November 2023 Weather in the PNW

[Ken in Wood Village]

It's like a battle zone to the south of me.

[BLI snowman]

29 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Sounds like it might be time to upgrade the wife and station.  You can get remote wireless solar anemometers for Davis stations 

Should be some decent Cyber Monday deals on wives, too.

[BLI snowman]

PDX at 67, approaching their 2nd record high this week.

Edited November 4, 2023 by BLI snowman

[Cascadia_Wx]

16 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

This may be the best fall color I’ve ever seen down here, and you are right, it is incredibly green and lush. 

These two statements seem to be wildly contradictory.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, BLI snowman said:

PDX at 67, approaching their 2nd record high this week.

The warm blasts behind the last two systems have been stout. Seems like last half of October climo has been intruding into the first half of November in recent years. Glad we are gradually transitioning into a cooler and slightly more seasonable pattern starting tomorrow.

I guess at very least warmth this time of year is anything but traditional El Niño timing.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

These two statements seem to be wildly contradictory.

Not all... the grass everywhere is lush green and that is a massive contrast from last year.   Meanwhile the trees are putting on quite a November show.     Downvote away buddy... pettiness is truly your specialty.    

[SilverFallsAndrew]

14 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

These two statements seem to be wildly contradictory.

Not really. I’m talking about the grass. Very nice greenup this fall. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Not all... the grass everywhere is lush green and that is a massive contrast from last year.   Meanwhile the trees are putting on quite a November show.     Downvote away buddy... pettiness is truly your specialty.    

100%

[Gradient Keeper]

12z ECMWF re-cap. 10 Day GIFs: 500mb Height Anomaly, 850mb Temperatures, 1000-500mb Thickness/MSLP/Precip

[Gradient Keeper]

12z ECMWF 10 Day Rainfall, Snowfall totals. Another really good Euro run with a nice shot of mountain snow. This is quite a contrast from the GFS.

[Cascadia_Wx]

12z EPS looks pretty decent through at least the next 7-10 days 

[Gradient Keeper]

2 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z EPS looks pretty decent through at least the next 7-10 days 

No signs of awful split-flow too. I'll take it.

18z GFS in 41 minutes

[Chewbacca Defense]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

Can empathize with the tree obstruction issue. Impossible to circumvent entirely. That’s why IMO the Davis VP2 is preferable in a typical suburban setting. All sensors are detachable and can be located in different places for best siting.

And stand your ground with your wife! Install it on the roof when she’s not around, good chance she won’t notice for at least a few weeks. Will give you time plan out how you’ll make it up to her when she does figure it out.

Unfortunately, a Davis is not in the cards.  Upgraded my car a couple of months ago, need to upgrade my laptop, get a new couch and then there's the potential knee surgery.  Cash is going to be pretty tight for the next several months.

[Phishy Wx]

12 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

Kind of bizarre that a good 80% of the current analogs are from La Nina years.  Can't wait to see how the next couple of months play out!

Last year played out like a Nino for CA. so 

[Cascadia_Wx]

9 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

No signs of awful split-flow too. I'll take it.

18z GFS in 41 minutes

Yeah. @SilverFallsAndrew’s split flow meltdown last week seemed to be in vain

[Meatyorologist]

1.16" on the day for KSEA. Not bad, and better than expected.

[Phishy Wx]

will be nice if Spokane can get back in the + category on annual rainfall this year

[Rubus Leucodermis]

61.9˚F. Has gotten as warm as 64.0˚F during sunbreaks.

[ShawniganLake]

10 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Unfortunately, a Davis is not in the cards.  Upgraded my car a couple of months ago, need to upgrade my laptop, get a new couch and then there's the potential knee surgery.  Cash is going to be pretty tight for the next several months.

They have gotten pretty expensive.  I got mine 11 years ago for only about 450cdn.  I think they are over a grand now.  They last though. I’ve replaced a few parts but the replacement parts aren’t to expensive.  The Iss transmitter has gotten a bit glitchy after a heavy wet snowfall the past couple winters.  So I may need to replace it at some point. 

[ShawniganLake]

Power is out here. Only a moderate breeze but I assume it brought down some branches that were broken during the big snowstorm last week

[Gradient Keeper]

2 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Unfortunately, a Davis is not in the cards.  Upgraded my car a couple of months ago, need to upgrade my laptop, get a new couch and then there's the potential knee surgery.  Cash is going to be pretty tight for the next several months.

Hope you can avoid that. I've had 5 on my right knee.

00z ECMWF in 8 hours 4 minutes

[snow_wizard]

1 hour ago, ShawniganLake said:

Sounds like it might be time to upgrade the wife and station.  You can get remote wireless solar anemometers for Davis stations 

I would like to get one of the ultrasonic anemometers (no moving parts).  Maybe they will be affordable someday.

[snow_wizard]

2 hours ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Ambient Weather WS-2000.  It's been a great station, and seems to be fairly accurate.  I'm just in a horrible spot to capture the wind, and it has only gotten worse over the years. I have a 2 story house, and if I had to guess, the peak of the roof is at least 30-35 feet up.  I mentioned to my wife about putting the station up there and got a "HELL NO!"  Apparently aesthetics are more important than weather data.  In hindsight, not sure why I married her (kidding).

They don't look that bad when they are mounted up there.

[Slushy Inch]

What an awesome November so far!

[Chewbacca Defense]

Fall colors really popping on my street today!

Especially with the contrast of the dark skies

[Ken in Wood Village]

Love looking at this radar. You can definitely see the different wind directions. Makes me wonder if anyone has seen any funnel clouds 🌪

[TT-SEA]

Fall color really popping now on the Space Needle cam.   

[Rubus Leucodermis]

44 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Fall colors really popping on my street today!

Especially with the contrast of the dark skies

Same here!

[Chewbacca Defense]

2 hours ago, ShawniganLake said:

They have gotten pretty expensive.  I got mine 11 years ago for only about 450cdn.  I think they are over a grand now.  They last though. I’ve replaced a few parts but the replacement parts aren’t to expensive.  The Iss transmitter has gotten a bit glitchy after a heavy wet snowfall the past couple winters.  So I may need to replace it at some point. 

Looks like they are about $700 or so on the low end and get up to $1,200 pretty easily.

[Chewbacca Defense]

1 hour ago, Gradient Keeper said:

Hope you can avoid that. I've had 5 on my right knee.

00z ECMWF in 8 hours 4 minutes

Luckily there doesn't seen to be ligament damage, so I'm hoping it will be manageable.  The pain has actually gone down over the past week, but it still "catches" when I straighten my leg out, and that of course doesn't feel too hot.

[Chewbacca Defense]

1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

They don't look that bad when they are mounted up there.

Unfortunately, when coming down the street, there is a big clearing next to my house and as a result it is very prominent, especially the location where I would mount the station.  My neighbor is very close on the opposite side, I would be worried about the temperature being influenced by having both houses in  such close proximity.  

Not a hill I really want to die on for an "all in one" station, if for no other reason than it would be such a PITA to service.  It takes 2 ladders to get up on that part of the roof.   If I ever get to a point of getting a Davis, I think it would be an easy argument for just an anemometer up there.

[Tyler Mode]

Beautiful peak, and a little past fall colors along with dramatic skies tonight over Battle Ground.

[SunAndSnow]

1.32” with this round. Cleared off and got a nice sunset. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

59F with the occasional heavier rain but mostly just sprinkles for now.

[Doinko]

1.27" of rain with this system, 1.86" for the month already

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 hour ago, Tyler Mode said:

Beautiful peak, and a little past fall colors along with dramatic skies tonight over Battle Ground.

The suburban sprawl up there has just gotten awful.

[RentonHill]

i feel like we were staring at this pattern for the entire winter last year. 

[Gradient Keeper]

Are we model riding tonight, or should I just post the usual re-caps?

00z GFS in 35 minutes

[HuskyMaestro]

54F and cool. 

What a Huskies game. Wonderful evening to finally unwind on the porch  

[The Blob]

Last sunny drive into work for a while.