Much warmer and more humid now. So beautiful.

Sure was beautiful driving down to Albany this morning. Nothing beats summer in the PNW. AMIRITE TIM?

For those tracking at home... the 12Z ECMWF shows a perfect day in Seattle for the MLB All Star Game next Tuesday.    Sunny and low to mid 80s.    Summer perfection!   Hope it holds.  

12Z ECMWF shows convection and rain up in BC on numerous days through next week.   This should help keep things in check up there.  

 

39 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

For those tracking at home... the 12Z ECMWF shows a perfect day in Seattle for the MLB All Star Game next Tuesday.    Sunny and low to mid 80s.    Summer perfection!   Hope it holds.  

The last time Seattle hosted the All-Star game there were 8 Mariners on the squad. This year their only selection is a starting pitcher with a losing record...Womp womp...

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

The last time Seattle hosted the All-Star game there were 8 Mariners on the squad. This year their only selection is a starting pitcher with a losing record...Womp womp...

We can see the Mariners any day of the week, better to get a look at the stars from other teams. 

Ball should carry well for the HR derby. I'll be in the LF bleachers which usually don't see many balls, but I bet they will be busier on Monday. 

2 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

We can see the Mariners any day of the week, better to get a look at the stars from other teams. 

Ball should carry well for the HR derby. I'll be in the LF bleachers which usually don't see many balls, but I bet they will be busier on Monday. 

Well it also means the team isn't doing very well this year. I only follow players, not teams, could care less who wins the World Series. Really not any players worth following on the Mariners. Kirby and Rodriguez are okay, but not stars. 

Edited July 3, 20233 yr by SilverFallsAndrew

5 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Well it also means the team isn't doing very well this year. I only follow players, not teams, could care less who wins the World Series. Really not any players worth following on the Mariners. Kirby and Rodriguez are okay, but not stars. 

Players are meaningless without the teams.   That is what makes it fun.  You are a depressing wet blanket.   ?

And you mean could NOT care less.  

 

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Players are meaningless without the teams.   That is what makes it fun.  You are a depressing wet blanket.   ?

And you mean could NOT care less.  

I just enjoy watching Ohtani play, everyone else is a chump by comparison. 

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

 

I just enjoy watching Ohtani play, everyone else is a chump by comparison. 

He is pretty incredible. 

Wish I was down in Coos Bay right now, looks like it's sunny and 60 there with a north wind at 25 gusting to 32. 

This satellite shot from a few minutes ago, one can see the high smoke layer now south of Portland, Oregon.

The smoke models are showing more smoke to come at lower levels by the Fourth of July.  Just adding to some of the earliest smoke we've ever had to the region on top of the smoke we had earlier this year.  Over the next few days, the model is showing some of the smoke will start to gather in the Pacific, west of Oregon.  That is a classic set up where the smoke builds in the Pacific, then blows back in our face.

16 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Well it also means the team isn't doing very well this year. I only follow players, not teams, could care less who wins the World Series. Really not any players worth following on the Mariners. Kirby and Rodriguez are okay, but not stars. 

Ohtani in the WBC was amazing, nothing MLB does will top that. 

Then on the other end of the spectrum there's a guy like Luis Arraez who is hitting .390 which seems unfathomable, especially since he doesn't have much speed. 

Julio Rodriguez is 22, I'll be shocked if he's not one of the best 5 hitters in baseball by the time he turns 25. He just needs to learn some plate discipline. 

My son and his friends are at Mt. Rainer today.  

3 hours ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

On a much more positive note, we are approaching the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula.

I have jetskied out at the southern tip of the peninsula, was quite lovely! 

3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

What is the closest town there?

I see its actually raining farther north around Dawson Creek closer to the area with the active fires. 

It's July

Brrrr.   Not my son... but I am sure he did this too.

2 hours ago, the_convergence_zone said:

 

No Hood River fireworks show this 4th due to the Tunnel 5 wildfire.
 

 

After a couple days of 89s, EUG has officially reached its 6th 90º of the year. Plenty more where that one came from.

Consider a No. 6 football jersey to be displayed here.

PNW in the goldilocks zone on the LR EPS.

6 minutes ago, Phil said:

PNW in the goldilocks zone on the LR EPS.

Will probably end up being a quick ULL and then retrogression.   Remember all that heavy rain that was going to fall in eastern WA and OR per your July 11-17 map posted last week.   It's in BC now.   Which isn't a bad thing... but its trending north.

North wind is GUSTING currently! 

83 here... light wind.   Sky is still a deep blue despite thin layer of smoke drifting south.

11 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

83 here... light wind.   Sky is still a deep blue despite thin layer of smoke drifting south.

Very milky and hazy to the west 

3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

My son and his friends are at Mt. Rainer today.  

Don't feed the wildlife, Jacob.

Just now, Front Ranger said:

Don't feed the wildlife, Jacob.

That is his roommate.

34 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Very milky and hazy to the west 

Sensing a little filtering happening here now as the sun gets lower in the sky.   Very subtle. 

1 hour ago, Phil said:

PNW in the goldilocks zone on the LR EPS.

Certainly a much cooler signal showing up now in all the ensemble means.

 

Back from spending my long weekend at Similkameen Falls in the Canadian Cascades (just east of Manning Park). High enough elevation to be nice and cool; in fact I wouldn’t have minded if it was a bit warmer. Was in the upper 30’s F this morning!

There is definitely smoke aloft here.

Oh man they put drinks in front of me again folks. Best be prepared.

Sorry for being an assshole to Jesse. The guy is smart AF and a helluva lot smarter than I will ever be.

Hard to explain the difference between these images.    Look at Vancouver Island.   I think the WA image is more accurate.   The BC image makes it look like the smoke is so thick it's obscuring the sun completely.   I assume it's related to angle but the satellite is in the same position and looking at the same place in both images.   Very confusing.  

 

And looking at a web cam from Bellingham pointed toward the WSW... its definitely not anywhere close to what the BC image implies.

Sky has mostly cleared. 80s night so gonna be a night of glowsticks and getting bombed ??

4 hours ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

No Hood River fireworks show this 4th due to the Tunnel 5 wildfire.
 

 

They will shoot them anyway

PDX got to 90 today so at least 3 days of 90+ weather this week depending on if Thursday can get there.

EUG hit another 90F burger.

Being told there is a fire just south of Eugene. Good lord.

2 hours ago, Front Ranger said:

Certainly a much cooler signal showing up now in all the ensemble means.

 

Please let this happen when I’m in Seattle later this month. ?