July 2023 PNW Observations and Discussions

[Doinko]

Looks like no measureable rain here sadly. I'll be in Everett also and it looks like the weather will be really nice the next few days.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

9 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

0.10” of rain here. Quite significant for July, but will be a distant memory by tomorrow. 

Looks like more expectations have been exceeded!

On 7/24/2023 at 9:13 AM, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Isn't it always dry in the summer out there? IDK, maybe you typically get more precip with thunderstorms, but it essentially does not rain here from 4th of July through Labor Day... EVER. Might get a couple drops today.

 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

5 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Looks like more expectations have been exceeded!

 

Did you bookmark all of these?

[Rubus Leucodermis]

3 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Did you bookmark all of these?

No, but sometimes the whining sticks in my memory.

[TT-SEA]

Up to 66 here and partly cloudy... lots of blue sky opening up.   Also a bit of a breeze.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Up to 66 here and partly cloudy... lots of blue sky opening up.   Also a bit of a breeze.

Overcast and rain here in Gastown. Umbrellas are in use down on the street.

[TT-SEA]

Lets hope the GFS is wrong... too much heat.

 

[RentonHill]

yay dome is back

[Phishy Wx]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Lets hope the GFS is wrong... too much heat.

 

and a big 'ol cane off the Carolinas

[Rubus Leucodermis]

6 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

yay dome is back

Only about two weeks out on the Goofus! I take that 113 over PDX about as seriously as that -10 over PAE a few winters back.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Only two weeks out on the Goofus! I take that 113 over PDX about as seriously as that -10 over PAE a few winters back.

I am getting a sense that the first part of August might be quite warm.   Obviously the GFS is just doing GFS things though.

[Phil]

10 hours ago, Phil said:

I have a feeling a big time storm is gonna hit here while I’m out of town. Last time I was in Seattle was 2019 and we got slammed with an 80-90mph microburst the first afternoon I was gone. I wonder what it’ll be this time.

Already starting. I’ve been gone 4 hours.  

 

[Phishy Wx]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

I am getting a sense that the first part of August might be quite warm.   Obviously the GFS is just doing GFS things though.

didn't the GFS sniff out the 2021 massive heat wave and stick to its guns?

 

I'm in no way a GFS fan, but

[Chewbacca Defense]

1 hour ago, Skagit Weather said:

Yesterday I picked up 0.81" which made it the wettest July day I've recorded on my weather station (surpassing the thunderstorm total of 0.73" on July 3, 2012). The wind also almost gusted to 30 mph which was the second strongest July gust I've recorded.

BLI picked up 0.73" yesterday on their second driest calendar day of the year. Before yesterday it had only rained more than 0.01" on four days since 1949. The 0.73" total is also the wettest single day so far of 2023. I assume they'll have a wetter day come autumn, but if not it would be wild to have the wettest day of a year to be statistically almost the driest day.

I'm curious if that is the true total, I know that for a while there the weather station was not reporting any rain accumulation.  The guy who maintains the Whatcom County weather FB page (Randy) mentioned it in a post and said he reached out the KBLI ATC to see if they could call the NWS.

It has definitely been very unusual up here in terms of precip, thanks for posting those stats.

 

Side note, I was surprised how many folks were out getting plane washes.  The soccer park is a few miles off the end of runway 16, and there were quite a few GA aircraft flying in, especially considering how heavy the rain was at times.  I could also hear the border patrol spinning up their Blackhawk, but never saw it.

 

[TT-SEA]

5 minutes ago, Phil said:

Already starting. I’ve been gone 4 hours.  

 

SEA is at 63 with a dewpoint of 54 and decent SW wind.   When do you get there?

[ShawniganLake]

48 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

I didn't realize how badly BLI is running below normal on precip this year. Only 8.89" on the year after yesterday, around 50% of normal. That stat about it being the wettest day of the year is also incredible. 

It was the wettest day at YVR since January 16th.  That seemed pretty incredible to me.  

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Up to 0.10" on the day already.

[Phil]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

SEA is at 63 with a dewpoint of 54 and decent SW wind.   When do you get there?

We’re over western Montana now. So probably within the hour.

[Phishy Wx]

Just now, Phil said:

We’re over western Montana now. So probably within the hour.

when you fly over Spokane that's me mooning you

[BLI snowman]

Nothing measurable here, disappointing since ~0.10" or so seemed like a pretty good bet. Kind of feels like the hurtful equivalent of missing out on one of our late winter snow events where an inch melts off by 10am.

[TT-SEA]

23 minutes ago, Phil said:

We’re over western Montana now. So probably within the hour.

Lots of breaks in the clouds from Seattle south and eastward... but really cloudy in Everett still.  

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Lots of breaks in the clouds from Seattle south and eastward... but really cloudy in Everett still.  

Perfect mooning conditions for @Phishy Wx!

[Doinko]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Lots of breaks in the clouds from Seattle south and eastward... but really cloudy in Everett still.  

Nice looking clouds here just south of Seattle

 

[BLI snowman]

SeaTac as Phillip arrives.

I assume we all have our signs ready?

 

Edited July 25, 2023 by BLI snowman

[Tyler Mode]

Just a touch of fresh snow on the top of Rainier.

[GobBluth]

45 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Only about two weeks out on the Goofus! I take that 113 over PDX about as seriously as that -10 over PAE a few winters back.

It's way off on it's own compared to the ensembles..

[Cloud]

54 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

yay dome is back

For every rain event we pay for it with days or weeks long heat dome. 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Lets hope the GFS is wrong... too much heat.

 

2 weeks away? What could go wrong. Lock it in

[YahRaEl]

Hoping the last image forecast is right and not the first one from climacell.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 hour ago, RentonHill said:

yay dome is back

Checks out 

[Deweydog]

GFS says summer FINALLY starts 8/1!

[Phil]

Landed. Keeping an eye out for the SeaTac sensor.

[YahRaEl]

13 minutes ago, Phil said:

Landed. Keeping an eye out for the SeaTac sensor.

66° there now

[TT-SEA]

70 in North Bend now... broken clouds. 

[TT-SEA]

38 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

GFS says summer FINALLY starts 8/1!

12Z ECMWF seems to be going in that direction too.

[YahRaEl]

I said a few weeks ago Early August heatwave possible but I feel a flip as we get into second half one maybe towards wetter maybe a little cooler or at least normal. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

The hot May-July may have just been a warm up. 

[Phil]

OMG COOL AIR. HALLELUJAH

[YahRaEl]

Maybe an active fall before a quiet winter???

[Omegaraptor]

10 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

The hot May-July may have just been a warm up. 

You thought we skipped spring and started summer on 4/25 this year.

Nope! 4/25-7/31 WAS the spring, baby!