August 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Sadly SLE bumped up to 70 at 6pm... Still a very solid negative departure on the daily high temp there. 

 

65 for a high here. Already down to 57.

[TT-SEA]

Some friends of ours in Kona just have a report that Lane was a huge bust. They got a lot of rain, but none of the wind or surf promised. It may have put the volcano out though.

 

I doubt some rain put out a volcano.  

 

I was checking out the Waikoloa cams today and it looked very benign.   A little windy and cloudy but lots of people walking around the resort as usual... it was not even raining.  

[Timmy]

I doubt some rain put out a volcano.

 

I was checking out the Waikoloa cams today and it looked very benign. A little windy and cloudy but lots of people walking around the resort as usual... it was not even raining.

She said if you showed up today you wouldn’t know there was a hurricane there yesterday!

[Jesse]

I doubt some rain put out a volcano.  

 

I was checking out the Waikoloa cams today and it looked very benign.   A little windy and cloudy but lots of people walking around the resort as usual... it was not even raining.  

 

Kona is on the windward side of the island, though. I imagine Hilo had it a lot worse.

[Jesse]

Sadly SLE bumped up to 70 at 6pm... Still a very solid negative departure on the daily high temp there. 

 

65 for a high here. Already down to 57.

 

Hard to believe we will be in the 90s again by Tuesday.

[TT-SEA]

00Z GFS is noticeably wetter for Sunday and the focus is to the south...

 

[Phil]

Baffling that so few people live up there (not being sarcastic). Epic weather all year.

 

[Front Ranger]

It was 2 hours, b*tch. Get it right.

 

So now it took you 2 hours to run 5k? You suck! 

[Front Ranger]

It’s official..the polar vortex has formed in the stratosphere.

 

Now begins the evolution from the summer wavetrain to the winter wavetrain.

 

Endless summer cancel?

[Phil]

Haha, what the hell?

 

[Phil]

That thingamabob is better looking than half of the crap they’ve named this year in the Atlantic.

[Phil]

The 00z GFS is a Jesse-tastic Tim-tragedy of troughaliciousness.

[FroYoBro]

Getting breezy onshore winds and you can tell the smoke has totally cleared here. Feels nice out there. 

[Front Ranger]

The 00z GFS is a Jesse-tastic Tim-tragedy of troughaliciousness.

 

Yeah, but it's all very close to sliding east.

 

At one point not long ago, the next 3-4 days were looking like deep troughing. Now it looks much weaker. Though still a welcome respite from Smokelandia.

[TT-SEA]

Yeah, but it's all very close to sliding east.

 

At one point not long ago, the next 3-4 days were looking like deep troughing. Now it looks much weaker. Though still a welcome respite from Smokelandia.

 

 

His trolling is so weak... he should just give it up.   

[Phil]

Yeah, but it's all very close to sliding east.

 

At one point not long ago, the next 3-4 days were looking like deep troughing. Now it looks much weaker. Though still a welcome respite from Smokelandia.

Yep, this was never going to be a GOA vortex of doom throwing cyclones into BC every other day. Just an offshore ridge and cool N/NW flow aloft, like back in June and early July.

[Phil]

His trolling is so weak... he should just give it up.

No worries. Once summer is over and you’re socked in the cloud deck, I’ll have no material left to troll.

[MossMan]

The HRRR shows some surface smoke this evening up north...

 

 

 

Bad news is that it shows even more tomorrow afternoon...

 

 

 

And even more bad news... its shows it getting really thick aloft tomorrow.

 

Not good...Not good at all.

[Jesse]

Looks clear down here!!

[BLI snowman]

Nice to see the smoke spare Chehalis-south this week. Kind of like the snow hole on 1/10/2017.

[TT-SEA]

No worries. Once summer is over and you’re socked in the cloud deck, I’ll have no material left to troll.

 

 

Weak.  

 

You are so desperate for me to be miserable... seems like a waste of energy.      I likely won't be really annoyed until March or April so you might have to wait awhile.   Sorry buddy.   

[Jesse]

Liking the last minute trend toward a wetter Sunday down here. Hope it keeps up.

[TT-SEA]

Liking the last minute trend toward a wetter Sunday down here. Hope it keeps up.

 

And into Monday morning as well. 

[MossMan]

And into Monday morning as well.

Just a southern event?

[TT-SEA]

Just a southern event?

 

 

Nope... lots of rain for you on Sunday morning per the WRF.  

 

Then probably lots of smoke in the northerly flow behind the system.  

[MossMan]

Nope... lots of rain for you on Sunday morning per the WRF.

 

Then probably lots of smoke in the northerly flow behind the system.

Good news with the rain...not good in terms of the smoke.

[Phil]

Weak.

 

You are so desperate for me to be miserable... seems like a waste of energy. I likely won't be really annoyed until March or April so you might have to wait awhile. Sorry buddy.

Is that really what you believe?

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Some models still have Lane ripping through Maui 

 

Edit: Looks like the latest updates have it most likely staying enough offshore to really only be a rain concern.

[Geos]

The air is once again disgusting. Yay.

 

Yeah I noticed a little smoke smell about 9 pm. Just can't seem to get rid of this stuff.

#needwetweather

[GHweatherChris]

Is that really what you believe?

Where is some good pic's from your trip out this way? Can't say you have been too busy, you are on here all the time.....

[TT-SEA]

Is that really what you believe?

 

Its endless with you... frantic sometimes.

[TT-SEA]

Total precip per the 00Z ECMWF through Monday evening...  although Monday looks like a nice day and it shows Tuesday being just shy of 90 at PDX.

 

[Geos]

Total precip per the 00Z ECMWF through Monday evening...  although Monday looks like a nice day and it shows Tuesday being just shy of 90 at PDX.

 

 

Improvement over last night's 0z run.

[TT-SEA]

Improvement over last night's 0z run.

 

The mid-week system is almost totally dry on the 00Z ECMWF... that one was really wet on the 00Z run last night and still wet on the 12Z run today.

[Geos]

D*mn, back up into the unhealthy category tonight.

 

https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/enviwa/StationInfo.aspx?ST_ID=23

 

Wondering where this smoke is actually coming from now. Winds are light south through the Sound and West through the Strait.

[ShawniganLake]

Low 90s for PDX on day 10 of the Euro.

[TT-SEA]

D*mn, back up into the unhealthy category tonight.

 

https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/enviwa/StationInfo.aspx?ST_ID=23

 

Wondering where this smoke is actually coming from now. Winds are light south through the Sound and West through the Strait.

 

That is incredible.

 

I can understand some elevated smoke but the fact that its at the surface under a trough is perplexing.

[TT-SEA]

Low 90s for PDX on day 10 of the Euro.

 

They also have a good shot on Tuesday.

 

ECMWF offers some hope for Labor Day weekend.  

[Geos]

That is incredible.

 

I can understand some elevated smoke but the fact that its at the surface under a trough is perplexing.

 

Maybe the Maple fire by Hoodsport?...

[Phil]

That’s a lot of blue up there.