Pacific Northwest Weather - May 2023

[hawkstwelve]

We were thinking about keeping things fresh with a seasonal theme change for the site so I present to you...

The Weather Forums - Spring Edition!

At the start of each season we will change to a new color scheme that gives off the vibes of that season. So we will be sticking with this spring version until the end of June or so. Figure this will keep the website timely and also add a bit of fun to the kind of mundane blue/white/gray color scheme we usually go for. 

Please let me know if any portion of the site looks funky color wise and I will correct it. Also feel free to drop some constructive criticism/comments if you have any. Kind of a new venture so open to feedback. 

[TT-SEA]

Up to 64 here now... not a cloud in the sky.    

[iFred]

Feels a touch humid

[Ken in Wood Village]

39 minutes ago, hawkstwelve said:

We were thinking about keeping things fresh with a seasonal theme change for the site so I present to you...

The Weather Forums - Spring Edition!

At the start of each season we will change to a new color scheme that gives off the vibes of that season. So we will be sticking with this spring version until the end of June or so. Figure this will keep the website timely and also add a bit of fun to the kind of mundane blue/white/gray color scheme we usually go for. 

Please let me know if any portion of the site looks funky color wise and I will correct it. Also feel free to drop some constructive criticism/comments if you have any. Kind of a new venture so open to feedback. 

I opened up the browser to see what people are talking about and all the colors changed I thought I was at a different website or someone hacked the site Looks good

[Phishy Wx]

summer should be Grey for Smoke

[TigerWoodsLibido]

The colors help with contrasting things like quotes. I like it.

[ShawniganLake]

66F. High clouds. Nice day. 

[Ken in Wood Village]

I thought I would post a Satellite picture and the observation for Troutdale. Skies are clearing and temperatures are rising. We need to watch what is happening to the Southeast for the Portland area. If the models are correct, thunderstorms will be firing up later this afternoon into the evening hours. Let's hope they are right

[TT-SEA]

12Z ECMWF for tonight and tomorrow morning...

 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 hour ago, Phishy Wx said:

yeah I got bored with the wx when we lived in Long Beach.  Got up to the Sierra as much as possible in the winter.  Came to EWA and while generally boring in Summer, at least I have winters to look forward to

I got bored with the weather in the SF Bay Area.

My boss was from LA and it was a study in opposites. Me: “It’s January, and it only rained three days this week. Doesn’t feel like winter. This sucks.” Boss: “Do you all realize that THREE DAYS this week were rainy! Three! How can anyone stand it?”

[Phishy Wx]

14 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

I got bored with the weather in the SF Bay Area.

My boss was from LA and it was a study in opposites. Me: “It’s January, and it only rained three days this week. Doesn’t feel like winter. This sucks.” Boss: “Do you all realize that THREE DAYS this week were rainy! Three! How can anyone stand it?”

I lived there too, well in the Santa Cruz Mtns.  At least we got some pretty gnarly AR's in the winter.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

3 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

I lived there too, well in the Santa Cruz Mtns.  At least we got some pretty gnarly AR's in the winter.

My ex was from the Zayante Canyon area above Felton, so I am familiar with that area. Those redwoods don’t grow on California sunshine alone!

[Omegaraptor]

10 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

My ex was from the Zayante Canyon area above Felton, so I am familiar with that area. Those redwoods don’t grow on California sunshine alone!

Redwoods actually grow on fog! They rely on marine layers and fog drip to get through the dry summer, as a result they are only found in the coastal fog belt and do not grow in the interior.

[Deweydog]

46 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z ECMWF for tonight and tomorrow morning...

 

Could be a fun lifestyle tomorrow morning.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

20 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

Redwoods actually grow on fog! They rely on marine layers and fog drip to get through the dry summer, as a result they are only found in the coastal fog belt and do not grow in the interior.

It’s both, actually. There never were redwoods in San Francisco (which gets plenty of fog), but Oakland and Berkeley (which get more rainfall, particularly in the hills) have them. But only at elevations where the low clouds one gets in the “flats” becomes fog. It was really quite noticeable how one started seeing redwoods in the hills at about the same time one entered the fog.

[Phishy Wx]

1 hour ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

My ex was from the Zayante Canyon area above Felton, so I am familiar with that area. Those redwoods don’t grow on California sunshine alone!

no shiit?  I was over on Lompico ridge off Lake Blvd.  Small world.  I'd go get beer at that little store in Zayante.

[Cold Snap]

Currently 69.4 after a low of 52. Looks like the Portland area could see quite the action later this evening into tomorrow morning.

[TacomaWx]

14 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Currently 69.4 after a low of 52. Looks like the Portland area could see quite the action later this evening into tomorrow morning.

wiLL TreNd NOrTh

[TT-SEA]

74 degrees now... gorgeous day.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

69.8°F IMBY.

[MossMan]

14 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

69.8°F IMBY.

Same!! 

[T-Town]

70 here. Nice day. Not sure why it would be incomprehensible that someone could enjoy interesting weather AND enjoy warm sunny days.  I like em both!!

[TT-SEA]

Finally looking like it should for early May with today being the 6th day at 70+ degrees in the last 8 days here.

[Deweydog]

24 minutes ago, T-Town said:

70 here. Nice day. Not sure why it would be incomprehensible that someone could enjoy interesting weather AND enjoy warm sunny days.  I like em both!!

[Ken in Wood Village]

There are some showers popping up next to Bend. No lightning yet but in the satellite picture you can see other clouds popping up just to the Northeast of those showers. Hopefully they will turn into thunderstorms. 

[TT-SEA]

Another 70+ day in the books at SEA.    This has been way better than last year to this point.   And the models indicate more warm weather is on the way after the troughing over the next few days.    

[Doinko]

31 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

There are some showers popping up next to Bend. No lightning yet but in the satellite picture you can see other clouds popping up just to the Northeast of those showers. Hopefully they will turn into thunderstorms. 

Some lightning there now

 

[Phishy Wx]

83.  another warm one

[TT-SEA]

79 in North Bend now and 78 here.    

[Phishy Wx]

 

[Phil]

Historic +AAM/+dAAMt cycle coming up.

[Phil]

9 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

79 in North Bend now and 78 here.    

Weak.

[T-Town]

The new colors are very relaxing. Perhaps we’ll see less fighting. 

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, Phil said:

Weak.

Actually close to perfection.  

[Ken in Wood Village]

Thunderstorms are firing up Let's hope they stay together, you can see the thunderstorms building up where I had mentioned earlier

[TT-SEA]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Another 70+ day in the books at SEA.    This has been way better than last year to this point.   And the models indicate more warm weather is on the way after the troughing over the next few days.    

Related to my point above.    And likely will have several more before June 1st. 

[Omegaraptor]

 

Something’s happening to the east.

[Omegaraptor]

 

Any good boating spots in Douglas County?

[Doinko]

14 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

Thunderstorms are firing up Let's hope they stay together, you can see the thunderstorms building up where I had mentioned earlier

Those ones in the cascades look pretty strong

 

[Ken in Wood Village]

2 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Those ones in the cascades look pretty strong

 

I'm noticing that too. The heating of the day is helping them build up really good

[Olive1010]

hope we can see some action in portland

[TacomaWx]

Looks like convection is building over the southern cascades of Washington as well…but we will see what happens. 

[TacomaWx]

Looks like the lightning map is picking up on the non existent lightning strikes near mount rainier like it was yesterday afternoon. There is some stuff organizing based on radar and satellite though. 

[Omegaraptor]

The top edge of that stuff in the Cascades that formed just NW of Bend is now on a trajectory to hit slightly north of here. Now there's a cell direct west of Bend that hopefully should be headed for us.

[Doinko]

Storm near Mount Hood as well

 

[Ken in Wood Village]

10 minutes ago, Doinko said:

Storm near Mount Hood as well

 

I thought I would update that storm. My lightning detector is going off now that this storm is getting closer. Not sure if it will stay together when it gets closer to me

[Ken in Wood Village]

It looks like storms are filling in between Sweet Home and Mt. Hood. You can see on this radar loop, where there was no thunderstorms, they built up really fast. Anyone in those areas, look out. You will get hit with some heavy rain and maybe hail.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Radar really popping off. Dangerous sky near Shaw.

[T-Town]

Something brewing perhaps. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

74/48 day here. Mostly sunny afternoon with a lot of convective debris clouds around. Now overcast and a little humid, 69 degrees. Hoping to see some thunderstorms tonight, the radar looks somewhat promising.