Pacific Northwest Weather -June 2023

[TacomaWx]

61 after a low of 45. Figured we would manage a few sub 60 highs in a row but that hasn’t panned out. Some rain showers to the NW hopefully they make it…but so far it has just been a cool partly sunny pattern IMBY. 

[Slushy Inch]

Yes please. Ideal setup.

[MossMan]

11 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

Yes please. Ideal setup.

No purple squares over my house…Dump it! 

[MossMan]

My truck thinks it’s November!

[MWG]

52F at the moment with thunder and light rain. So dark outside too! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like we are in the frenzied grips of what could potentially be a STRONG NINO. 2009/10 analog seems quite apt at this juncture. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Food for thought. 

[HuskyMaestro]

Crazy for mid-June in a strengthening El Niño year, with 93L right behind it. It's to be named soon and to be the earliest MDR hurricane on record if the forecast holds. 

[Chewbacca Defense]

3 hours ago, Skagit Weather said:

It's crazy how dry it has been at BLI so far this year. At first I thought there must be something wrong with the gauge, but I compared it to other official and personal weather stations in the area and it seems like the reading is at least close to accurate. As of yesterday BLI has picked up just over 8" on the year. The average rainfall to this date is 16.75" with 17.31" by the end of June. We are now 3" below the next driest year (by the end of June) which means this year is almost 30% drier than any year in the last 75. 

If you want something with a longer period of record Clearbrook goes back to 1905 and this is recorded as the 4th driest start to the year in the last 118 years (19 days are missing because there are still 12 days in June and for some reason Clearbrook hasn't recorded the last 7 days). It's not as much of an outlier as BLI (average is 24.60" for this date), but I'm also wondering about the legitimacy of Clearbrook's 2021 data because BLI had almost more precip than Clearbrook in the first 6 months of 2021 which would be extremely unusual. So perhaps the third driest year up north behind 1979 and 1938.

I can confirm, it has been quite dry up here.  I think I've done a little better than BLI, but not by much.  The thunderstorms that have passed through the area have been just to the north of the airport (and my location as well).

I am sitting at 12" but there have been a couple of times that a convergence zone type rain band parked over Lake Whatcom and my house, but BLI was outside the band. 

[Front Ranger]

4 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

I can confirm, it has been quite dry up here.  I think I've done a little better than BLI, but not by much.  The thunderstorms that have passed through the area have been just to the north of the airport (and my location as well).

I am sitting at 12" but there have been a couple of times that a convergence zone type rain band parked over Lake Whatcom and my house, but BLI was outside the band. 

Looks like some rain moving into your area now.

[LowerGarfield]

50 minutes ago, HuskyMaestro said:

Crazy for mid-June in a strengthening El Niño year, with 93L right behind it. It's to be named soon and to be the earliest MDR hurricane on record if the forecast holds. 

Now TS Bret. On a side note I prefer the Brett spelling.

[MossMan]

Rod says this is normal. 

[the_convergence_zone]

Not a bad day for a quick jaunt up Mt Si 

[MossMan]

Sprinkles 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

14 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Rod says this is normal. 

Snow at Timberline in June is not unusual, though usually it happens earlier in the month. 

[Phil]

5 hours ago, ShawniganLake said:

The Donnie Creek wildfire in NE BC is now the largest recorded in the province’s history at 1.32 million acres.  No significant rain is in the forecast and temperatures are forecast to rise through the week. 

You must be lovin’ life right now.

4 hours ago, Skagit Weather said:

It's crazy how dry it has been at BLI so far this year. At first I thought there must be something wrong with the gauge, but I compared it to other official and personal weather stations in the area and it seems like the reading is at least close to accurate. As of yesterday BLI has picked up just over 8" on the year. The average rainfall to this date is 16.75" with 17.31" by the end of June. We are now 3" below the next driest year (by the end of June) which means this year is almost 30% drier than any year in the last 75. 

If you want something with a longer period of record Clearbrook goes back to 1905 and this is recorded as the 4th driest start to the year in the last 118 years (19 days are missing because there are still 12 days in June and for some reason Clearbrook hasn't recorded the last 7 days). It's not as much of an outlier as BLI (average is 24.60" for this date), but I'm also wondering about the legitimacy of Clearbrook's 2021 data because BLI had almost more precip than Clearbrook in the first 6 months of 2021 which would be extremely unusual. So perhaps the third driest year up north behind 1979 and 1938.

Not many 21st century years on that list.

3 hours ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z Euro cuts off the ULL on Sunday/Monday and gives us a few days in the 90s.

Hopefully it’s mishandling the 500mb pattern. Seems like one that the models generally struggle with.

Oh yeah, that ain’t settled by a longshot.

2 hours ago, Slushy Inch said:

Yes please. Ideal setup.

Same here. ULL to the west is a winner.

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Looks like we are in the frenzied grips of what could potentially be a STRONG NINO. 2009/10 analog seems quite apt at this juncture. 

If only. I’d give a pinky toe to repeat that one.

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Food for thought. 

Overdone.

1 hour ago, HuskyMaestro said:

Crazy for mid-June in a strengthening El Niño year, with 93L right behind it. It's to be named soon and to be the earliest MDR hurricane on record if the forecast holds. 

Haven’t seen a screaming +AMO/-NPMM in tandem with a developing El Niño since the 1920s. No modern precedent for it.

[Phil]

Instead of the SW US, the death center is down in Mexico.  

Heat miser heaven!

 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 hours ago, MossMan said:

No purple squares over my house…Dump it! 

Will trend north.

[Phil]

It was a blessed day. Divine intervention. Praise Jesus, Allah, The Universe, The Aliens, or whatever else is out there.  

[LowerGarfield]

20 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Not a bad day for a quick jaunt up Mt Si 

Is that like an off brand Dairy Queen?

[TT-SEA]

13 minutes ago, LowerGarfield said:

Is that like an off brand Dairy Queen?

A favorite of the locals and hikers in the summer.    Been around since the early 1950s.

[Ken in Wood Village]

This picture was taken about an hour ago. I'm looking NW from my work in Milwaukee. I had to take it because it looked so amazing

[Front Ranger]

41 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Snow at Timberline in June is not unusual, though usually it happens earlier in the month. 

Yeah, the norms now are like 4-5 degrees warmer than 3 weeks ago.

[Front Ranger]

44 minutes ago, Phil said:

Instead of the SW US, the death center is down in Mexico.  

Heat miser heaven!

 

Only 90/60 in Mexico City, by far their largest city. Low humidity.

Nothing compared to what you have to endure every summer, Phil.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Front Ranger said:

Only 90/60 in Mexico City, by far their largest city. Low humidity.

Nothing compared to what you have to endure every summer, Phil.

They are over 7,000' in elevation. 

[T-Town]

33 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

A favorite of the locals and hikers in the summer.    Been around since the early 1950s.

Sounds like Frisko Freeze in Tacoma. Serving deliciously greasy burgers since 1950. I’m getting a hankering for one just thinking about it. 

[T-Town]

 

[Cascadia_Wx]

25 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Only 90/60 in Mexico City, by far their largest city. Low humidity.

Nothing compared to what you have to endure every summer, Phil.

Need to find central Mexico’s OLM and start downplaying this mofo, stat!!

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just had a very intense shower roll through here. Picked up close to .20”over the last 15-20 minutes.

High of 61 today so far with lots of sunbreaks earlier, shower dropped it down to 53 pretty quickly.

[the_convergence_zone]

1 hour ago, LowerGarfield said:

Is that like an off brand Dairy Queen?

Haha basically yes, tastes great after a trail run. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Some improvements on the 18z in the mid range. Would be nice to see future Euro runs trend this way.

[Omegaraptor]

43 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

They are over 7,000' in elevation. 

You can actually ski in Mexico at the Bosques de Monterreal! The base area is 9645’ and it goes up to 11302’.

[Omegaraptor]

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-ski-resort-futuristic-vertical-village
 

Soon… add Saudi Arabia to the list of countries you can ski in. Apparently they are building a huge ski resort that will be year round and outdoors, and they expect it to be finished in 2026.

[Front Ranger]

35 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Need to find central Mexico’s OLM and start downplaying this mofo, stat!!

Having been to Mexico City multiple times, I was curious how hot it was there. 

Not as impressive as I was hoping based on the death reports from Phil.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

0.22" for the day so far.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

Coldest lead up to the start of summer in my lifetime. 

[Ken in Wood Village]

I saw someone post a picture of the two waterspouts along the Oregon Coast. The is a different view and I'm posting what Jeff Forgeron posted from Channel 12 News

 

Another picture of the waterspouts spotted this morning along the Oregon Coast. According to the US National Weather Service Portland Oregon, the same thunderstorm produced 5 waterspouts between 10:20-10:40am. Thanks to Kane Degerstedt & his wife Sheryl Paul for sending this in (Cannon Beach, OR).

[Cascadia_Wx]

11 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Coldest lead up to the start of summer in my lifetime. 

Looks like a poster here may have bought their gated foothills mansion in the wrong climate!! There’s a first time for everything I guess…

Edited June 20, 2023 by Cascadia_Wx

[Front Ranger]

18 minutes ago, Ken in Wood Village said:

I saw someone post a picture of the two waterspouts along the Oregon Coast. The is a different view and I'm posting what Jeff Forgeron posted from Channel 12 News

 

Another picture of the waterspouts spotted this morning along the Oregon Coast. According to the US National Weather Service Portland Oregon, the same thunderstorm produced 5 waterspouts between 10:20-10:40am. Thanks to Kane Degerstedt & his wife Sheryl Paul for sending this in (Cannon Beach, OR).

Pretty sweet. Having spent a decent number of Thanksgivings out there as a kid and young adult, I remember some cool storms but nothing like that.

[Phil]

1 hour ago, Front Ranger said:

Only 90/60 in Mexico City, by far their largest city. Low humidity.

Nothing compared to what you have to endure every summer, Phil.

Didn’t you visit New Orleans and call it the most uncomfortable and disgusting weather you’ve ever experienced?