PNW April 2023 Weather Discussion

[Deweydog]

3 hours ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

It’s chilly and rainy out this morning but you can definitely smell in the air that the plants are coming to life now. Lots of birds singing at times too. I think there are some birds trying to make a nest under our eaves, and our cat is going nuts at the nearby window.

 

[Deweydog]

Breezy!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

36 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Seattle definitely will hit 60 this April. On the flip side Portland had its first September in history with no highs below 70 just last year. Only difference  between SEA’s and PDX’s record is that one of them actually happened.

Very true Jesse. Climate Change Tim wants to have it both ways. But we know he can’t. 

[TT-SEA]

Some sun breaks now.   Our cottonwoods are finally looking green... which mostly happened today with the rain.    That is at least 2 weeks later than normal.    Usually they start leafing out at the very end of March or the first couple days of April based on my experience over the last 20 years.    I have pics from Easter in 2011 which was on April 24 (second latest ever) and they look about the same as they do today.     That year was the latest leaf out during our time here.

[ShawniganLake]

4 hours ago, Skagit Weather said:

That's true and I should have been more specific instead of the generic "bad." You're right in that it was probably by far the worst fire season on the west side North Cascades, mostly because fires are so infrequent up here that even relatively small ones are significant.

Too much unnecessary fire suppression for decades has left western North America in a bad spot. There will be more mega fires and likely more on the west side.  Mother Nature is trying to balance things out whether we like it or not. 

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Too much unnecessary fire suppression for decades has left western North America in a bad spot. There will be more mega fires and likely more on the west side.  Mother Nature is trying to balance things out whether we like it or not. 

Our governor wants to eliminate wildfires entirely... they are of course only caused by our warming climate.    Never used to happen.    Good news is that if WA goes to all clean energy then we alone can reverse global warming.     Go Jay!  

[TacomaWx]

Good lord…gotta love this place in the off-season. Anyways 50 after a low of 45…picked up 0.32” of rain so far today and we’re up to 2.89” MTD. 

[ShawniganLake]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Our governor wants to eliminate wildfires entirely... they are of course only caused by our warming climate.    Never used to happen.    Good news is that if WA goes to all clean energy then we alone can reverse global warming.     Go Jay!  

I’m not against clean energy.  Not gonna help the wildfire situation though. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

42 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Very true Jesse. Climate Change Tim wants to have it both ways. But we know he can’t. 

Anything mentioning temperatures above 65 F and Jesse either pukes or downvotes it, regardless of where it is happening. He must sympathize with his fellow climate alarmists from around the world.

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Still looks like mid winter. The fact we’ve gone back to rain makes it more like January. 

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Still looks like mid winter. The fact we’ve gone back to rain makes it more like January. 

 Spring 2022 and 2023 have felt very 2008-2012 esque! 

[TT-SEA]

5 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Still looks like mid winter. The fact we’ve gone back to rain makes it more like January. 

Hopefully it stays like that for another month or two while the rest of us enjoy lush green spring.   

[Phil]

18z GFS doing its annual springtime D10+ megatorch. Will probably end up warmer than every GEFS member.

[TT-SEA]

20 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

I’m not against clean energy.  Not gonna help the wildfire situation though. 

I am also all for clean energy.    Just find it funny how clueless our governor is on the natural climate of the west.

[The Cats Meow]

A nice sun break a bit ago.  Temp spiked to 52.

Enjoyable day after all.

[LowerGarfield]

It was about 70 degrees in Lewiston today, maybe high 60s but it was sunny and perfect. I enjoyed about 30 mins of sunshine on our church's grass lawn in the early afternoon. It was maybe low 60s here.  It has been overcast here the last few hours though. Now it's 50 degrees and raining light but steady and started about 4pm. My wife and son should be arriving home from Clark County any minute now so I'll have to unload their bags in the rain. But that's not the worst thing.

[SnowySeeker50]

Thunderstorm overhead

[The Cats Meow]

a little thunder rumble here

[T-Town]

Been looking ominous here but just a few sprinkles this afternoon. Must be waiting for me to get the grill going. 

[The Cats Meow]

5 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Been looking ominous here but just a few sprinkles this afternoon. Must be waiting for me to get the grill going. 

If that is your back yard that is a tremendously beautiful view.  Wow!

[T-Town]

1 minute ago, The Cats Meow said:

If that is your back yard that is a tremendously beautiful view.  Wow!

Thanks!

[TacomaWx]

Rained pretty hard a bit ago but no thunder here. Maybe we see a thunderstorm tonight or in the next couple days. Radar doesn’t look all that impressive to the SW here at the moment. 

[T-Town]

8 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Rained pretty hard a bit ago but no thunder here. Maybe we see a thunderstorm tonight or in the next couple days. Radar doesn’t look all that impressive to the SW here at the moment. 

Yeah that squall moved through here and now the sun is out. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 hour ago, ShawniganLake said:

Too much unnecessary fire suppression for decades has left western North America in a bad spot. There will be more mega fires and likely more on the west side.  Mother Nature is trying to balance things out whether we like it or not. 

This is definitely true for east of the Cascades and south into southern Oregon and California, but the western Cascades of Washington are on a 500-1,000 year burn interval, if not longer. Fire suppression hasn’t really tipped the scale too much in these generally cool and wet forests. Has a lot more to do with the warming and drying of our summer climate in recent years.

[Olive1010]

The soundings look decent for hail and funnels sw Washington nw oregon

[MossMan]

Sky is looking bubbly all of a sudden. And windy…My dogs tail proves it. 
44 degrees. 

[Phishy Wx]

On 4/13/2023 at 8:44 PM, Deweydog said:

Last time we took the pledge it SNOWED a few weeks later. Stay tuned!

cool venue, was in there the last 2 nights for Phish concerts.  fun times

[Omegaraptor]

5 hours ago, The Cats Meow said:

Everyone is always offended by something.  You take the cake.

The statistics are real and Oregon is actually in the top 10 for states.

In wet, dark and dreary places peoples mental health can suffer.  Those are just facts.

We all want some sun right about now except you.  Facts again.

The big cities with the highest suicide rates in the US are Las Vegas, Colorado Springs, Tucson, Sacramento, Albuquerque, Mesa, and Miami in that order. Those must be some dark wet dreary gloomy holes!

[T-Town]

Getting another squall here. 

[TT-SEA]

10 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

The big cities with the highest suicide rates in the US are Las Vegas, Colorado Springs, Tucson, Sacramento, Albuquerque, Mesa, and Miami in that order. Those must be some dark wet dreary gloomy holes!

This is not a good topic.  But I have never thought there was connection to weather.   Its relatively easy to go some place else if its that bad.   I have read that there is a connection related to altitude and physical effects on the brain.

[MossMan]

Some frozen lumps and 40 degrees. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Not a good topic, but a fascinating one. Did you know more women attempt suicide, but more men are successful. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

3 hours ago, Phil said:

18z GFS doing its annual springtime D10+ megatorch. Will probably end up warmer than every GEFS member.

It did but still my gosh what a putrid run.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Ended up with a 53/47 spread today here, but that low may be dropping by midnight. Morning rain then some heavy showers and lots of sun breaks. Not a bad day at all by any stretch.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

40 degrees as the day ebbs. GREAT day to be ALIVE!

[Front Ranger]

15 hours ago, Omegaraptor said:

The big cities with the highest suicide rates in the US are Las Vegas, Colorado Springs, Tucson, Sacramento, Albuquerque, Mesa, and Miami in that order. Those must be some dark wet dreary gloomy holes!

There is a significant correlation between elevation and suicide rate. Five of the top six states for suicide rate are in the Rocky Mountain region: Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah.

[Meatyorologist]

3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Our governor wants to eliminate wildfires entirely... they are of course only caused by our warming climate.    Never used to happen.    Good news is that if WA goes to all clean energy then we alone can reverse global warming.     Go Jay!  

What is this post? So weird and wrong and unprompted.

[Meatyorologist]

Also let's end the suicide talk here. Not gonna lie, we don't need that here in the main topic weather forum. There are multiple other banter threads you can freely talk about that really heavy stuff in. Hell, you can even tag people if you want them to hear what you say! Or DM them

[Front Ranger]

4 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Also let's end the suicide talk here. Not gonna lie, we don't need that here in the main topic weather forum. There are multiple other banter threads you can freely talk about that really heavy stuff in. Hell, you can even tag people if you want them to hear what you say! Or DM them

Just normal rainy spring Tim talk.

[MossMan]

38 degrees. 
.25” on the day.