August 2023 Weather in the PNW

[Anti Marine Layer]

5 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

is it snowing yet?  so no

[Rubus Leucodermis]

106 at PDX! Prediction confirmed!

TTD now up to 109. 110-burger incoming....

[Rubus Leucodermis]

15 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

I hit 86.9 around 1:30, since then I've been hovering around 85 with a brisk breeze out of the NNW. 

Was hovering around 82 IMBY for a few hours, now going up again, but given that it’s 83.4°F at 3:00 PM, probably won’t see a 90-burger today.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

[Seattle]

3 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Was hovering around 82 IMBY for a few hours, now going up again, but given that it’s 83.4°F at 3:00 PM, probably won’t see a 90-burger today.

Does Vancouver get downsloping hot winds?

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 minutes ago, Seattle said:

Does Vancouver get downsloping hot winds?

Haven’t personally noticed it yet, but given our proximity to the mountains, we sure could.

For whatever reason, the temperature tends to spike early at my locale, then to lose steam after noon. So I doubt it will happen today.

[GobBluth]

PDX temps all the more impressive since the winds are still w-nw.

[ShawniganLake]

14 minutes ago, Seattle said:

Does Vancouver get downsloping hot winds?

The airport doesn’t seem to.  When the flow is “offshore” they generally still get a cool NW wind down the strait.  Like today. It’s only 75 there currently.  I think the warmest afternoons there see a SE surface wind with a baking hot airmass overhead. 

[Phil]

19 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

Ya, that is a contributing factor, just hit 100 here at the house.

Eww. 

[Phil]

1 hour ago, GHweatherChris said:

For what?

Hell.

[Phil]

58 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Only 92 here... happily missing out on the downslope component happening along the coast.   

But I am in a unique location on the very top of a mountain that is also somehow at the base of the mountains.  Very confusing.   

1000ft in the sky. Higher than our cloud base much of the time.

[Omegaraptor]

Hillsboro’s August record of 106 from 1977 is officially history.

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Phil said:

1000ft in the sky. Higher than our cloud base much of the time.

The valley floor is 500 feet in the sky.    Absolutely crazy.   The sky must begin at 500 feet underground.    

[Cold Snap]

Up to 89 IMBY. Though it feels like 92 with the 64 degree DP.

[GobBluth]

PDX 108 at 335pm

[T-Town]

Just hit 90 here.

[Cold Snap]

3 hours ago, Front Ranger said:

Still no sign of any hurricanes forming in the Atlantic basin on the Euro.

I feel like the Euro is conservative when it come to hurricanes when the GFS just loves to spit out fantasy hurricanes in the long range such as the one on the 12z hitting Louisiana in the long range and then the one it’s been spinning up off the coast of California.

[TT-SEA]

8 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Up to 89 IMBY. Though it feels like 92 with the 64 degree DP.

Duvall is one of the cooler spots on the east side.    Probably related to less downslope.  95 out here now and I see a 98 to my west.   

[Ken in Wood Village]

It's officially the hottest day of 2023 for Troutdale. I'm really hoping for cooler temperatures by the end of the week. 

[Cold Snap]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Duvall is one of the cooler spots on the east side.    Probably related to less downslope.  95 out here now and I see a 98 to my west.   

Yeah Duvall is less affected by downslope and I think that’s why temps have actually been underperforming with this heat wave so far. Though temps did not underperform with the heat wave in late July last year.

[GHweatherChris]

103 for a high here, +9 above forecast, KHQM at 92 right now and currently +6 above forecast.

Edited August 14, 2023 by GHweatherChris

[the_convergence_zone]

The wind briefly slackened and turned NE which caused me to shoot up to 91. Wow. Same for Boeing Field. 

[YahRaEl]

Ruston Way at 83° so far for the day and 98° at Pacific just south of Auburn and north of Sumner. I believe that 98° in Pacific is warmest of this summer for the entire Puget Sound Region 

[Front Ranger]

OLM has notched their first 95 of 2023.

[YahRaEl]

1 minute ago, Front Ranger said:

OLM has notched their first 95 of 2023.

Just seen that right now. SEA might just stay at 93° for high it's 91° now there

[Tyler Mode]

104.5 for a high here (so far).  This is my 4th highest temperature at at this station (since 2011)

[GHweatherChris]

3 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

OLM has notched their first 95 of 2023.

We have been above 95 five times now here so far, might be 6.

[YahRaEl]

Still hasn't touched 90° today here at Eastside Tacoma per the official station. Spanaway at 95°

[FroYoBro]

Been stuck at 106 here. Looks like pdx might officially get to 108. 

[Front Ranger]

3 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

We have been above 95 five times now here so far, might be 6.

You seem to be in a spot that gets warmer than most the surrounding area in summer, colder in winter.

[YahRaEl]

McChord (TCM) 91° might get up another 1-2° in the next hour

[Rubus Leucodermis]

84.4°F. Max so far today: 85.2°F.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

3 minutes ago, FroYoBro said:

Been stuck at 106 here. Looks like pdx might officially get to 108. 

5 minute obs says they have.

[Ken in Wood Village]

Well, it's now the hottest day...lol

[MossMan]

Currently 86! 

[YahRaEl]

Nearly triple digits expected for Olympia/Lacey tomorrow on KOMO. Makes sense OLM hit 97° today should be warmer by a degree or two tomorrow for most.

[GHweatherChris]

10 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

You seem to be in a spot that gets warmer than most the surrounding area in summer, colder in winter.

It is an odd little microclimate, just elevated above the river to our south just enough to maximize heating in the summer (plus downsloping), and in the winter same reasoning different result.  Literally in the winter we have been in the upper 20's with heavy snow and 6+ inches on the ground, I drive south and west maybe 2 miles and it could be 32-34 with wet snow mix and a sloppy 2-3 inches of snow, kinda cool.

[GHweatherChris]

Sometimes I wish the NWS would just acknowledge when their forecasts/pin point auto ones as well are just horrible.  They adjusted KHQM forecast to a high of 87 a little bit ago, it had already been up to 92 !!

 

[Tanis Leach]

PDX has hit 108 preliminary

[YahRaEl]

8 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

Sometimes I wish the NWS would just acknowledge when their forecasts/pin point auto ones as well are just horrible.  They adjusted KHQM forecast to a high of 87 a little bit ago, it had already been up to 92 !!

 

TWC better than NWS at local pin point forecast