PNW March 2023 Weather Discussion (2012 Redux)

[GHweatherChris]

5 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Moving to Stampede Pass? 

Pfffft I wish, possibly 7 miles east from here, which will ironically be a worst spot for snow.

Edited March 28 by GHweatherChris

[Winterdog]

Looks like a nice sunset going on to my west.

[Meatyorologist]

It's hard not to romanticize life with views like this.

[ShawniganLake]

Spectacular day today. Crystal clear and 54F this afternoon with a bit of a NE breeze. 

[TT-SEA]

23 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

It's hard not to romanticize life with views like this.

That top pic is postcard-worthy.

[Meatyorologist]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

That top pic is postcard-worthy.

Seattle has some great views if you know the topography and where to look. You'd be surprised how good the views are even far inland, like 3 or 4 miles from the Sound.

[Meatyorologist]

Here's some fodder for us bored schmucks to toss our stubby digits at... What's your favorite park near where you live? Attach a pic, too, if you got any.

I'll start first, Discovery Park:

[TT-SEA]

8 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Seattle has some great views if you know the topography and where to look. You'd be surprised how good the views are even far inland, like 3 or 4 miles from the Sound.

The two trees in the foreground really made the shot spectacular. 

[Tyler Mode]

17 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Here's some fodder for us bored schmucks to toss our stubby digits at... What's your favorite park near where you live? Attach a pic, too, if you got any.

I'll start first, Discovery Park:

About 15 minutes from the bridge (Moulton), 4 minutes from the river scene (Lewisville).

Edited March 28 by Tyler Mode

[TT-SEA]

In contrast to the above story about worst weather... Will Ferrell said he considers Portland one of his favorite places.  

https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2023/03/will-ferrell-gives-a-shout-out-to-portland-during-podcast-hosted-by-the-office-stars.html?fbclid=IwAR3lvubuPCVNyL5YyKs1sIgZuVfS1Nm9o7wWSrMvIZ4YTzxF7TyKACikxLA

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Light rain and 35.6. 45/27 today. RAwwww

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Winter from Salem-south. Spring to the north today. 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Winter from Salem-south. Spring to the north today. 

So many days like that in the last couple of months.   We have really been blessed up here considering the crazy troughing across the west over the last 6 weeks.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

18 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

So many days like that in the last couple of months.   We have really been blessed up here considering the crazy troughing across the west over the last 6 weeks.

Or cursed. 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Or cursed. 

No... pretty sure its blessed.   When western WA is being hit hard it usually means CA is high and dry.    This has been a blessing for everyone.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

No... pretty sure its blessed.   When western WA is being hit hard it usually means CA is high and dry.    This has been a blessing for everyone.

Let’s ask Jim. 

[Deweydog]

1 hour ago, Tyler Mode said:

About 15 minutes from the bridge (Moulton), 4 minutes from the river scene (Lewisville).

God’s country.

And other random religious references.

[MossMan]

5 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

God’s country.

And other random religious references.

Hallelujah… Holy Shiit! Where’s the Tylenol 

[Gradient Keeper]

4 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

This came up on Facebook today... sounds like it was a very well researched and important study on which cities have the worst weather. 

https://www.alottravel.com/article/vertical/slideshow/us-cities-with-the-worst-weather/9227/1?camp_id=213576&utm_campaign=213576&utm_content=23853851775330023&utm_medium=23853851770420023&utm_source=fb&fbclid=IwAR3Gvc4kf54UZrx8ZVLb5fHt8pNjjt_VuFBZOlj-VvkNONMKXKhaV91uIe8

They were not kind to Portland.    Sounds like a horrible place.   Can't grow anything!    This how cities get really bad and misguided reputations.   Comically stupid.  

Portland, Oregon

Portland doesn’t get a lot of sun. On average, the city has 222 heavily clouded days out of the year. That makes it tough to grow literally anything other than roses. Roses don’t require a lot of sun and love cloudy weather, so that’s why Portland is often referred to as “the City of Roses.” Maybe that’s why food is so expensive there!

While the city itself rarely sees much snow, the surrounding suburbs do sometimes have issues with snow and ice thanks to the fact that they are at a higher elevation than Portland proper is. All in all, this is the best advice we have for surviving the dreary Portland weather: invest in a good umbrella!

This reads like the down syndrome version of Chatgpt.

00z ECMWF in 45 minutes

[Gradient Keeper]

00z GFS the hits just keep on comin'. 10 Day Snowfall totals are absurd for the Cascades. C'MON!!!!

[Gradient Keeper]

Full run GFS another 5-9 feet of snow for the Cascades. Just your run of the mill April stuff.

[Omegaraptor]

1 hour ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Full run GFS another 5-9 feet of snow for the Cascades. Just your run of the mill April stuff.

Looking like one of those years we have more reliable powder skiing on Easter than Christmas.

And Christmas skiing wasn't bad here at all.

[Gradient Keeper]

Euro stuck at HR 186

[TigerWoodsLibido]

1 hour ago, Eujunga said:

High of 43º at EUG is a new daily record low max (45º in 1985).

0.27" of rain here this evening, finally bringing the season total to above 20 inches. Still more than 10" below normal, but it feels good to be out of the semi-arid teens.

That plus a forecast that looks good for more rain and mountain snow over the next couple of weeks is better for my drought anxiety than any amount of Valium.

Beautiful day here. Would've been really fun 2 months ago.

[Cascadia_Wx]

54/32 day here. Clear and frosty early then increasing clouds and gusty east winds at times. Still breezy this evening with rain moving up from the south, temp is down to 49. Looking like a fairly cool and rainy day tomorrow. 

[Gradient Keeper]

00z Euro done finally. Oh look, the run ends with a cold trough over us.

[Gradient Keeper]

00z Euro 10 Day Rainfall, Snowfall totals. This is nuts! The wettest run in months! The snow is bonkers. This is not what we should see in April!

[The Blob]

Looks like it has been pouring cats and dogs here.

[TT-SEA]

50 at SEA and in North Bend this morning... both with an east wind.   Looks like the cloud shield is shearing apart and thinning as I can see stars out there.   Should be another nice day up here.

00Z ECMWF was truly nuts... looks like our April craziness might be repeating again this year despite ENSO going in the complete opposite direction as last April.   The seasons have been sort of messed up and extreme for the last year.

The 00Z EPS still showed a pattern change starting by the middle of next week which is about the same timing as the 12Z run.   And still don't believe it yet.  

[TT-SEA]

@LowerGarfield the ECMWF has been speeding up the arrival of the precip on Friday... we are planning to get over the pass by 1 or 2 p.m.   Guessing I-90 won't be too bad during the daylight hours until maybe 6 or 7 p.m. though as precip is not real heavy yet.

[Meatyorologist]

35 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

50 at SEA and in North Bend this morning... both with an east wind.   Looks like the cloud shield is shearing apart and thinning as I can see stars out there.   Should be another nice day up here.

00Z ECMWF was truly nuts... looks like our April craziness might be repeating again this year despite ENSO going in the complete opposite direction as last April.   The seasons have been sort of messed up and extreme for the last year.

The 00Z EPS still showed a pattern change starting by the middle of next week which is about the same timing as the 12Z run.   And still don't believe it yet.  

Even still, it looks transitory

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Even still, it looks transitory

It definitely looks like a pattern change though.   For most of the last 6 weeks the EPS has been showing a deep trough over the west coast in the long range.    What it is showing at the end of the run now would be pattern with less cold air digging all the way down to the SW.     Assuming the pattern actually evolves as shown of course.   

[TacomaWx]

Warmest overnight low in a long time…maybe since fall. 48 degrees but that may not stand by the time midnight rolls around. 

[TacomaWx]

The phantom snow on the euro won’t likely verify…but it’s been showing well below normal temps for this time of year in the first week of April. First half of spring is going to be solidly below normal at this rate. 

[T-Town]

Sunrise on the Olympics this morning. 

[Phil]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

@LowerGarfield the ECMWF has been speeding up the arrival of the precip on Friday... we are planning to get over the pass by 1 or 2 p.m.   Guessing I-90 won't be too bad during the daylight hours until maybe 6 or 7 p.m. though as precip is not real heavy yet.

Fleeing the rain?

[TacomaWx]

7 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Sunrise on the Olympics this morning. 

I was driving to work down in fredrickson this morning and the sunrise was pretty cool looking. Couldn’t get a picture since I was driving though. 

[TacomaWx]

Just now, Phil said:

Fleeing the rain?

Tim hasn’t had much need to flee the rain with the focus of the pattern being down South lately…weathers actually been sunny often here. he’s just giving @LowerGarfield travel tips since he/she is going to be coming over the pass that day. 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, Phil said:

Fleeing the rain?

As discussed previously... its our last parents weekend at my son's college.    He graduates in May.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

36 a cloudy. Still about 2-3” of solid snow cover. 
 

I wish you could block people on here and not just put them on ignore, you still have to read their posts when others reply. 🫠

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Tim hasn’t had much need to flee the rain with the focus of the pattern being down South lately…weathers actually been sunny often here. he’s just giving @LowerGarfield travel tips since he/she is going to be coming over the pass that day. 

Phil was adamant last week that this week would be different and we would not sneak in a period of warmer than normal 850mb temps... but it managed to happen again as I suspected.    I don't get the same feeling about next week though.  

[TT-SEA]

SEA is almost 6 inches below normal for rainfall for the year... and getting to the point in the year when its hard to make up that big of a deficit.  

[FroYoBro]

Wow! That Euro run was amazing! Jesus decided to continue smiling down on this part of the world. Wonderful! 

[MossMan]

Mild morning compared to the last several. Currently 44 degrees and sunny. 

[Phil]

40 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

As discussed previously... its our last parents weekend at my son's college.    He graduates in May.

Congrats!

[Phil]

39 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

36 a cloudy. Still about 2-3” of solid snow cover. 
 

I wish you could block people on here and not just put them on ignore, you still have to read their posts when others reply. 🫠

Sorry bruh.

[Phil]

37 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Phil was adamant last week that this week would be different and we would not sneak in a period of warmer than normal 850mb temps... but it managed to happen again as I suspected.    I don't get the same feeling about next week though.  

Nothing like last week, though. This is a flicker by comparison.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, Phil said:

Nothing like last week, though. This is a flicker by comparison.

Last week was nice Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday.   This week it will be Monday - Wednesday and possibly Thursday.   The dry, sunny period is a little more extended this week.  

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, Phil said:

Sorry bruh.

Don't let him bother you... he has lots of mood swings.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

9 minutes ago, Phil said:

Sorry bruh.

You are good homie