Pacific Northwest Weather - May 2023

[ChristheElohim]

66-69° currently out here at Eastside Tacoma under Mostly Sunny skies. 

[NWbyNW]

You couldn't ask for a more beautiful Memorial Day.  Beautiful, sunshine, and 66F here in Everett.  Cool breeze and lovely. 

[AlTahoe]

7 hours ago, Phil said:

Only been in Colorado Springs 3 days but I think I’m already smitten. Open views, snowcapped terrain, light traffic, interesting weather, etc. Already had a small hail shower and some thunder since I’ve been here. Air is light, no humidity, cardio workouts are more challenging due to altitude (plus it’s easier to get a buzz on, haha). Definitely #1 on my “move-to” list now.

Once you acclimate to the altitude while drinking you can go back to sea level and out drink everyone you know. Everytime our group from Tahoe goes to Vegas for a food trip, we are alarmed at how easy it is to drink and feel ok. lol 

 

Forgot to add though when the Bay Area tourist come up here they usually get absolutely wrecked on their first night drinking at the casinos

[Cascadia_Wx]

Very pretty day. Sunny and 76 here. Looks like PDX is going to make a run at 80, lol.

[AlTahoe]

6 hours ago, Phishy Wx said:

feck it was freezing in Santa Cruz.  low to mid 50s most of the day until the fog burned off.  went to The Cure concert at Shoreline amphitheater on Saturday night.  in the 50s and windy, also pretty chilly.  back in Spokane where its supposed to be 80 today.  lol

How was the cure? one of the few groups I have never seen live that I would like to see. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

14 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Very pretty day. Sunny and 76 here. Looks like PDX is going to make a run at 80, lol.

82 on the car thermometer in Eugene. 

[Eugene-5SW]

25 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

82 on the car thermometer in Eugene. 

80º here, 81º at EUG.

12th 80º+ of the month at EUG. 11th here.

Forecast was for 76º, so the overachieving continues.

[Phishy Wx]

I have never seen the hills around the south bay area that green this late in the year.  Lexington Reservoir was fuller than I've ever seen it.

[Phishy Wx]

50 minutes ago, AlTahoe said:

How was the cure? one of the few groups I have never seen live that I would like to see. 

wife and I have been fans since the 80s.  Great. You should see them if you get a chance.  Robert Smith's voice has not changed one bit.  it's amazing

[Phishy Wx]

https://twitter.com/NWSSeattle/status/1657867799463854081?s=20

 

A record high temperature of 90 degrees has been set at Hoquiam this afternoon. This is the warmest temp ever observed there in the month of May since records began in 1953. The runner up is 87 degrees on May 29, 2007. #wawx

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, Phishy Wx said:

https://twitter.com/NWSSeattle/status/1657867799463854081?s=20

 

A record high temperature of 90 degrees has been set at Hoquiam this afternoon. This is the warmest temp ever observed there in the month of May since records began in 1953. The runner up is 87 degrees on May 29, 2007. #wawx

That’s from more than two weeks ago. Looks like their high today so far is 62.

[Phishy Wx]

1 minute ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

That’s from more than two weeks ago. Looks like their high today so far is 62.

lol I just realized. frickin twitter had that in my timeline like it was current

elroy screwing things up for everyone.

oof

 

[ChristheElohim]

61-65° and a few clouds here at Eastside Tacoma neighborhood currently also. 

[Chewbacca Defense]

2 hours ago, Phishy Wx said:

wife and I have been fans since the 80s.  Great. You should see them if you get a chance.  Robert Smith's voice has not changed one bit.  it's amazing

Wow that's awesome that he's still got it.  I saw them in '89 for the Prayer tour in Atlanta with my girlfriend and her friends.  I grew up on classic rock and was just starting to warm up to them when I went.  I really enjoyed the concert and became a fan as the result.

I've been lucky, I think I've been able to see just about every band/musician (still living) that I wanted to see.  I never saw Clapton, REM, (though I met Bill Berry and Michael Stipe), and I'm bummed I never saw the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

[NWbyNW]

The begins to set on a glorious Memorial Day.  Hope everyone had a good one.  Tipped 67F here in Everett today and it was absolutely beautiful.

[Front Ranger]

12 hours ago, Phil said:

Only been in Colorado Springs 3 days but I think I’m already smitten. Open views, snowcapped terrain, light traffic, interesting weather, etc. Already had a small hail shower and some thunder since I’ve been here. Air is light, no humidity, cardio workouts are more challenging due to altitude (plus it’s easier to get a buzz on, haha). Definitely #1 on my “move-to” list now.

Spring is my favorite season here. Lots of snow still in the mountains, variable weather, frequent precip, and everything is nice and green. Much prettier than the bare and brown (when not snowcovered) we have Nov-first half of April.

[MossMan]

68/45 on the day. Currently 49.

Lovely afternoon at the lake. 

[Phil]

11 hours ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

That altitude is a kicker....Helped out on a cattle drive several years ago with my wife's family and had to chase some cattle out of some trees on foot, I was winded after a few minutes of running around, then remembered "oh yeah, sea level lungs at 4,600 feet."

Colorado has always been a place that has been on my radar, but I just can't give up my ocean access.

Yep. First day here I made 5K but was super winded afterwards and slower time too. Resting heart rate was ~ 15bpm higher during the first 36hrs.

Now I’m back to normal but will be interesting to see what happens when I get home. Am going to try to run “the incline” tomorrow and see if I can make the top without stopping (doubtful, but you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, right?).

[Phil]

Also just can’t get over this view. Absolutely magnificent.

[Requiem]

8 hours ago, Phishy Wx said:

wife and I have been fans since the 80s.  Great. You should see them if you get a chance.  Robert Smith's voice has not changed one bit.  it's amazing

I very much wanted to go to this upcoming concert of theirs-- I've pretty much binge-listened to most of their discography the past couple years (Disintegration being undoubtedly my favorite). 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Hope everyone had a good holiday weekend. Currently 49F and pleasant.

[Tyler Mode]

At least the last few mornings have snuck down into the low to mid 40s before the low clouds have developed.

[Phil]

This MJO-based projection from Dr. Paul Roundy has nailed the pattern progression for the last couple of months at least.

If it’s correct, one heck of a SW/S-Central US low by midsummer. And a return to normalcy in the PNW region in a couple weeks’ time.

https://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/roundy/waves/rmmcyc/indexmjo.html

[TT-SEA]

28 minutes ago, Phil said:

This MJO-based projection from Dr. Paul Roundy has nailed the pattern progression for the last couple of months at least.

If it’s correct, one heck of a SW/S-Central US low by midsummer. And a return to normalcy in the PNW region in a couple weeks’ time.

https://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/roundy/waves/rmmcyc/indexmjo.html

The last 10 days have been within a degree of normal at SEA.

[TT-SEA]

ECMWF and EPS actaully show Sunday being fairly cool.   Any heat wave that could be coming is being pushed back.  

[ChristheElohim]

Overcast skies and temps of 48-50° right now here at Eastside Tacoma neighborhood.

[MossMan]

27 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

ECMWF and EPS actaully show Sunday being fairly cool.   Any heat wave that could be coming is being pushed back.  

Too bad this cool pattern is a dry one. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

This MJO-based projection from Dr. Paul Roundy has nailed the pattern progression for the last couple of months at least.

If it’s correct, one heck of a SW/S-Central US low by midsummer. And a return to normalcy in the PNW region in a couple weeks’ time.

https://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/roundy/waves/rmmcyc/indexmjo.html

Looks cryptic to me. But if California remains in the refrigerator this summer that's not very Nino-like. The Super Nino of 1983 had a hot summer.

[TacomaWx]

May is running +4.4F as of this morning. Record warm May seems like a lock as of now. It’s been a solid summer like month with just 0.69” of rain MTD. Only 0.09” in the last 3 weeks. 

[TacomaWx]

Some straitform rainfall would be so nice. Really starting to look like mid summer here with the grass turning brown in the last week or two. Besides the decent soaking rain in early May the faucet basically shut off in late April. Not that the faucet was ever really on much this rainy season. 

[Ken in Wood Village]

This happened 3 years ago. It was an amazing thunderstorm outbreak. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

32 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Some straitform rainfall would be so nice. Really starting to look like mid summer here with the grass turning brown in the last week or two. Besides the decent soaking rain in early May the faucet basically shut off in late April. Not that the faucet was ever really on much this rainy season. 

Yeah driving around the south valley yesterday it was really noticeable. Especially on drier rocky south facing slopes near the foothills. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Ended up with a pleasant 77/48 day yesterday. At least we avoided hitting 80 at all over the long weekend.

Fell to 47 overnight and now it’s partly too mostly cloudy with a cool breeze, and 54.

[TT-SEA]

Quite sunny out here this morning with the low clouds focused from Tacoma and Bellingham.

[Phishy Wx]

66 and severely clear, headed up to 78

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Mostly cloudy in Salem this morning. A brief respite from summer hell. Kids camped out in the yard last night, they seemed to sleep well despite the seasonal temperatures. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

48 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Quite sunny out here this morning with the low clouds focused from Tacoma and Bellingham.

And north of Bellingham. Still socked in up this way.

[ChristheElohim]

Clouds trying to break/burn off here at Eastside Tacoma neighborhood temps 56-59°

[Cascadia_Wx]

2 hours ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

This happened 3 years ago. It was an amazing thunderstorm outbreak. 

We took a big “storm chasing” drive during that event. North up I-5 then east on 12 over White Pass to 97, then up over Satus Pass and home through the Gorge. Saw a ton of thunder and lightning near Kelso and also Lewis and Clark state park by Mossyrock that morning. Then it calmed a bit before we hit a big cell just north of Satus Pass later that afternoon. Very heavy rain, hail, wind and lots of thunder and lightning.

[Anti Marine Layer]

2 hours ago, TacomaWx said:

Some straitform rainfall would be so nice. Really starting to look like mid summer here with the grass turning brown in the last week or two. Besides the decent soaking rain in early May the faucet basically shut off in late April. Not that the faucet was ever really on much this rainy season. 

California stole all your rain.

[TT-SEA]

38 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

And north of Bellingham. Still socked in up this way.

Mostly sunny and 62 out here.   But only 54 at SEA. 

[Chewbacca Defense]

1 hour ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

And north of Bellingham. Still socked in up this way.

Sun has finally started to break out here in the past 30 minutes or so.  I can't complain too much, we had a gorgeous weekend with very little in the way of clouds.

 

[MossMan]

Currently 54 degrees. 

[TT-SEA]

New ECMWF weeklies just released... looks generally warm.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

New ECMWF weeklies just released... looks generally warm.  

Looks like the focus of those anomalies shift more towards the center of the country at least. We are never going to have a "cool" or "wet" summer, but we could have one a little less hot than the past two. Sustained warmth as opposed to sustained heat. The difference between EUG or SLE having a top 3 warm July or August and just one in the top 25. 

[Omegaraptor]

Would be pretty nice if we could pull this off again at some point this June.

[FroYoBro]

1 minute ago, Omegaraptor said:

Would be pretty cool if we could pull this off again at some point this June.

Downvote this one Jesse!

[Omegaraptor]

2 minutes ago, FroYoBro said:

Downvote this one Jesse!

My chips are on weenie this time.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 hour ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Sun has finally started to break out here in the past 30 minutes or so.  I can't complain too much, we had a gorgeous weekend with very little in the way of clouds.

Sunny now. Started breaking up during lunch hour here.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

65 and partly sunny in LEBANON.