December 2018 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[luvssnow_spokane]

How's the battery though? May want to switch to Iphone. Any power save mode?

It epends on which iPhone you get as the larger ones have longer battery life due to size. I have a regular iPhone X and have great battery life. iPhones battery life is not much different than most high-end phones out there and they are more than satisfactory when compared.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Not much need for a night shift tonight. 

[GHweatherChris]

Reed Timmer will be in Ocean Shores for the wind tomorrow, forgot about him since his beginnings with the Dominator tornado chasing vehicle, always entertaining!!

[Requiem]

Reed Timmer will be in Ocean Shores for the wind tomorrow, forgot about him since his beginnings with the Dominator tornado chasing vehicle, always entertaining!!

I’ve never seen him in Oregon before, actually.

[Jbolin]

Sounds like you really need to go to crown point during east wind density events. You'll feel a lot better and your wind craze will mellow I hope. Get over there next time they're expecting at least 80 mph gusts and get that sh$t out of your system already.

 

Remember, the density will be with you.

Star Wars guys will get it. Not sure you're old enough K12

Dont forget Crispin Glover's famous line

 

I am your density 

[Jbolin]

Let's take some bets...

Even money it aint happening 

[Gradient Keeper]

Some noticeable changes on the 6z GFS beginning at Day 5. Do I think it's going to lead to anything great Day 7+ probably not. However, IF this becomes a trend it certainly can renew our optimism.

 

Here is Day 6 model comparison

 

00z last night

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122000/150/500h_anom.na.png

 

 

6z

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/144/500h_anom.na.png

[Gradient Keeper]

La-la land/Clown Range gets fun. Big Kona retrograde, entire pattern shifts. MEGA block. YEAH!

 

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/240/500h_anom.na.png

 

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/288/500h_anom.na.png

 

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/324/500h_anom.na.png

 

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/348/500h_anom.na.png

 

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/384/500h_anom.na.png

 

12z GFS in 4 hours 25 minutes

12z ECMWF in 6 hours 43 minutes

[SilverFallsAndrew]

La-la land/Clown Range gets fun. Big Kona retrograde, entire pattern shifts. MEGA block. YEAH!

 

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/240/500h_anom.na.png

 

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/288/500h_anom.na.png

 

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/324/500h_anom.na.png

 

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/348/500h_anom.na.png

 

http://maps1.pivotalweather.com/maps/models/gfs/2018122006/384/500h_anom.na.png

 

12z GFS in 4 hours 25 minutes

12z ECMWF in 6 hours 43 minutes

 

Ummm...The 00z is no better than any previous run.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

The 06z ensembles are significantly worse...

 

http://old.wetterzentrale.de/pics/MT8_Portland_Oregon_USA_ens.png

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Currently 49.

[Tyler Mode]

Waking up to 60 degrees here.  Just from that alone and the lack of rain I'd think windstorm.

[Blizzard777]

51* here

[Blizzard777]

Ocean Shore

[Blizzard777]

Coast having fun

[MossMan]

Getting a little wild and woolly out there this morning. Heavy rain and quite windy. 48.

[TT-SEA]

Totally calm here and not raining and 52.

[Jbolin]

Totally calm here and not raining and 52.

WIND STORM CANCEL!

[Chewbacca Defense]

Looks like KBLI is already getting gusts in the 40's and I've recorded a 30mph gust at my house.  When is this supposed to peak in the north interior?

[Blizzard777]

Winds beginning to climb in strength here

[Phil]

Seems like the whole Northern Hemisphere has been torching hard. And looks to more or less continue.

Western Hemisphere certainly has.

[Timmy]

Looks like the coast out there.

[Chewbacca Defense]

These will be some fun stations to watch through the day

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Up to 52 now. I don't know if I have ever been this warm in December/January at 8am in the morning in my 8 years here.

[TT-SEA]

WIND STORM CANCEL!

 

Really?   Did you not sleep again?

 

It can be calm here even during a windstorm in Seattle.    That probably won't be the case later today... but widely different conditions across the region is part of the fun of tracking of these systems.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Amazing how in one day it went from looking like a potentially chilly week next week to just a continuation of warm weather. Tigerwoodslibido was right all along...

[Blizzard777]

Up to 52 now. I don't know if I have ever been this warm in December/January at 8am in the morning in my 8 years here.

54* here now

December heatwave

[Phil]

BOOOOM.

 

[Timmy]

BOOOOM.

 

great, how much snow at my house?

[ShawniganLake]

Amazing how in one day it went from looking like a potentially chilly week next week to just a continuation of warm weather. Tigerwoodslibido was right all along...

I was almost convinced that Christmas week was going to be chilly with some snow chances. Kind of disappointed

[umadbro]

BOOOOM.

 

How about an explanation?

[ShawniganLake]

great, how much snow at my house?

Do you have a house down wind of the Great Lakes? Then probably a lot.

[ShawniganLake]

How about an explanation?

Sudden stratospheric warming

[ShawniganLake]

Impressive gradient being modeled over Vancouver Island this afternoon

 

[Phil]

How about an explanation?

PV gets raped by two large breaking waves, eventually forcing the NAM negative, dumping significant cold into the middle latitudes next month. The PNW can be included in this until convective forcing reaches the warm pool during the middle of January.

 

The GFS is struggling with the mass/momentum flux transfer in the upper levels, as usual, but all of the other models are on board!

[Jbolin]

Really?   Did you not sleep again?

 

It can be calm here even during a windstorm in Seattle.    That probably won't be the case later today... but widely different conditions across the region is part of the fun of tracking of these systems.

Dude I know, it's the SE winds right now

 

I was channeling KI2's inner child

[luvssnow_spokane]

[ShawniganLake]

PV gets raped by two large breaking waves, eventually forcing the NAM negative, dumping significant cold into the middle latitudes next month. The PNW can be included in this until convective forcing reaches the warm pool during the middle of January.

 

The GFS is struggling with the mass/momentum flux transfer in the upper levels, as usual, but all of the other models are on board!

Sounds like you’ve opened our window out another 5 days or so. I thought it was January 10th

[Phil]

Sounds like you’ve opened our window out another 5 days or so. I thought it was January 10th

January 10th +/- a few days.

 

I consider mid-month to be 10th-20th. Early month runs from 1st to the 10th. Late month from the 20th onward. At least this is my interpretation.

[ShawniganLake]

January 10th +/- a few days.

 

I consider mid-month to be 10th-20th. Early month runs from 1st to the 10th. Late month from the 20th onward. At least this is my interpretation.

Yea. Wishful thinking on my part.