August 2023 Weather in the PNW

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

33 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Yeah, you might be close to landfall per latest Euro. Though it is much weaker still on Euro than GFS.

The gulf is a bathtub. It will probably be strong. 

[RentonHill]

[TacomaWx]

26 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z ECMWF for the mid-week system...

Rain gets to where it’s needed in western WA and BC. Seems like fall is starting to creep in a little bit but still not fully transitioned out of summer yet. 

[LowerGarfield]

3 hours ago, Phishy Wx said:

I'd much rather have the EURO in your favor

Yes. Much wetter for Spokane and east. Happy Hunger games.

[BetweenTwoFerns]

33 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z ECMWF for the mid-week system...

Ouch, reverse trend, reverse trend!

[LowerGarfield]

Raining here now. Only just noticed it (wasn't raining as of an hour ago) but the state highway is wet so must have started awhile back.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

There is at least one lightning caused fire in silver falls state park in the Buck Mountain area. Sounds like crews are hiking in to investigate… 

[LowerGarfield]

I'm supposed to be working so I snuck out for about thirty seconds. Looks like maybe .03 or something but still raining. Didn't get a chance to actually look super closely though. I'll take what I can get.

[Cloud]

Sun’s out! Now we’ll warm up for the weekend. 

[Phishy Wx]

nice slug of rain looks to arrive in the next hour or hour in a half or so

[Rubus Leucodermis]

ECMWF operational continues to look like a dry outlier. Ensemble mean is more generous with the precip.

[Front Ranger]

54 minutes ago, Cloud said:

You’re probably better off saying the WV region because Salem, Eugene, PDX all checked in very hot this summer and scorching August. This wasn’t just exclusive to PDX down there. 

I know. I wasn't saying it was exclusive to Portland, simply that they maximized it the most. 

Hence the two stats I gave: PDX has ran warmer anomalies this summer than any other major I-5 station, and they were the only one to meet or exceed their old record high earlier this month (neither EUG or SLE did this).

[MossMan]

Positive liquid splats! 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

So smoky today that I can’t even see the Coburg Hills. Looks like EUG picked up 0.04” in the thunderstorms last night. Tangent had a brief downpour but it would appear Springfield stayed dry. Worried about smoldering fires blowing up.

[TacomaWx]

Up to 0.31” for august as of today. We may get another 0.1-0.2” before months end…the mean temp has been pretty warm this month but atleast we’ve gotten some rain…although we will be about half of normal rainfall still. 

[Deweydog]

First Froese of the summer @Front Ranger

[Deweydog]

And with that, it’s a new record surpassing the mark set just eight years ago. Mind you, it took until early October to reach the fitty mark during that gem of a summer.  

[TT-SEA]

Temps really shot up fast as soon as the clouds cleared... SEA went from low 60s to upper 70s in little more than an hour. 

Went from 63 at 11 a.m. up to 78 here now and heading well into the 80s.   

[NWbyNW]

Smoke is clearing out here and we has some light sprinkles!!! Currently 67F.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, NWbyNW said:

Smoke is clearing out here and we has some light sprinkles!!! Currently 67F.

Sun looks like it's at full strength here this afternoon unlike Wednesday afternoon and yesterday.  Smoke aloft is gone.

[TT-SEA]

Distinct clearing line moving northward and relatively smoke-free conditions behind it.

[RentonHill]

18 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

And with that, it’s a new record surpassing the mark set just eight years ago. Mind you, it took until early October to reach the fitty mark during that gem of a summer.  

i thought you were tracking this for PDX?

 

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

They are saying not to worry right now… 

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

They are saying not to worry right now… 

That is the type of situation that could lie dormant waiting for low humidity and wind and then spring to life seemingly out of nowhere.   Hope they really douse that 1/4 of an acre!

[Front Ranger]

23 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

And with that, it’s a new record surpassing the mark set just eight years ago. Mind you, it took until early October to reach the fitty mark during that gem of a summer.  

Certainly an unprecedented year for moderate warmth in the PNW.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, Front Ranger said:

Certainly an unprecedented year for moderate warmth in the PNW.

Something similar at SEA with their 70+ streak currently only second to 2017.   

There has been almost endless consistent warmth out here in my area this summer... but only a few days of miserable heat.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Distinct clearing line moving northward and relatively smoke-free conditions behind it.

It’s very hazy down here now. 

[MossMan]

Currently 65, and the quick shower just ended. Up to 0.00” on the day! 

[Deweydog]

8 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

i thought you were tracking this for PDX?

 

 

Oh snap! Nice catch. Not sure how I managed to f*ck ball that. Still something to shoot for and jerseys to manipulate!

[TT-SEA]

Just now, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It’s very hazy down here now. 

Yeah... I suspect that is how the weekend will play out up here.  Need to enjoy the haze-free conditions while its lasts.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

That is the type of situation that could lie dormant waiting for low humidity and wind and then spring to life seemingly out of nowhere.   Hope they really douse that 1/4 of an acre!

Last night freaked me out. 

[Deweydog]

4 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Certainly an unprecedented year for moderate warmth in the PNW.

Moderate is definitely how I’d describe this summer.

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Deweydog said:

Oh snap! Nice catch. Not sure how I managed to f*ck ball that. Still something to shoot for and jerseys to manipulate!

Wow... you only had months to catch that error!    So what is the new goal?    

[Deweydog]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Last night freaked me out. 

Last night was really weird. We had 10-20 mph downslope winds with lightning in the vicinity. That doesn’t happen here.

[Deweydog]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Wow... you only had months to catch that error!    So what is the new goal?    

I must have 33 up the filter when I did it back when I was f*cking with Jared in early July. 55 is the number to beat. Let’s go Kolesar!!! Ex-Seattle Thunderbird ftw!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Last night was really weird. We had 10-20 mph downslope winds with lightning in the vicinity. That doesn’t happen here.

Same here. I went out on the porch around 230a and it was very breezy and surprisingly warm. 

[Front Ranger]

14 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Something similar at SEA with their 70+ streak currently only second to 2017.   

There has been almost endless consistent warmth out here in my area this summer... but only a few days of miserable heat.  

70+ is a substantially lower bar than 85+ for PDX, though. SEA averages well above that for about 3 months straight.

80+ would be much more comparable for SEA.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

75.2°F despite the smokevercast. AQI right around 150.

[YahRaEl]

Really hope that Monday-Tuesday deliver some thunderstorms for here in the Puget Sound Region after the miss out today but also bring more moisture. Also closest lightning detected to my location was 7.6 miles away at south end of McChord Airfield just one. 74-76° right now here 

[Tyler Mode]

PDX mean temp for August: 76.2

VUO mean temp for August: 74.7

1.5 degrees difference across the river.