

 

Blood on YOUR hands if you don't.

[Geos]

Looks like almost the entire northern part of the country will be affected by the fires in NorCal and Oregon on Monday. 

 

 

D*mn

 

Noticed the thunder heads going up over the Cascades a little while ago. Not good...

 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Decent cell just SE of Bend/La Pine. You can see the anvil top from Springfield. Several strikes already. Oh brother...

[Jesse]

It sure as shitt isn't going to get better...

Thanks goodness we are getting some needed rainfall and cooler weather next week at least.

 

-Jesse five days ago

[seattleweatherguy]

I don’t think so.

You expect Aug to be avg to below avg?

[Jesse]

86 at PDX today. Overachieved handily. 90 should be a breeze tomorrow.

[ShawniganLake]

I have a bad feeling the fire situation is going to get a lot worse this coming week.

BC is requesting help from Mexico, New Zealand and Australia

[MossMan]

Nice day! Nice evening! The slugs sure enjoyed the wet of the last week.

[Jesse]

Good news. The GFS ensembles and GEM have now jumped on the “delay the late week cool down” train. So excited to see what the Euro shows!

[GobBluth]

Euro doesn't look at hot, at least lower 500mb.

[ShawniganLake]

Euro doesn't look at hot, at least lower 500mb.

For Portland. 89/ 92/ 95/ 98/ 97/ 99

[Geos]

Twisp reporting Beijing like levels of air pollution right now. 320

 

https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/enviwa/StationInfo.aspx?ST_ID=58