August 2023 Weather in the PNW

[Dan the Weatherman]

1 hour ago, Cloud said:

Conditions around the city clearly deteriorated from the space needle cam compared to this morning. 

The air looks quite nasty from the Space Needle cam right now (as of the 12:30 pm shot).

[ShawniganLake]

1 hour ago, BLI snowman said:

Record for yesterday at OLM was 35.

Sooooo close!

       

 

[the_convergence_zone]

3 minutes ago, Dan the Weatherman said:

The air looks quite nasty from the Space Needle cam right now (as of the 12:30 pm shot).

It’s definitely getting worse but it’s not as bad as I thought it would be. My sensor is at an AQI of 90 right now. 

[Phishy Wx]

 

[T-Town]

It really wasn’t too bad this morning. It’s ugly out now. 

[MossMan]

Could someone shoot up a link of the smoke map forecast for Washington state? 

[the_convergence_zone]

Wow, the 12Z EPS looks like a best case scenario for rainfall in Washington and BC. Huge increase over the 00 UTC run. 

[Dave]

Reed Timmer is livestreaming the flash flooding. Roll back about 15-20 minutes to see him and his partner charge through flooded washes like mad men. Pretty wild stuff.

 

[Cloud]

35 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

It’s definitely getting worse but it’s not as bad as I thought it would be. My sensor is at an AQI of 90 right now. 

https://x.com/kseattleweather/status/1693350562136543482?s=46&t=U5iEeyDaKNnDvYsCQTWKGw

[Phil]

4 hours ago, AlTahoe said:

Where at? 

Coastal St. Simons, GA. Getting some nice onshore flow today, capping temps at ~ 90°F.

[Phishy Wx]

21 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Wow, the 12Z EPS looks like a best case scenario for rainfall in Washington and BC. Huge increase over the 00 UTC run. 

post it

[Phishy Wx]

23 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Could someone shoot up a link of the smoke map forecast for Washington state? 

https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/HRRRsmoke/Welcome.cgi?dsKey=hrrr_ncep_jet&domain=full%3Ahrrr&run_time=20+Aug+2023+-+18Z

[MossMan]

Very strong smoke smell now. 
72 degrees and breezy. 

[Phishy Wx]

ugh

 

 

[MossMan]

11 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/HRRRsmoke/Welcome.cgi?dsKey=hrrr_ncep_jet&domain=full%3Ahrrr&run_time=20+Aug+2023+-+18Z

Thanks! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

15 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

ugh

 

 

Might be able to salvage some onshore flow down this way. 

[Phishy Wx]

oof

 

 

[Cold Snap]

Had a low of 50 this morning. Probably not going to get to the projected high of 83. It’s quite smoky here now.

[YahRaEl]

27 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

ugh

 

 

So much for Cliff Mass saying no more heatwaves!!!

[YahRaEl]

Current temps 230pm

Federal Way (Kitts Corner) 77°

Auburn 79°

Ruston Way 72°

Downtown-Hilltop Tacoma 74°

Eastside Tacoma 77°

South End Tacoma (Wapato) 74°

University Place 77°

Fort Steilacoom/Lakewood 77°

Lakewood Towne Center 77°

McChord 78°

Spanaway 78°

South Hill (Pierce Thun Field/KPLU) 79°

[Phishy Wx]

 

[LowerGarfield]

3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z ECMWF rain through Wednesday afternoon.

I am really liking the trend for SE WA and it is looking a bit better for @Phishy Wx than it was a day or two ago. My son saw an earlier run of this map and he thought it was a smoke model so he's not too far off lol.

Just waiting for that SE wind tonight to help clear the air in my location. Currently in the purple range of very unhealthy but knowing relief could be coming soon is keeping me going. Today was actually quite cool and we have the AC's off because we aren't used to the cool weather.Our cats seemed cold this morning.

[LowerGarfield]

2 hours ago, Phishy Wx said:

more new fires oof

 

 

It looks like the last update I saw an hour ago said they are on mop up and it was caused by a fire started by transients?

[Anti Marine Layer]

33 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Had a low of 50 this morning. Probably not going to get to the projected high of 83. It’s quite smoky here now.

You are missing our tropical storm.

[Cold Snap]

10 minutes ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

You are missing our tropical storm.

My mom isn’t though! She’s down in Pasadena right now.

[Chewbacca Defense]

Just saw that there was a 5.0-5.5 earthquake just north of LA.  Friend of mine who lives in the hills just north of LA just posted about it in the book of faces.

[Timmy]

Nice day!

[the_convergence_zone]

38% reduction in peak solar insolation from the smoke today. It took away an 80+ day for sure. 

[TT-SEA]

20 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

38% reduction in peak solar insolation from the smoke today. It took away an 80+ day for sure. 

79 at SEA with visibility of 3 miles... lovely!

81 out here right now and very hazy.  

[NWbyNW]

SUPER underperforming today.  Expected high was 83F.  It is 70F in Everett. Smoke is not great, but it's not awful.  Thankfully it starts to flush out tomorrow. 

[NWbyNW]

Air quality has degraded across the entire Pacific Northwest, but thankfully it hasn't gotten as bad for most places as in years past.  Mostly Moderates and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.  No reported ash fall West of the Cascade's that I could find.  Conditions have improved slightly in terms of smoke for Spokane, but it still isn't good.  Conditions will begin to improve tonight for the Western portions of Washington and Oregon, as well as the Lower Mainland of BC.  Inland locations will need a few days, but a slight bruising of the remnants from Hurricane Hilary Clinton will help clear things out for Eastern Washington and Oregon, or at least make it much better.

Here are some webcams around the region. 

SPOKANE, WA.

COEUR D' ALENE, ID.

BELLINGHAM, WA.

SEATTLE, WA.

VANCOUVER, WA.

HOOD RIVER, OR.

DAYTON, OR.

 

[Deweydog]

@Front Ranger

[Thermal Trough]

Very smoky outside. But it will be clearing out starting tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Phishy Wx]

Trifecta in socal

 

 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Reports of light accumulations in Coquitlam.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Max of 72.0˚F here today. Smoke has been so thick it is effectively overcast.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Nice breeze this afternoon.

[Phishy Wx]

 

[YahRaEl]

Highs today

Federal Way (Kitts Corner) 79°

Auburn 80°

Ruston Way 74°

Downtown-Hilltop Tacoma 76°

Eastside Tacoma 79°

South End Tacoma (Wapato) 76°

Fort Steilacoom/Lakewood 80°

Lakewood Towne Center 79°

McChord 79°

Spanaway 82°

Puyallup 81°

South Hill 81°

[MossMan]

1 hour ago, NWbyNW said:

Air quality has degraded across the entire Pacific Northwest, but thankfully it hasn't gotten as bad for most places as in years past.  Mostly Moderates and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.  No reported ash fall West of the Cascade's that I could find.  Conditions have improved slightly in terms of smoke for Spokane, but it still isn't good.  Conditions will begin to improve tonight for the Western portions of Washington and Oregon, as well as the Lower Mainland of BC.  Inland locations will need a few days, but a slight bruising of the remnants from Hurricane Hilary Clinton will help clear things out for Eastern Washington and Oregon, or at least make it much better.

Here are some webcams around the region. 

SPOKANE, WA.

COEUR D' ALENE, ID.

BELLINGHAM, WA.

SEATTLE, WA.

VANCOUVER, WA.

HOOD RIVER, OR.

DAYTON, OR.

 

So maybe mid week for places like Wenatchee to start improving?