Give it a rest. SEA was south of the c-zone and bumped up briefly. The rest of King County was dark and cold and it did feel very much like November this afternoon with heavy rain and temps in the low 50s. I think most people around here would say it felt like November this afternoon. Didn't look like November but it felt like it. It was a valid point.
The limiting factor here has been a lack of rain, but also a lack of sun. Like I mentioned in the previous post, the CMC would be great here. That would get the grass into 2022 mode!
I genuinely think the Canadian is onto something, especially with the way ridges have trended in the middle and short range. Given that the upcoming ridge is nigh inevitable at this point, it's a solution that should please most everyone in the Puget Sound area, with an extended period of sunnier, seasonably warm weather, with marine layers in the morning and 70s and sun by noon. The July climo you've been craving.
Portland southward into the Willamette isn't so lucky... Ridge is right overhead and pushes temperatures into the 90s. Wish we could reduce the amplitude of the ridge.... Though I think the jet extension modeled over the next week is only possible with such a narrow, warm subtropical ridge.
I wish we could save the jet extension soaking until the middle of summer and spread it out more. But that is not how it usually works. It can't get any greener at this point and no matter how much rain we get early next week the grass will start turning brown even after just a week of warm/dry weather.
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