July 2023 PNW Observations and Discussions

[TT-SEA]

2 hours ago, ShawniganLake said:

I don’t believe it has reached the residential part of town yet but it is close.  
 

 

Showing up on IR satellite overnight as that black dot on the border between WA and BC.    Looks like that weak front that came through here yesterday evening is probably enhancing the wind over there.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Pretty nice mid summer weather the last few days. 81/57 on Friday with a brief morning marine marine layer, and 80/56 yesterday with some neat mid and high clouds at times and a mild breeze.

Nice sunrise in progress this morning with some high clouds off to the east. 55 degrees.

[snow maniac]

Brrr cold this morning 44 degrees.

[TT-SEA]

15 minutes ago, snow maniac said:

Brrr cold this morning 44 degrees.

58 and cloudy here.    Same at SEA.   You must have clear skies. 

[snow maniac]

33 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

58 and cloudy here.    Same at SEA.   You must have clear skies. 

Yes, clear here.

[ShawniganLake]

2 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Showing up on IR satellite overnight as that black dot on the border between WA and BC.    Looks like that weak front that came through here yesterday evening is probably enhancing the wind over there.

Yes. It was definitely windy there with low humidity.  Sounds like the actual town of Osoyoos will be okay.  There is a wide swath of grasslands around the town and the fire seems to be burning itself out in those grassy areas.  Not sure about the homes on the outskirts of town that are closer to the forested areas. 

[ShawniganLake]

1 hour ago, snow maniac said:

Yes, clear here.

Clear here as well but only managed a low of 54F. 

[T-Town]

2 hours ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Pretty nice mid summer weather the last few days. 81/57 on Friday with a brief morning marine marine layer, and 80/56 yesterday with some neat mid and high clouds at times and a mild breeze.

Nice sunrise in progress this morning with some high clouds off to the east. 55 degrees.

77 and 74 here the last two days. Afternoon cloud deck kept the temp down yesterday. Only broken marine layer clouds this morning and 58 now. 

[TT-SEA]

17 minutes ago, T-Town said:

77 and 74 here the last two days. Afternoon cloud deck kept the temp down yesterday. Only broken marine layer clouds this morning and 58 now. 

81. 81, 81 here the last 3 days.    The 81 streak might end today but marine layer clouds breaking up already so it will probably get close.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Max of 74.8˚F yesterday. Today should be significantly warmer because it is already clear out there, and it was mostly cloudy until noon yesterday.

[MossMan]

Cloudy and 59 currently. 
Other than some high cloud shockage, yesterday was lovely at the lake. 

Edited July 30, 2023 by MossMan

[the_convergence_zone]

46 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

81. 81, 81 here the last 3 days.    The 81 streak might end today but marine layer clouds breaking up already so it will probably get close.

I haven’t hit 80 in at least a week. The closest I got was 79.5 on the 27th

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

12 hours ago, ShawniganLake said:

80, 82, 82 the last 3 afternoons here.  All well above normal.  Nice you guys could score some chilliness down that way. 

Highs have been in the low 80s, with lows in the low 50s, very pleasant and several degrees below normal as this is our hottest time of year. Climo at SLE is 86/56 for the date. 

[TT-SEA]

41 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

I haven’t hit 80 in at least a week. The closest I got was 79.5 on the 27th

 

Pattern of weak marine intrusions... its become the norm for summer lately.   It results in it being consistently warmer out here than in Seattle.   The long term average is about the same here as SEA in the summer.   But it has not been that way in recent years.

[YahRaEl]

1 hour ago, the_convergence_zone said:

I haven’t hit 80 in at least a week. The closest I got was 79.5 on the 27th

 

I'd round it up to 80° 

[Omegaraptor]

This July looks like it will finish 6th hottest on record at PDX.

 

[Cold Snap]

Haven’t hit 80 in a week. Came close yesterday with a high of 79. Low of 53 this morning.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

18 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

This July looks like it will finish 6th hottest on record at PDX.

 

Consistent warmth and once again the marine layer is virtually non existent. At least we avoided big heatwaves. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Looks like we got down to 51F. Beautiful morning now up to 72F and clear.

[TacomaWx]

Got down to 53 here this morning up to 67 now. Temps have been very pleasant for the last week with lots of 70s instead of 80s. 
 Went up to walput lake this weekend for the first time in several years. Very beautiful up there and forgot how Crystal clear the water is! 

[Meatyorologist]

It does look like we'll be steadily warming each day through Sunday from here on out. Early next week there's promise for a more substantial marine intrusion; which is growing more and more likely each day as sun angles abate and nights lengthen.

[LowerGarfield]

2 hours ago, TacomaWx said:

Got down to 53 here this morning up to 67 now. Temps have been very pleasant for the last week with lots of 70s instead of 80s. 
 Went up to walput lake this weekend for the first time in several years. Very beautiful up there and forgot how Crystal clear the water is! 

Nice photos. Pinchot gets a bad rap with preservationists, but conservation management can still keep places scenic as well as useful.

[LowerGarfield]

Currently it is 86F at my location. Another low humidity day with humidity just 23%.

[the_convergence_zone]

49 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

It does look like we'll be steadily warming each day through Sunday from here on out. Early next week there's promise for a more substantial marine intrusion; which is growing more and more likely each day as sun angles abate and nights lengthen.

I think it works the other way — the marine intrusions are basically an afternoon sea breeze that is forced by lower pressure over land as a result of solar heating. It just takes them until overnight to fully push in. The marine pushes tend to peak around the solstice for that reason as well as the temperature differential between the land and ocean being a maximum in the early summer. 

[TT-SEA]

2 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

It does look like we'll be steadily warming each day through Sunday from here on out. Early next week there's promise for a more substantial marine intrusion; which is growing more and more likely each day as sun angles abate and nights lengthen.

This seems a bit rushed.   Maybe wishcasting out of boredom?     

I don't think the marine layer is any more likely in August than July.   And in general the marine layer is more prevalent in May and June than it is in September and even into the first half of October.  

The July-September period generally seems like the low point in the year for low clouds... probably because the water offshore is at its warmest point.

[YahRaEl]

Trying to debate which station to go by for my neighborhood in Eastside Tacoma between Tempest Station closer to my apartments and WSDOT Station 1.6 miles down the road next to I-5 and behind EQC. 

[NWbyNW]

Couldn't be more blessed to live here.  Beautiful day in Everett and looking at the forecast, we have low 70s most of the week, except for two days at the end of the week that will be high 70s, possibly low 80s.  Today is perfection.  Currently 68F which has been our high the past two days.  Nice breeze, blue sky with white clouds.  Lovely.  Hope you all are doing superb!

 

[T-Town]

Windy af at suncadia. 

[TT-SEA]

35 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Windy af at suncadia. 

That the part I hate about the east side of the Cascades... from Suncadia down to Ellensburg.   Even a minor trough generates so much wind.     It's really annoying.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like another below normal day at SLE. Todays record high was a horrific 105 in 2015. 

[T-Town]

19 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

That the part I hate about the east side of the Cascades... from Suncadia down to Ellensburg.   Even a minor trough generates so much wind.     It's really annoying.

The temp is perfect so it’s not too bad but it would get old if I lived here. 

[YahRaEl]

Highs today

54°/80° here at Eastside Tacoma Neighborhood, highest gust 15 mph 

49°/79° at my cousin's neighborhood in Spanaway, highest gust 14 mph

48°/78° at McChord Airfield(KTCM), highest gust 12 mph 

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

76/49 here today. Lovely. 

[Meatyorologist]

34 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

I think it works the other way — the marine intrusions are basically an afternoon sea breeze that is forced by lower pressure over land as a result of solar heating. It just takes them until overnight to fully push in. The marine pushes tend to peak around the solstice for that reason as well as the temperature differential between the land and ocean being a maximum in the early summer. 

This is a good point, and I think @TT-SEA was saying the same thing. I was getting confused with the general mild increase in jetstream/shortwave activity in August associated with the gradual pace back to Fall. Still very much still a Summer month but it can be like June in the right year.

[TacomaWx]

4 hours ago, LowerGarfield said:

Nice photos. Pinchot gets a bad rap with preservationists, but conservation management can still keep places scenic as well as useful.

It’s a beautiful area, one of the most remote areas in Washington. I really enjoy going to walput lake the water gets nice and warm this time of year. Has a nice sandy beach too and the water is as clear as any lake I’ve seen in the PNW. There’s lots of other really beautiful lakes in the area as well. 

[TacomaWx]

77/53 today. Haven’t hit 80 in a week now IMBY. I’m sure we will probably get atleast a modest heatwave in mid to late august…but so far there has been no real heatwaves this summer. Just a lot of warm days. 

[YahRaEl]

2 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

77/53 today. Haven’t hit 80 in a week now IMBY. I’m sure we will probably get atleast a modest heatwave in mid to late august…but so far there has been no real heatwaves this summer. Just a lot of warm days. 

What do you consider a heatwave I thought it was 2 or more days 85°+ 

[TacomaWx]

1 minute ago, ChristheElohim said:

What do you consider a heatwave I thought it was 2 or more days 85°+ 

In July or august I would consider 2-3 days above 90…Or maybe several days in the upper 80s-low 90s. This time of year 85 degrees isn’t even significantly above average.
It Depends on the time of year as well. When we had several days in the mid to upper 80s this May I’d consider that a heatwave relative to average. 

[TT-SEA]

18 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

This is a good point, and I think @TT-SEA was saying the same thing. I was getting confused with the general mild increase in jetstream/shortwave activity in August associated with the gradual pace back to Fall. Still very much still a Summer month but it can be like June in the right year.

We definitely get more genuine systems in the second half of August and September.   But in terms of just sun angle and long nights causing the marine layer to stick around... that usually happens in mid October.    The murky goo season... when I start cheering for an active jet stream to keep things mixed!

[LowerGarfield]

82F currently with a steady but light west wind.