August 2023 Weather in the PNW

[Phil]

1 hour ago, Omegaraptor said:

lol remember when phil said the last 10 days of august would be below average lol

Must be a different Phil.

FYI trolling ain’t your thing. You’d be better off letting others pick up the slack.

[YahRaEl]

11 minutes ago, Phil said:

Must be a different Phil.

FYI trolling ain’t your thing. You’d be better off letting others up the slack.

Don't recall you saying that but did say 'Possibility' of a cooler and Wet Sept 

[TT-SEA]

Looks much better out here in terms of smoke/haze compared to around the Sound today likely thanks to a light east wind.  The Sound acts like a bowl in this situation accumulating the smoke.   Up to 75 out here now with just a light haze.   Smoke models show a little better conditions tomorrow with stronger easterly flow.

[Phil]

1 hour ago, TacomaWx said:

Seems hard to believe given that nowadays in July and august…it takes anomalous troughing to even get temps near 1981-2010 averages. 

(Relatively) lower heights in CA/SW US w/rt climo isn’t good for marine influence in the PNW region, which would make substantial cool anomalies difficult to come by. As I mentioned before summer began, extreme heat would be dampened in PNW during such a pattern but it essentially locks in a warmer than average outcome.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Heating up quick!

[Phil]

6 minutes ago, ChristheElohim said:

Don't recall you saying that but did say 'Possibility' of a cooler and Wet Sept 

I still like the cool/wet Sept idea, but it’s progressing more slowly than I had originally expected. Seasonal transitions are tough for me.

[Cascadia_Wx]

7 minutes ago, Phil said:

(Relatively) lower heights in CA/SW US w/rt climo isn’t good for marine influence in the PNW region, which would make substantial cool anomalies difficult to come by. As I mentioned before summer began, extreme heat would be dampened in PNW during such a pattern but it essentially locks in a warmer than average outcome.

We had one of our most extreme heat waves on record just a few weeks ago.

[Meatyorologist]

23 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

We had one of our most extreme heat waves on record just a few weeks ago.

Your efforts are valiant

[Meatyorologist]

Lookin' good for the Seattle area monday night. Might have to dust off the tripod and do some long exposure shots on Maple Leaf..

[YahRaEl]

3 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Lookin' good for the Seattle area monday night. Might have to dust off the tripod and do some long exposure shots on Maple Leaf..

Thunderstorms?

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Lookin' good for the Seattle area monday night. Might have to dust off the tripod and do some long exposure shots on Maple Leaf..

Pre-dawn explosion on Tuesday per the 12Z ECMWF.   

[Meatyorologist]

1 minute ago, ChristheElohim said:

Thunderstorms?

Yuppee!

[Phil]

2 hours ago, Skagit Weather said:

I mean 1.5% of the area of the entire country has burned (equivalent to 85% of the state of WA) which speaks for itself.

That is absolutely insane.

[Meatyorologist]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Pre-dawn explosion on Tuesday per the 12Z ECMWF.   

Hype

[Cloud]

Down for some t-storms action. Lessgo!

[Phil]

32 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

We had one of our most extreme heat waves on record just a few weeks ago.

Tail end of summer gets tough. Should have been more explicit about it, but it was just as likely to go the other way at that range, and I guess I never really came back to it.

[TT-SEA]

12Z ECMWF shows temps getting into the 70s in Seattle on both Tuesday and Wednesday with afternoon clearing each day.   There is a chance the 70+ streak lives on a little longer.     Getting to Thursday would tie the record from 2017.

[Cascadia_Wx]

22 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Your efforts are valiant

Appreciate it. I’m sure the warmth/sadism mafia will get a hearty chuckle from this, but this summer has been especially depressing in a lot of ways.

[Requiem]

Seems like it's been a hot minute since we've had this many individual fires burning at once in OR-- most are small right now but these all have the potential to be prolific smoke producers the next couple weeks.

[Phishy Wx]

3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Didn't think of that... good call.   Looks pretty crazy.

 

wood

[Cascadia_Wx]

4 minutes ago, Requiem said:

Seems like it's been a hot minute since we've had this many individual fires burning at once in OR-- most are small right now but these all have the potential to be prolific smoke producers the next couple weeks.

Yeah you’d have to go back a whole 2 or 3 years. 

[snow maniac]

37 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Pre-dawn explosion on Tuesday per the 12Z ECMWF.   

Figures it would all move east. Boo

[TT-SEA]

12Z ECMWF looks sunny and warm for the holiday weekend... but also shows .50 - 1 inch of rain for the Seattle area and places north and eastward during this coming week which should keep the fire risk to a minimum up here.  

[Phil]

21 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Appreciate it. I’m sure the warmth/sadism mafia will get a hearty chuckle from this, but this summer has been especially depressing in a lot of ways.

If you’re a heat miser you’re a sadist or masochist by default IMO.

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Phil said:

If you’re a heat miser you’re a sadist by default IMO.

Are 70s and low 80s considered heat?    I think I am safe. 

I truly hate people who like 90s and 100s.   They are pure evil.   And saying so thousands of times on here changes the weather.    

 

[TacomaWx]

4 minutes ago, snow maniac said:

Figures it would all move east. Boo

Probably better for the smoke/fire situation that the cascades get heavy rainfall rather than the metro areas…but everywhere needs rain. 

[Phil]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Are 70s and low 80s considered heat?    I think I am safe. 

I truly hate people who like 90s and 100s.   They are pure evil.   And saying so thousands of times on here changes the weather.    

 

I don’t think I name dropped you.  

[TT-SEA]

12Z ECMWF actually looks sort of convective by Labor Day afternoon with a trough starting to absorb the ULL to the south.  

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, Phil said:

I don’t think I name dropped you.  

I was sure you didn't.   I said I was safe.   

My second sentence was just expressing my pure and all-consuming hatred for anyone who likes hot weather.    No one is allowed to like anything I don't.   

[YahRaEl]

11 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Are 70s and low 80s considered heat?    I think I am safe. 

I truly hate people who like 90s and 100s.   They are pure evil.   And saying so thousands of times on here changes the weather.    

 

Yeah how about Pacific Northwest HeatDome guy on Twitter definitely don't like him always rooting for hot weather.

[Phil]

Just now, ChristheElohim said:

Yeah how about Pacific Northwest HeatDome guy on Twitter definitely don't like him always rooting for hot weather.

I thought that was jon swamp guy’s burner.

[TT-SEA]

I honestly couldn't wait for the 90s to end last week.  I didn't enjoy it all.   

But more than disliking the heat... what really consumed me was my anger that someone else might not be bothered by the heat or worse yet actually enjoy it.   Grrrrrr.  They are so evil.   It would not be hot in my backyard if they would just change their preferences. 

[FroYoBro]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I honestly couldn't wait for the 90s to end last week.  I didn't enjoy it all.   

But more than disliking the heat... what really consumed me was my anger that someone else might not be bothered by the heat or worse yet actually enjoy it.   Grrrrrr.  They are so evil.   It would not be hot in my backyard if they would just change their preferences. 

I feel bad for your wife. At least she can walk at a speed of 40mph to get away from your arguments though. 

[YahRaEl]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

I honestly couldn't wait for the 90s to end last week.  I didn't enjoy it all.   

But more than disliking the heat... what really consumed me was my anger that someone else might not be bothered by the heat or worse yet actually enjoy it.   Grrrrrr.  They are so evil.   It would not be hot in my backyard if they would just change their preferences. 

At this point I can't wait for summer to end but in the same time not ready for cold. Just 65-75° days would be perfect with some rain here and there not everyday.

[Phil]

Future Idalia is gonna outperform expectations. Major hurricane landfall wouldn’t surprise me one iota.

[Phil]

Will track right over the hottest, steamiest waters in the gulf. Has RI written all over it.

NHC rightfully concerned.

https://x.com/drrickknabb/status/1695505269914996926?s=46&t=656Z973wLtGKaIyhhq_7QQ

[Timmy]

35 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z ECMWF looks sunny and warm for the holiday weekend... but also shows .50 - 1 inch of rain for the Seattle area and places north and eastward during this coming week which should keep the fire risk to a minimum up here.  

Can you post the precip map for the run or at least first week?

[Phil]

7 minutes ago, ChristheElohim said:

At this point I can't wait for summer to end but in the same time not ready for cold. Just 65-75° days would be perfect with some rain here and there not everyday.

I’m craving winter BADLY. Need my snow fix after last year’s disaster.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, FroYoBro said:

I feel bad for your wife. At least she can walk at a speed of 40mph to get away from your arguments though. 

LOL.   Just pointing out the complete silliness of making the weather personal.   Its a solid argument at any time of the year.   But we know in a few months the same despondent person will be mocking and trolling at a terrific pace as if the next warm season is not right around the corner.  

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, Timmy said:

Can you post the precip map for the run or at least first week?

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