August 2023 Weather in the PNW

[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!  

[Dave]

34 minutes ago, VancouverIslandSouth said:

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.

This site isn't bad:

https://www.lightningmaps.org/

I prefer an app called My Lightning Tracker for my phone.

Edit: Didn't read your post too carefully. I don't think either one will do 24 hour lightning strikes, at least with the free versions.

[TT-SEA]

27 minutes ago, VancouverIslandSouth said:

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.

Your sky was so much more scenic up there today.   

[Kolk1604]

13 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

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

I disagree. September heat will never feel like summer. 

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Kolk1604 said:

I disagree. September heat will never feel like summer. 

Very true... sun angle is pretty important in that regard.    May heat feels very much like summer.    Almost never true in September except for maybe the first few days of the month.

[TT-SEA]

Looking at the radar and considering the solid marine layer still in place and cool conditions... thunderstorms would be the last thing I would expect tonight.   

But I am going to set my alarm for 3 or 4 a.m. because I am pretty sure it's coming. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

31 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

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

At least not the triggering ones!

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

At least not the triggering ones!

Passive aggressive Jesse is back!   

For the record... I bristle way more at the premature calls for the end of winter knowing winter-like weather usually goes well into April.   I love the pre-mature "stick a fork" in summer calls because they almost always end up being a jinx.   As you well know and said the same thing morning.      

[TT-SEA]

That being said... need rain to make fall ridging enjoyable.   Last fall was pure misery.   The rain over the next week makes an enjoyable fall even possible.  

[RentonHill]

12 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Looking at the radar and considering the solid marine layer still in place and cool conditions... thunderstorms would be the last thing I would expect tonight.   

But I am going to set my alarm for 3 or 4 a.m. because I am pretty sure it's coming. 

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

Don't trust myself to wake up!

[Dave]

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

That being said... need rain to make fall ridging enjoyable.   Last fall was pure misery.   The rain over the next week makes an enjoyable fall even possible.  

I'd love a huge dump of rain, then back to ridging. Jesse downvote incoming!

[Cascadia_Wx]

What a nice day. 69/61 spread. First sub-70 high since 6/20. Morning drizzle then mostly cloudy all afternoon. Even some drizzle in spots this evening now as an added treat. Just incredibly refreshing and pleasant out. Especially with the rest of the week looking really nice too.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Iceberg Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness area of California on August 25th. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Iceberg Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness area of California on August 25th. 

What is…a place Andrew’s never been.

[Front Ranger]

Man, the GFS has really toned down the precip for tomorrow am.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Looks like we will be having a nice break from the warm weather.

Grateful. And thanks for all the support on here.

Im down to 185lbs from 235lbs back in July.

[ChrisEl Elyon]

[Phil]

4 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Looks like we will be having a nice break from the warm weather.

Grateful. And thanks for all the support on here.

Im down to 185lbs from 235lbs back in July.

I assume you meant July 2022? Otherwise that is insanely fast.

Have you figured out why you’re dropping weight?

[MossMan]

10 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

My dog (that will definitely be crated tonight) will be my alarm clock. Going to drug her up tonight! 

[Chewbacca Defense]

Had several rumbles of thunder, but only saw one flash from lightning.  Picked up a whopping .01" from this afternoon's festivities.

I can guarantee the storms will hit Bellingham at 8:05am tomorrow and will be through by about 8:45.  How do I know that?  I have an 8am dentist appt!