January 2019 Weather in the Pacific Northwest

[Jesse]

What was April ‘18 like up there? Was it wet the whole month or half wet half dry like it was here?

Ever seen the movie Water World?

[MossMan]

Ever seen the movie Water World?

Those were some awesome jetskis!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looking cold out in Oklahoma later this month. 

[Esquimalt]

00Z EPS for the 10-15 day period... 

 

 

That has a decent retrogression signal.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Holy mother of pearl!

 

[Esquimalt]

Holy mother of pearl!

 

Blast incoming at hr 384!

[Blizzard777]

Holy mother of pearl!

 

[Blizzard777]

Potential = Hope

[Jesse]

12z ensembles show promise for at least a more active pattern with some mountain snow.

[MossMan]

Holy mother of pearl!

 

Will be chilly in Oklahoma.

[Jesse]

Oklahoma looking chilly.

[Phil]

We’re all gonna die!

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/magnetic-north-pole-moving-arctic-siberia-canada-earth-navigation-ships-a8724426.html?amp&__twitter_impression=true

[MossMan]

We’re all gonna die!

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/magnetic-north-pole-moving-arctic-siberia-canada-earth-navigation-ships-a8724426.html?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Everyone will drive into Puget Sound and die due to their GPS malfunctioning.

[TT-SEA]

One of the big trees that fell here during the windstorm.

 

 

 

I assumed building our new garage exposed trees that had been protected all of their lives and they would be susceptible in the next windstorm. The same thing happened when we built our house in 2004. The new trees that come up next will be much stronger.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

That is some nice firewood Tim.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

The stations in Springfield only got down to 33 here in town.  EUG made it down to 29 so a pretty big difference.

 

I miss active weather...we really are becoming a new Cali. 

[Timmy]

I miss active weather...we really are becoming a new Cali.

I would say more like the new Baja Cali

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

The gfs looks pretty good really on a large scale. We have a chance of getting colder and that is more than we've seen all winter. Sure looks like the Pacific is trying to shut down

On the end of the run.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

I would say more like the new Baja Cali

 

So we can have Spring Break 2019 in Pacific City!!

[Phil]

One of the big trees that fell here during the windstorm.

 

I assumed building our new garage exposed trees that had been protected all of their lives and they would be susceptible in the next windstorm. The same thing happened when we built our house in 2004. The new trees that come up next will be much stronger.

Hardwoods > Softwoods, my brotha.

 

Something like 80% of our tree jobs involve toppled evergreens that were poorly sited, like the one in your photo.

[TT-SEA]

Hardwoods > Softwoods, my brotha.

 

Something like 80% of our tree jobs involve toppled evergreens that were poorly sited (often non-native) similar to the one in your photo.

 

But we exposed them by clearing other trees.    It was inevitable.  

[MossMan]

[Jesse]

Hardwoods > Softwoods, my brotha.

 

Something like 80% of our tree jobs involve toppled evergreens that were poorly sited, like the one in your photo.

Softwoods are what naturally grow here.

[Phil]

But we exposed them by clearing other trees. It was inevitable.

Oh, I thought you said you were going to plant more.

 

If you do, I’d try a taper line by species perpendicular to the prevailing wind to relieve crown pressure. Softwoods grow much better when they shelter one another in close proximity (I might be preaching to the choir here).

[MossMan]

Holy guacamole what a gorgeous morning. Clean up at the lake day! That sun is warm, the summer itch is starting!!!

[Jesse]

Fred really needs to add that downvote feature.

[Jesse]

Looks like PDX fell to 32.

[Phil]

Fred really needs to add that downvote feature.

You’d be down in the mud with me.

[Jesse]

You’d be down in the mud with me.

Wasn’t referring to you.

[TT-SEA]

Oh, I thought you said you were going to plant more.

 

If you do, I’d try a taper line by species perpendicular to the prevailing wind to relieve crown pressure. Softwoods grow much better when they shelter one another in close proximity (I might be preaching to the choir here).

Trees will just grow up naturally there in a couple years and they will be much less vulnerable because they grew up exposed to wind.

[Timmy]

It’s January 11th!

[Deweydog]

It’s January 11th!

But with the windchill it FEELS like January 12th.

[FroYoBro]

Already 50 before noon. Nice spring day. 

[Jesse]

But with the windchill it FEELS like January 12th.

1/12/17 was a cold day.

[Requiem]

Watch the rest of the country get slammed this winter while we get left with the usual.

[luvssnow_spokane]

OMG!  57 here ... Just like every January should be!    mmm, wait,.. It is just like every January here. 

[luvssnow_spokane]

Watch the rest of the country get slammed this winter while we get left with the usual.

We call this "normal". 

[Andrew.]

[Requiem]

We call this "normal". 

 

It's ridiculous. What interesting weather have we seen this winter except 1/6/19 so far?

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

It's ridiculous. What interesting weather have we seen this winter except 1/6/19 so far?

Ask the people in North Puget Sound if they had any interesting weather.  I am sure they will respond, that is if they have had their power restored after the biggest windstorm in more than 10 years.

 

But it is an El Nino year, whether it becomes official or not, so you can't realistically expect anything that interesting.