October 2023 Weather in the PNW

[TigerWoodsLibido]

EUG at 54 with 15mph SE winds. We are at 5mph SE winds here and brilliant sunshine with a few clouds around but otherwise it feels pretty similar to yesterday so we should hopefully see another below normal temp departure day.

[Phishy Wx]

been trying all morning to accumulate, get a dusting during squalls then it melts off.  oh well, fun to watch.

 

wish this would have come in at night

 

wind is absolutely howling

[Phishy Wx]

I know it poo poo'd to say it around here, but we haven't even had a freeze this year yet and the ground temps are still in the 50s, or at least they were yesterday

[Phishy Wx]

I mean its 32 and DP is 29.

I guess the intensity is not strong enough for a long enough time period

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

44 in Lebanon 

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

From the looks of it this was a bust for the passes, not much snowfall so far. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just saw some lightning and heard thunder from the cell just north of town.

[the_convergence_zone]

This storm is over here so back to model watching. I'm a fan of that 970s hPa bowling ball that the Euro rolls at us next weekend. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

26 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

I know it poo poo'd to say it around here, but we haven't even had a freeze this year yet and the ground temps are still in the 50s, or at least they were yesterday

It'll happen in the next few days. We should be getting some 2-3 freezes in the Willamette Valley over the weekend.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

27 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

From the looks of it this was a bust for the passes, not much snowfall so far. 

It seemed warmer than forecasted

[Cascadia_Wx]

38 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

From the looks of it this was a bust for the passes, not much snowfall so far. 

Think the moisture is just focused more to the south today.

[SouthHillFrosty]

44 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

From the looks of it this was a bust for the passes, not much snowfall so far. 

The ppl that live at Stampede Pass must be pissed

[iFred]

At the office in Kirkland. This morning's commute felt kind of cozy, with a very dark and rainy morning and a bit of chill in the air. Sensors tell me that my part of Everett got down to 39º before a warm up. Just all around nice day, made better with that most of the trees around here have just started to hit peak, giving me a bit of an October glow before the deadening.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Clouds have moved in. Starting to rain now off and on.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

Good lord the pics coming out on Acapulco look like a Bomb went off. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Absolutely rocking and rolling the past couple hours in Lebanon! We’re in the red! 

Edited October 25 by SilverFallsAndrew

[Tyler Mode]

1 hour ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

From the looks of it this was a bust for the passes, not much snowfall so far. 

Hmm, looks like quite a bit to me.

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

1 minute ago, Tyler Mode said:

Hmm, looks like quite a bit to me.

Sorry i meant Washingtons passes, I've never been over any of those and have only been to Oregon a couple times so i have no idea where those even are. Major passes in Washington did not get near as much forecasted.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

4 hours ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Forgot to mention, managed to get a great view of the annular eclipse from Mary’s Peak west of Corvallis a couple weeks ago. The weather forecast was pretty touch and go that day. Got really lucky with a thin spot in the clouds that persisted for a little while. Was able to see the ring of sun around the moon just with a pair of polarized sunglasses, and witnesses most of the moon’s transit. No great pics of the eclipse itself, but these show the weather conditions at least. 
 

Lucky you. I'm still chapped my wife insisted on going to Boston, which IMO is MEH at best. The six hour flight with a barfing 19 month old was less than ideal too. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

It blows my mind how many of the Washington posters on here have never been to Oregon, or hardly even go to Oregon. Washington is great, don't get me wrong, I was there last Tuesday, but y'all should really get out more. 

[TT-SEA]

It's become a beautiful afternoon in Seattle.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like about 1.75” of rain in Lebanon today.

[fubario]

24 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It blows my mind how many of the Washington posters on here have never been to Oregon, or hardly even go to Oregon. Washington is great, don't get me wrong, I was there last Tuesday, but y'all should really get out more. 

Is that the place where they pump your gas for you?

[Snownerd3000]

https://x.com/volcaholic1/status/1717264491371462855?s=20

Acapulco 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

4 minutes ago, fubario said:

Is that the place where they pump your gas for you?

No sales tax either. 

[Timmy Supercell]

28 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It blows my mind how many of the Washington posters on here have never been to Oregon, or hardly even go to Oregon. Washington is great, don't get me wrong, I was there last Tuesday, but y'all should really get out more. 

I think folks living in Klamath County not seeing Crater Lake was a bigger surprise when I lived there.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Dumping hail and rain now. Temp has dropped to 46F.

[Phishy Wx]

kind of a bust in my area of Spokane too.  snowed all day.  nothing to show for it.   oh well.  was pretty to watch fall and a couple of pretty strong squalls with heavy snow

[the_convergence_zone]

2 hours ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

From the looks of it this was a bust for the passes, not much snowfall so far. 

The bust at Snoqualmie Pass is pretty funny. NWS Seattle still has a winter storm warning in effect there despite there being bare grass and a temperature of 39 degrees. At one point they were forecasting something like 12-18 inches of snow for the passes LOL. The snow level only briefly went below 3,000 ft, it was at 3,500 ft for most of the event. 

Stevens got 7 inches so that one didn't bust quite as badly. 

I think it's just inexperienced forecasters blindly going with the NBM, they tend to get better as the season goes on. The HRRR had backed Snoqualmie down to like 2-4 inches yesterday morning before the precip started. Which makes sense because a major snowstorm at Snoqualmie would be virtually unheard of in October. 

[MWG]

Been raining on and off all day. Sun comes out but then a big grey cloud comes in and dumping rain. Low of 44F and 52F at the moment.

[HuskyMaestro]

50F at UWT. Was appreciating the contrast of colors between the blue and darker gray skies. Caught a faint rainbow too on the left. 

[the_convergence_zone]

58 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It blows my mind how many of the Washington posters on here have never been to Oregon, or hardly even go to Oregon. Washington is great, don't get me wrong, I was there last Tuesday, but y'all should really get out more. 

I've lived out here for 10 years and I think I've been to Oregon maybe 6 or 7 times. I like it, it's just too far away. I've never gone past Portland on I-5, I'm taking a plane if it's a longer drive than 3 hours. 

[HuskyMaestro]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It blows my mind how many of the Washington posters on here have never been to Oregon, or hardly even go to Oregon. Washington is great, don't get me wrong, I was there last Tuesday, but y'all should really get out more. 

Astoria, Seaside, and Cannon Beach are true gems to go to. Last went there maybe 3 years ago with the fam and I fully intend on coming back, this time by myself. 

[BLI snowman]

44 and pouring all of a sudden as the low slugs on by. Feels like mid-winter with it being near dark at 4pm.

[BLI snowman]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It blows my mind how many of the Washington posters on here have never been to Oregon, or hardly even go to Oregon. Washington is great, don't get me wrong, I was there last Tuesday, but y'all should really get out more. 

Life happens for people I guess, but for me it would be very difficult to imagine as long as I'm in the PNW not taking semi-frequent trips around the region. I feel like OR/WA/southern BC are so interconnected and easy to navigate between.

[Cascadia_Wx]

4 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Life happens for people I guess, but for me it would be very difficult to imagine as long as I'm in the PNW not taking semi-frequent trips around the region. I feel like OR/WA/southern BC are so interconnected and easy to navigate between.

If I can’t fly there first class then have a vehicle of some sort haul me from the plane to the location in under 30 minutes, it’s not worth seeing.

[Tyler Mode]

Funny, I've driven to the coast and back, Rainier and back in a day.  Just have to get out.  After my stroke, just a reminder that you never know.

Meanwhile, pouring rain here at home and down to 43, my low for the day.  0.91" yesterday and up to 0.63" for today.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Going to be cold and crisp this week. Outlying areas should have no problem getting below freezing. There will be a cold east wind too near the Gorge. Gonna be a lot of frozen pumpkins this year!  

[BLI snowman]

Thunder!!

[Timmy Supercell]

10/25/2014. Already that long ago.. 

[BLI snowman]

4 minutes ago, Tyler Mode said:

Funny, I've driven to the coast and back, Rainier and back in a day.  Just have to get out.  After my stroke, just a reminder that you never know.

Meanwhile, pouring rain here at home and down to 43, my low for the day.  0.91" yesterday and up to 0.63" for today.

Bellingham and back is the record for me in my more adventurous era. Had to sign a lease up there and be back in Vancouver the next morning. 

[Tyler Mode]

Couple of rumbles of thunder.  And 43 degrees haha.

[Anti Marine Layer]

Just now, Tyler Mode said:

Couple of rumbles of thunder.  And 43 degrees haha.

Where is the shivering and struck by lightning react? 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

0.61” of rain since 9a. 6.04” on the month!

[Deweydog]

The knew house is about to get dumped on!

[Deweydog]

25 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Bellingham and back is the record for me in my more adventurous era. Had to sign a lease up there and be back in Vancouver the next morning. 

Long story why (9/11 was a big factor) but a friend of mine and I did Seattle to Salt Lake City and back in one shot, sharing the driving. We were there for all of about 45 minutes.

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Deweydog said:

Long story why (9/11 was a big factor) but a friend of mine and I did Seattle to Salt Lake City and back in one shot, sharing the driving. We were there for all of about 45 minutes.

My sons did Boise and back in one day to pick up a car... and that meant both had to be driving on the 8 hour trip back.  

[Cascadia_Wx]

I once drove to Hawaii and back in the same day with one arm tied behind my back.

[TT-SEA]

Sorry to offend you @DareDuck with an innocuous and anecdotal story about driving long distances in one day.   

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Sub-50 high at SLE!