PNW March 2023 Weather Discussion (2012 Redux)

[TT-SEA]

13 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

You can see the convection building up. Interesting how this is the second time we’ve had some thunderstorm threats this month. Very unusual for March from what I can remember in my lifetime but the sun angles are doing their thing. 

ECMWF has been showing a band of rain forming this evening and moving across SW WA and up through the Seattle area.   Wasn't sure if that was marine layer moving in or something else... appears it is convective.  

[Meatyorologist]

NAM goes crazy this evening in Seattle. Some moistening of the boundary layer due to dying storms drifting in off the Hood Canal, leads to decent midlevel CAPE. I've seen this before on the NAM, it's pretty aggressive, almost too aggressive, in this situation.

[Meatyorologist]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

ECMWF has been showing a band of rain forming this evening and moving across SW WA and up through the Seattle area.   Wasn't sure if that was marine layer moving in or something else... appears it is convective.  

hive mind

[TT-SEA]

SEA was at 60 last hour.   63 in North Bend.   That is 4 out of the last 6 days at or above 60 in both places.   A nice little treat.

[Doinko]

4 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

More thunderstorms are building up now 🌩

Some more showers north of Banks now

[TacomaWx]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

ECMWF has been showing a band of rain forming this evening and moving across SW WA and up through the Seattle area.   Wasn't sure if that was marine layer moving in or something else... appears it is convective.  

I’m skeptical that it ends up being more than straitform rainfall by the time it gets here…but we will see. 

[Ken in Wood Village]

Sorry for posting so much but these storms are blossoming really fast. There is a big storm next to Corvallis and Banks now. 

[Cold Snap]

Up to 63.3 for the day it’s very nice outside! I wish we were able to get 60 degree sunny days in the summer nowadays. Those are always very pleasant.

[TacomaWx]

4 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

Sorry for posting so much but these storms are blossoming really fast. There is a big storm next to Corvallis and Banks

 

It’s a weather forum bro post away! 

[Ken in Wood Village]

4 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

Sorry for posting so much but these storms are blossoming really fast. There is a big storm next to Corvallis and Banks now. 

Corvallis is getting a good light show now!! 🌩

[Phishy Wx]

61 out, warmest day since October 20th I believe IMBY

[T-Town]

3 hours ago, Phishy Wx said:

dude, it takes a lot to offend me. I just like conversation. Whether it be corny, crass, goofy, on point, whatever. 

As Jerry would have wanted it. 

[Meatyorologist]

1/2" hail report out of Corvallis.

[TT-SEA]

14 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Up to 63.3 for the day it’s very nice outside! I wish we were able to get 60 degree sunny days in the summer nowadays. Those are always very pleasant.

I was thinking that today felt like summer.   But the exact same day in July would probably feel cold.   Full sunshine and mid 60s with very little wind is extremely pleasant.  

[Ken in Wood Village]

It's very explosive down in the Corvallis area. Wish I was down there now 🌩

[TT-SEA]

FWIW... the ECMWF showed this band sort of exploding again over King County around 10 p.m. and moving up the Sound all the way to Bellingham after that.

[Doinko]

4 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

It's very explosive down in the Corvallis area. Wish I was down there now 🌩

Something forming near Forest Grove now. Hopefully it doesn't fizzle out

[Ken in Wood Village]

2 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Something forming near Forest Grove now. Hopefully it doesn't fizzle out

I needed to do this in stages. You can see a lot of storms forming now from the heating of the day. 

[TacomaWx]

10 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

1/2" hail report out of Corvallis.

Would Andrew qualify this as evil or good weather? 

[Ken in Wood Village]

2 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

I needed to do this in stages. You can see a lot of storms forming now from the heating of the day. 

You don't normally see over a 100 lightning strikes in the PNW...LOL

[MWG]

Hail coming down right now. Crazy to think it's almost April and we have this.

[TT-SEA]

A few clouds starting to billow to the east here as the air mass starts to destabilize.  

[Rubus Leucodermis]

60.0°F.

[Ken in Wood Village]

Not sure but there looks like some rotation in this storm North of Yamhill. In the radar loop, there almost is a tornado signature. I little hook echo on the SW side. 

[Timmy]

Dumping rain here, just had two claps of thunder 

[Ken in Wood Village]

1 minute ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

Not sure but there looks like some rotation in this storm North of Yamhill. In the radar loop, there almost is a tornado signature. I little hook echo on the SW side. 

D**n, look at this 

[Timmy]

Pea sized hail as well

[TT-SEA]

I am not sure this is being driven by the heat of the day... the fact that the ECMWF shows it going all night probably means it being driven by the upper levels.    Although the sun and warmth today is probably helping things along.  

[Doinko]

Interesting clouds to the north here

 

 

[Cloud]

What a beautiful day! Really taking advantage of it by moving some stuff over to our house. Tomorrow into the weekend don't look too good. 

[TT-SEA]

10 minutes ago, Cloud said:

What a beautiful day! Really taking advantage of it by moving some stuff over to our house. Tomorrow into the weekend don't look too good. 

There will probably be some decent periods in there but not the same as today.   ECMWF shows basically dry weather Friday and Saturday until early afternoon when showers pop up.   Maybe dry all day in Seattle on Sunday.    But struggling to 50 each day as opposed to low 60s.  

[TT-SEA]

18Z ECMWF just coming out now... looks similar overnight with the convective band making it all the way to Bellingham.

[TacomaWx]

Looks like Andrews about to get slammed. What a blessing of a month for him. So far the stuff in SW WA doesn’t look too crazy but we will see. 

[TT-SEA]

ECMWF shows mid to upper 40s tomorrow afternoon with a brisk SW wind across most of the area.   Going to feel like winter again.    Pretty typical to go back and forth at this time of year.  

[Meatyorologist]

1 hour ago, Meatyorologist said:

hive mind

@TT-SEA You seem a bit confused. I meant that we both posted about the same thunderstorm threat within moments of one another!

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, Meatyorologist said:

@TT-SEA You seem a bit confused. I meant that we both posted about the same thunderstorm threat within moments of one another!

Ahhh... missed that.   

[Ken in Wood Village]

What I've seen in the past is showers and thunderstorms on the West side of Portland in the afternoon then later in the late afternoon and evening, showers and thunderstorms forming on the East side. Normally that's in the summer time but maybe it could happen now 🌩

[Cloud]

23 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

There will probably be some decent periods in there but not the same as today.   ECMWF shows basically dry weather Friday and Saturday until early afternoon when showers pop up.   Maybe dry all day in Seattle on Sunday.    But struggling to 50 each day as opposed to low 60s.  

I’m more concerned about the temps than the precip. Plan is to get all the heavy stuff to the new place Sunday. Could be a bit chilly. 
 

Oh, I think I may have found the secret to controlling my seasonal allergies: don’t wait until symptoms pop up to take the pills. Pop ‘em in every day! Working pretty well today after taking for consecutive days since Monday! Days like today is usually hell but it’s really making me enjoy spring right now. 

[Ken in Wood Village]

There is a lot of build up all around my location

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 hour ago, Phishy Wx said:

we got us some swollen buds in these parts finally

TMI dude.

[Ken in Wood Village]

6 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

There is a lot of build up all around my location

 

16 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

What I've seen in the past is showers and thunderstorms on the West side of Portland in the afternoon then later in the late afternoon and evening, showers and thunderstorms forming on the East side. Normally that's in the summer time but maybe it could happen now 🌩

I forgot, sometimes these showers and thunderstorms will pop up really fast and you won't know it until it's right on top of you!!

[Deweydog]

THUNDER

[T-Town]

Looking bubbly to the southwest. 

[Omegaraptor]

1 hour ago, Meatyorologist said:

1/2" hail report out of Corvallis.

They should thank me! I just drove back to Tigard yesterday. 

Places tend to get interesting weather right after I leave them.

[Phil]

Clown range GFS juuuuuust a bit of an outlier.

[TacomaWx]

Cell near Olympia seems to have strengthened a lot…but no lightning yet. 

[Deweydog]

18 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

THUNDER

Walter does NOT approve.

[TacomaWx]

That storm over battle ground went from nothing to dark red returns very quickly. Shows how fast these storms can develop outta nowhere. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Really nice little thunder and lightning show off to the north here the last 10-15 minutes. A dozen or so strikes so far, mostly cloud to cloud but one big bolt of cloud to ground.

[T-Town]

7 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Cell near Olympia seems to have strengthened a lot…but no lightning yet. 

Looking more impressive.