September 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[TT-SEA]

SEA is at 78 on the hour.    Outside chance they have a high of 80.

[TT-SEA]

PDX finally reached 85!

[Jesse]

PDX finally reached 85!

Could theoretically be their last time until May or June. What a nice thought.

[BLI snowman]

Could theoretically be their last time until May or June. What a nice thought.

 

March 29.

[BLI snowman]

All that rain on the long range GFS is making me upset. Just not quite ready for this brown grass paradise to end so soon.

[Jesse]

March 29.

 

Of course. After our record latest on 10/22/18

[Deweydog]

PDX finally reached 85!

Jesse made a good call. He spotted our little window for today's delicious downslope a few days ago.

[Farmboy]

GFS still liking the idea of a deep western trough in the extended range on the 18z run.  With a strong 940mb low (hr. 222) slowly approaching Baja, then the remnants quickly heading north and merging with developing Montana snowstorm...

[El_Nina]

Not trying to guilt trip you. I got the impression you were talking about the whole valley.

I was being sarcastic.

[El_Nina]

I think you might be wrong.   I got the feeling that he was reporting his actual conditions in terms of recent rainfall there.    I might be mistaken but it did not seem like he was just joking.

 

I was reporting my conditions but I can still understand that the valley needs much more rain despite my backyard greening up. Wish I could control the weather.

[Jesse]

Jesse made a good call. He spotted our little window for today's delicious downslope a few days ago.

 

Thanks Matt! Just enough stirring up of boundary layer today as the 500mb pattern starts to get a move on.

 

Now hopefully we can score something sub-70 with a nice reversal tomorrow.

[MossMan]

Spectacular day!!

[Jesse]

No 80 for SEA.

[TT-SEA]

Could theoretically be their last time until May or June. What a nice thought.

Gross!!

 

Need to break 90+ days again next year.

 

Need 32?

[TigerWoodsLibido]

GFS still liking the idea of a deep western trough in the extended range on the 18z run. With a strong 940mb low (hr. 222) slowly approaching Baja, then the remnants quickly heading north and merging with developing Montana snowstorm...

In the valley, it would be unreal with some sort of subtropical tap and being on the deformation side of the low. Is that what happened in Jan 1969?

[TigerWoodsLibido]

88º at EUG, a new daily record.

87F in Springtucky. Bye to the 80s. See you in April.

[Jesse]

87F in Springtucky. Bye to the 80s. See you in April.

Probably true with a Niño spring next year.

[MossMan]

Lovely evening in Seattle...hope we don’t have an earthquake!

[jcmcgaffey]

Lovely evening in Seattle...hope we don’t have an earthquake!

Ah good old viaduct traffic. I’m going to miss it. The views made the traffic a little more bearable. Not anymore once the tunnel is open.

[Farmboy]

I noticed the weather channel is calling for a warm November for the west.

[TT-SEA]

I noticed the weather channel is calling for a warm November for the west.

I don't like that.

[Farmboy]

I don't like that.

I've also noticed some of their 'seasonal outlooks' in the past maybe had a little too much seasoning.

[TT-SEA]

Mt Si Wildcats at home against Issaquah Eastlake.     Gorgeous evening for a game.

 

[BLI snowman]

I don't like that.

 

A warm November usually means lots of rain and midwinter goodies.

[High Desert Mat!]

Landslide anyone?

[TT-SEA]

A warm November usually means lots of rain and midwinter goodies.

 

 

True... it does usually pay off.  

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Felt warm today at 73F, looks like it started warming up steadily from around from midnight until about 5pm. Not many late September days start off around 62F at sunrise.

[Jesse]

True... it does usually pay off.

Snow after Thanksgiving is mostly a nuisance anyway.

[TT-SEA]

Snow after Thanksgiving is mostly a nuisance anyway.

 

 

No... you have it all wrong!  The fun snow season just begins on the Sunday before Thanksgiving... and peaks on 12/24 and 12/25.    That has worked wonderfully the last 3 years in a row here.   

 

The fun season officially ends on MLK Day and then we enter the snow is OK season through Valentines Day.    Then finally the snow is just annoying season begins.    This did not work out well at all this past spring!  

[Jesse]

No... you have it all wrong! The fun snow season just begins on the Sunday before Thanksgiving... and peaks on 12/24 and 12/25. That has worked wonderfully the last 3 years in a row here.

 

The fun season officially ends on MLK Day and then we enter the snow is OK season through Valentines Day. Then finally the snow is just annoying season begins. This did not work out well at all this past spring!

I hope you get this tattooed on your back someday.

[TT-SEA]

I hope you get this tattooed on your back someday.

 

Probably not... would really be confusing in Hawaii.  

[MossMan]

Lovely evening at Safeco!

[TT-SEA]

My son is the kid jumping up behind the kid in the toga in this video from KING5.   

 

https://twitter.com/ChrisEgan5/status/1045890068378836992

[VancouverIslandSouth]

The long range GFS wants to jump straight to December:

 

 

 

[Front Ranger]

Lovely evening at Safeco!

 

Watched the Rockies clinch the playoffs tonight at Coors Field. Was quite chilly...44 degrees by end of game.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

[MossMan]

The long range GFS wants to jump straight to December:

 

 

 

Time to get the boat out of the water I guess.

[TT-SEA]

Time to get the boat out of the water I guess.

 

 

I thought you did that months ago??  

[TT-SEA]

Rain is a little farther north on Sunday on the 00Z ECMWF.    

 

Looks like a nice weekend... for the Seattle area it shows dry and warm tomorrow then some showers overnight and then dry and warm again on Sunday in the warm sector ahead of the low offshore.  

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Sure is taking awhile to cool off this evening, still sitting at 63F here now. Although sheltered areas a few blocks away have dropped down near 50F.