PNW April 2023 Weather Discussion

[Cascadia_Wx]

36 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

I hear the South Side is pretty deserted.

I think that’s where Andrew is meeting his connection.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Might go to a white Sox game. 

[T-Town]

1 hour ago, ML Loather said:

Where are your socks?

[Anti Marine Layer]

10 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Where are your socks?

You're not supposed to have socks with sandals here.

It was about 70 today and should be about 80 tomorrow and 90 on Friday. 

[Ken in Wood Village]

Some interesting weather NE of La Center. 

[Timmy]

Looking at woodland 

[Deweydog]

1 minute ago, Timmy said:

Looking at woodland 

Came through a ho lotta hail right at exit 21 on the big road a few minutes ago. Saw a couple spinouts.

[Timmy]

Just now, Deweydog said:

Came through a ho lotta hail right at exit 21 on the big road a few minutes ago. Saw a couple spinouts.

Almost looked like possible rotation

[TigerWoodsLibido]

42 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Might go to a white Sox game. 

Been lucky enough to go to 5 big league ballgames in my life. There's nothing like experiencing it in person. Taking your glove to the game, buying beers etc.

[T-Town]

55 minutes ago, ML Loather said:

You're not supposed to have socks with sandals here.

It was about 70 today and should be about 80 tomorrow and 90 on Friday. 

Ok. 

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Ok. 

But you are wearing shorts!  

[T-Town]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

But you are wearing shorts!  

Damm straight!!  Calendar says it’s spring so time for shorts. 

[TT-SEA]

It probably won't work out this way... at least for the second map... but the ECMWF shows temps completely flipping next week with western WA warmer than down here in Charleston.    If it verifies... we definitely picked the right week to be in the SE and then the next week back home.

[TT-SEA]

Andrew's favorite topic... looks like the MJO just barely gets into phase 1 which is really favorable for western ridge in MAM and then collapses back to the middle.   Ridging probably won't last long.    If its going to make the loop through phases 5, 6, and 7 again in May then expect a return to troughing.  

[TT-SEA]

Ag Weather update early this week focused on 2009 being a fairly good analog this summer... a nod to Andrew there.  

[MossMan]

3 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Everything is packed… Sounds like a place I would avoid… As I head to Chicago in a few days.

I’m with you there. Never have cared much for crowds and busyness but I seem to get worse with that aspect of things the older I get. Costco at anytime except for 7pm on a weeknight is a NOPE! Going to Lowe’s…8am on a Sunday morning, or NO WAY! Going to the grocery store…Evenings or early on Sunday morning only. Don’t want to deal with traffic or people…I like wide open and few people. Going to Eastern Washington…Go when everyone is busy with end of school stuff and graduations or during the week. We had the lovely park to ourselves…Just the way I like it! 

Edited April 20, 2023 by MossMan

[Rubus Leucodermis]

3 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Everything is packed… Sounds like a place I would avoid… As I head to Chicago in a few days.

Beats heading to Chicago in January. Or, for that matter, in August.

[Ken in Wood Village]

There is some major action in central Washington

[Cascadia_Wx]

Another very chilly day here. Partly to mostly cloudy with heavy, hailey showers at times. 50/40 spread.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Looking forward to the 00z runs. I enjoy tracking the evolution of warm spells, overall. Could be an interesting pattern shake up, especially if thunderstorm chances come into the picture.

[Cloud]

The last few days of April may just bring this month to average. And that’s really all it takes. SEA is running about -5F up to date, maybe a bit difficult but looks warm to close out the month on the 0z. 

[Cloud]

SEA only needs 0.08” to get 3” of precip for the month. Will get that tomorrow and then a soggy weekend. May just be last of the precips for the month. Still well above avg. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Chilly night. Clear skies and already down to 39.

[Cascadia_Wx]

00z Euro looks more reasonable with the ridge overall.

[Cloud]

I don’t remember 2011 at all… but this April has been impressively chilly for average highs for first 18 days. Despite that, 2011 still beat this year out by 1F. 
 

Last April’s also on this list but mostly thanks to the 60 and 73 days on the 6th and 7th. Otherwise last April was also top tier cold. We haven’t come close to that territory this year yet. 
 

One more note about April 2011… the month ended with an average high of 52.2F. That was an incredibly chilly and wet month. And apparently we had no summer to follow. 

 

[TT-SEA]

2 hours ago, Cloud said:

I don’t remember 2011 at all… but this April has been impressively chilly for average highs for first 18 days. Despite that, 2011 still beat this year out by 1F. 
 

Last April’s also on this list but mostly thanks to the 60 and 73 days on the 6th and 7th. Otherwise last April was also top tier cold. We haven’t come close to that territory this year yet. 
 

One more note about April 2011… the month ended with an average high of 52.2F. That was an incredibly chilly and wet month. And apparently we had no summer to follow. 

 

Really hoping we break away from 2011 starting now... that was a Nina year from start of finish so quite different than this year.   

[Cascadia_Wx]

Frosty and 34 this morning. Pretty sunrise in progress.

[Meatyorologist]

Frost here! Not our latest on record, surprisingly. Last May we had some as well!

[FroYoBro]

Only 33 degrees right now. Brrr.

[Meatyorologist]

Good morning, all. This upcoming heatwave is going to prevent April from joining the ranks of last year or 2011, but at least there's some semblance of the 'other side of the coin' when it comes to our weather patterns. A heatwave seems somewhat earned.

Would feel more earned though if we didn't just smash a bunch of heat records last Summer and Fall.  Now it feels more like torch->chilly->torch, which admittedly is a huge improvement over torch->torch->torch.

[Cascadia_Wx]

3 hours ago, Cloud said:

I don’t remember 2011 at all… but this April has been impressively chilly for average highs for first 18 days. Despite that, 2011 still beat this year out by 1F. 
 

Last April’s also on this list but mostly thanks to the 60 and 73 days on the 6th and 7th. Otherwise last April was also top tier cold. We haven’t come close to that territory this year yet. 
 

One more note about April 2011… the month ended with an average high of 52.2F. That was an incredibly chilly and wet month. And apparently we had no summer to follow. 

 

Calling 2011 a year with no summer is pretty silly. August and September were both solidly warm. There have been many years in the past that are much more deserving of that title.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Dipped to 32 just after sunrise here. Impressively late freeze.

[Meatyorologist]

7 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Calling 2011 a year with no summer is pretty silly. August and September were both solidly warm. There have been many years in the past that are much more deserving of that title.

Summer 1954 is pretty deserving, at least at KSEA. The warmest it got was 80F flat, which only occurred on a couple days. The summer itself averaged less than 60F, if you can believe it.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Pretty interesting that it will be another chilly and rainy day here after having a freeze this morning. Every other frost or freeze I have seen this late in the season is followed by a warm day as we transition from a trough to a ridge.

Leaf out is happening gradually, but on the whole trees are about the barest I’ve ever seen them on April 20th. 

Edited April 20, 2023 by Cascadia_Wx

[TacomaWx]

Close to a freeze but not quite. 33 degrees in Tacoma. We’ve had a few mornings this month get close! 

[Cascadia_Wx]

3 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Summer 1954 is pretty deserving, at least at KSEA. The warmest it got was 80F flat, which only occurred on a couple days. The summer itself averaged less than 60F, if you can believe it.

That was a cold one regionwide. Only summer in history that PDX didn’t hit 90 at least once. Max of just 86 that summer.

1954 is definitely the king of summers without summers in the PNW, at least in the airport era. Interestingly it was also an absolutely roasting summer out in the plains. Like dust bowl 2.0 status.

[TacomaWx]

Heatwave? Lol low 70s isn’t even extremely above average by late April. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Freezing again this morning. #10 on the month I believe. Yesterday was 38/33 with 0.42” of mostly non sticking snow or grapuel. 

[MossMan]

Had some light frost on the roof and 35 for a low. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

AFDPQR is doubting next week's potential warmup.