July 2019 Weather Discussion for the PNW

[Frontal Snowsquall]

I haven’t used a computer to look at the models in probably a year. Actually can’t remember the last time I even opened the laptop.

I use my phone 90% of the time, 10% computer/laptop.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

12Z EPS looks like the operational through day 10... then shows a clear trend towards western ridging in the 10-15 day period.

 

Here is the 10-15 day mean:

 

Looking good. Hopefully it will verify.

[TT-SEA]

Just picked up .30 in about 20 minutes here.    No thunder though.

[Omegaraptor]

Heat misers are the worst.

I can’t wait until the next strong La Niña year.

Would be fun if we could make up for the dryness of the last couple years all at once and go full 2016-17. Timberline had a 100” base by Christmas that year, and I can imagine Meadows was similar. Also 1/10/17 was a really fun event. The December 2016 event actually yielded quite a bit of snow in my area if I recall, as well.

 

Sunriver was absolutely buried in snow that Christmas and New Year, and it was wonderful. Also I experienced subzero temps there.

 

Also, IIRC, no one really expected 2016-17 to be cold and wet until it actually happened. In fact, some predictions were actually saying that winter would be warm and dry.

[Dave]

I use my phone 90% of the time, 10% computer/laptop.

Same. Phones should never be used for viewing porn.

[ShawniganLake]

Same. Phones should never be used for viewing porn.

You can just link your phone to the TV wirelessly. Good to go.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I only post on here from my computer because I do not remember my password. So I cannot login on my phone. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
515 AM PDT WED JUL 10 2019

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT SALEM AND MCMINNVILLE OR
FOR TUESDAY JULY 9TH...

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.29 INCHES WAS SET AT SALEM OR. THIS BREAKS
THE OLD RECORD OF 0.23 SET IN 1974.

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.41 INCHES WAS SET AT MCMINNVILLE OR. THIS
BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.25 SET IN 1943.

[TacomaWaWx]

Currently up to 0.20” on the day. Up to 0.50” for the month and only 0.03” away from having more rainfall in July than May of this year.

Currently 65 and light rain.

[Jesse]

Your complaining hasn't been that bad imo. It has been way worse on FB in the PDX area weather groups. Which is funny because we have seen a lot of sun down here. The 4th was absolutely beautiful.

Brian Schmidt and Whine7 have probably been losing their minds.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Low to mid 70s right now in W. Oregon. Looks like PDX is running a -0.8 departure and SLE and EUG are at -0.3. You'd think from all the bitching we were having April like weather. It's going to be funny in 6 months when people are referring back to our "cold July" that probably will end up 1-2F above normal.

Yeah, it hasn't been that bad. The humidity this week has made it feel warmer than it's actually been.

[Jesse]

Decent shower over Vancouver right now. Sticky out through, 72 with a DP of 62.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Nice cool day.  77 at EUG.

[Omegaraptor]

Your complaining hasn't been that bad imo. It has been way worse on FB in the PDX area weather groups. Which is funny because we have seen a lot of sun down here. The 4th was absolutely beautiful.

 

Tell them that they’re lucky Portland is as warm as it is being at 45.5°N latitude. If the Earth spun the other way, the PNW would have a climate similar to Hokkaido or Sakhalin.

 

Portland really is warm for its latitude. It’s on the west coast, influenced by a warm current, and its geographical position in a valley results in warm summers. If the Coast Range didn’t exist, we’d probably average in the low-mid 70s in summer.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Brian Schmidt and Whine7 have probably been losing their minds.

 

Brian has been in California camping for a couple weeks and Erik is in Estonia. 

[Cloud]

Beautiful day. Beautiful month of July so far.

[Guest CulverJosh]

79 degrees with a good breeze. Pretty nice for Bend at 330 on July 10th.

[Jesse]

Brian has been in California camping for a couple weeks and Erik is in Estonia.

Wow, you guys must be TIGHT.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Wow, you guys must be TIGHT.

 

We're FB friends. I've never hung out with Brian, but I used to hang with Erik a lot, but the 2016 election kind of fractured the "hated 8." But I have no personal issues with him. In my experience he is a good guy.

[The Swamp]

115-120 is preferable.   

 

Sometimes I light myself on fire just to feel good.

 

This might be my all time favorite post I have ever seen you type out.

[Omegaraptor]

DP is 62 at PDX.

[TT-SEA]

DP is 62 at PDX.

 

 

63 at SEA.

[seattleweatherguy]

63 at SEA.

That a record?

[TT-SEA]

That a record?

 

I am sure not.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

[Jesse]

73/61 so far here today with mostly cloudy skies and light showers at times.

 

Picked up almost .30” since yesterday afternoon.

[Front Ranger]

1) I've actually lived on the Greenland Ice Sheet for a few summers and many of those days were spent sweating in a T-shirt overheating. The amount of sunscreen required was absurd.

 

2) I know I'm just supposed to lurk but, as many have pointed out, classic summer sunny days in the NW are actually pleasant, if not downright perfect. So people aren't 'heat-misers', they're just longing for those ideal summer nights.

Lurking is creepy.

[TacomaWaWx]

Up to 68 currently and has been dry for about 20 minutes now. Sitting at 0.20” still on the day so far and 0.39” total over 2 days. Looks like some more showers are headed this way as well.

[TacomaWaWx]

Suns actually begun to pop out here in Tacoma a bit.

[MossMan]

12Z ECMWF surface maps still look about the same... highs mostly in the mid to upper 70s in Seattle and either side of 80 in Portland through next week.

 

Only real precip outside of some mountain showers appears to be on Sunday into Monday with a small c-zone focused around Randy's area.

Hopefully that changes.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Sunbreaks here now!

[Anti Marine Layer]

Alaska heatwave has ended for now. Only 61 in Anchorage right now, but still a lot of smoke.

[Guest CulverJosh]

Im going to say the way some of you guys talk, there has to have been some double male bathroom emblems on the door at some point.

[James Jones]

Tell them that they’re lucky Portland is as warm as it is being at 45.5°N latitude. If the Earth spun the other way, the PNW would have a climate similar to Hokkaido or Sakhalin.

 

Portland really is warm for its latitude. It’s on the west coast, influenced by a warm current, and its geographical position in a valley results in warm summers. If the Coast Range didn’t exist, we’d probably average in the low-mid 70s in summer.

 

If the earth spun the other way Portland would probably be a desert, and quite a bit hotter in the summer with much more frequent offshore flow/downsloping. Our summers are actually very representative of our latitude, winters however are not.

[Phil]

I only post on here from my computer because I do not remember my password. So I cannot login on my phone.

[Phil]

1) I've actually lived on the Greenland Ice Sheet for a few summers and many of those days were spent sweating in a T-shirt overheating. The amount of sunscreen required was absurd.

 

2) I know I'm just supposed to lurk but, as many have pointed out, classic summer sunny days in the NW are actually pleasant, if not downright perfect. So people aren't 'heat-misers', they're just longing for those ideal summer nights.

Are you trolling or serious? It rarely gets above freezing at the summit of the ice sheet.

[Phil]

[Phil]

Im going to say the way some of you guys talk, there has to have been some double male bathroom emblems on the door at some point.

What’s it like to be a virgin suffering from sex addiction? Sounds like a miserable life.

[Guest CulverJosh]

What’s it like to be a virgin suffering from sex addiction? Sounds like a miserable life.

Had sex last night and this morning. But you keep with your weather geekiness and pipe dreams of what my life is like.