August 2023 Weather in the PNW

[MossMan]

32 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Today feels exactly like the evening of 9/7/19. That was a solid marine layer day like today…couldn’t see what was brewing above the layer. Then around 6pm the cloud bases started turning super dark and we just started getting big CG bolts all in rapid succession. 

Does look similar looking at my Time Machine pictures. Looked marine during the day and I was capturing lightning that evening. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Eugene flirting with a sub 70 high. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

5 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Eugene flirting with a sub 70 high. 

In August? That just sounds wrong.

[MossMan]

Thunder. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

11 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

In August? That just sounds wrong.

-16 departure on the high. 

[TacomaWx]

6 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Thunder. 

So far this event is verifying pretty close to what the euro and other models showed so far. Euro did show some activity up north in that area and the San Juan’s this evening so a good sign that tonight’s gonna be big. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

62/54 at the house today. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Light rain.

[Kolk1604]

18z doesn't look as good for the puget sound, shifted north. It's not as wet either. 

00z will look different. This is ending 12pm Tomorrow. 

 

[MV_snow]

First overachieving marine layer day since I don’t know when, maybe Spring of 2022? I knew the “partly sunny” afternoon forecast was in trouble when it was still lightly drizzling late morning. Ironically the OR coast looks like the sunniest place west of the mountains now.

[T-Town]

The breeze picked up and just like that it’s smokey as a mofo. 

[Cloud]

Down goes the 70 streak! Amazingly, tomorrow should make it 2 straight sub-70. 

[icyasf]

Sub 70 day today! 69/56F!

[TacomaWx]

11 minutes ago, T-Town said:

The breeze picked up and just like that it’s smokey as a mofo. 

That sucks that you seem to always have bad luck with the smoke down there. Maybe go in June or July next time. 

[Chewbacca Defense]

Thunder!!!

[TacomaWx]

66/62 temp spread today. First high temp below 70 since 6/20. 

[Darrington Troll]

Had some hail mix in with rain this morning in Lake Stevens. It’s coming. 

[Slushy Inch]

29 minutes ago, Kolk1604 said:

18z doesn't look as good for the puget sound, shifted north. It's not as wet either. 

00z will look different. This is ending 12pm Tomorrow. 

 

That looks excellent 

[T-Town]

1 hour ago, TacomaWx said:

That sucks that you seem to always have bad luck with the smoke down there. Maybe go in June or July next time. 

All good. Been many times with no smoke.  Even with a little smoke it’s a beautiful place. 

[Dave]

A/C is quite off. Haven't done that for a couple of months. AQI is nearing the good category. Definitely feels like fall out there.

[iFred]

1 hour ago, Slushy Inch said:

That looks excellent 

Looks great for me

[SouthHillFrosty]

2 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

That was the first Husky game for my UW son.   Stadium was rocking and it was packed and they were winning and then the lightning hit and they were forced to leave.  The Huskies ended up losing that game after they re-started it really late with a mostly empty stadium.  And their season went downhill from there and then COVID hit and ruined the next season.    

I was working outside at Emerald Downs and was soaked...... a great light show tho. Hopefully we get something similar tonight.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Looks like the ECMWF operational is starting to cave to the more generous totals of the ensemble mean.

[Phishy Wx]

1 minute ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Looks like the ECMWF operational is starting to cave to the more generous totals of the ensemble mean.

DANG!

[TacomaWx]

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Some mist falling now. 60

[RentonHill]

Last 12 hours is the hardest. Need. Storms. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Summer cancel? 

[TacomaWx]

1 minute ago, RentonHill said:

Last 12 hours is the hardest. Need. Storms. 

Should be about 6 hours or so here…little more on the east side. Have to be at work at 7:30 tomorrow but probably not gonna get much sleep

[TT-SEA]

Air cleaning... inversion breaking... thunderstorm producing cold aloft coming in tonight.   So welcome to clear this gunk.

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Summer cancel? 

I’m sure there will be some warm days at times in September but it feels like summer is coming to an end. 

[VancouverIslandSouth]

There were rolling thundershowers most of this afternoon in Victoria, much more activity than I was expecting. Still not a ton of rain, typically just 5 minute heavy showers that seemed to stop as soon as they started. Anyone have a good 24 hour lightning tracker for our region? All the ones I previously used seem to be out of service.

[VancouverIslandSouth]

The sky is looking better today. Most of the activity has moved north but we're still getting the odd shower or rumble. There wasn't much, if any, of a marine layer up here today.

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

I’m sure there will be some warm days at times in September but it feels like summer is coming to an end. 

That's because summer is over.   Fall starts Friday.    We have the same conversation every year in early March about winter being over but there are still plenty of winterish days in March and April.    I think Matt would call this a titillating discussion.  

[TacomaWx]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

That's because summer is over.   Fall starts Friday.    We have the same conversation every year in early March about winter being over but there are still plenty of winterish days in March and April.    I think Matt would call this a titillating discussion.  

Yeah probably best I don’t discuss seasonal changes on a weather forum

[RentonHill]

18 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Should be about 6 hours or so here…little more on the east side. Have to be at work at 7:30 tomorrow but probably not gonna get much sleep

Bro did you even set your alarm 

 

3 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Yeah probably best I don’t discuss seasonal changes on a weather forum

How dare you

 

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

That's because summer is over.   Fall starts Friday.    We have the same conversation every year in early March about winter being over but there are still plenty of winterish days in March and April.    I think Matt would call this a titillating discussion.  

2022 never happened

[SilverFallsAndrew]

8 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

That's because summer is over.   Fall starts Friday.    We have the same conversation every year in early March about winter being over but there are still plenty of winterish days in March and April.    I think Matt would call this a titillating discussion.  

Semantics. Technically, but it is common for summer to extend well into September… 

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Semantics. Technically, but it is common for summer to extend well into September… 

And winter well into March. 

[TT-SEA]

12 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Yeah probably best I don’t discuss seasonal changes on a weather forum

I do it all the time! 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

29 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Summer cancel? 

Fall has officially arrived!