December 2023 Weather in the PNW

[TigerWoodsLibido]

The weather in the GTA VI trailer looks nice. Wonder if it’ll have hurricanes?

 

[RentonHill]

Just now, Snownerd3000 said:

For only a penny a day, you too can help a weather weenie cope

i have a fever

[Phil]

23 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

sweet mother of sally strothers 

 

 

Gotta love the 18z GFS.

[MossMan]

6 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

i have a fever

Of 103? 

[FroYoBro]

38 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Fun fact: I've never owned an umbrella.

I would rather kill myself than use an umbrella. 

[Cold Snap]

Snoqualmie river now only projected to barely make it to major flood stage.

[SouthHillFrosty]

[Chewbacca Defense]

23 minutes ago, Snownerd3000 said:

I work DT.  You can always spot the transplants by those that do carry umbrellas.

I was about to post this exact same thing....only folks with umbrellas are folks who aren't from here.

I'm technically not from here, but I have lived most of my life in the PNW.  One of the first things we picked up on when we moved out here was the lack of umbrellas, and the fact that even when it was raining, it did not impact people getting out and doing things/having fun.

 

That said, in the southeast, its not too hard to get some intense rainfall with big fat drops that will soak you to the bone within a minute or 2.  That doesn't really happen out here very often.  It happened one year in high school right as we got to the bus stop.  It absolutely started dumping, and I was of course too cool to have an umbrella. 

Luckily a senior happened by right as it was starting up, and took pity on us,. By the time 6 of us underclass clowns piled into his Jeep CJ7, we were all completely soaked.  Of course it was that much worse with us being piled on top of each other, 3 crammed in the back seat with another laying across us, then someone in the front seat with another person in their lap.

[Deweydog]

50 minutes ago, RentonHill said:

sweet mother of sally strothers 

 

Cue the jaws music!

[Timmy Supercell]

2 hours ago, Phil said:

You might only have to wait until this weekend for thunderstorms if that warm sector punch verifies. Nasty airmass.

If I can get a few north of I-64 that'd be nice. When it's not the summer time, it's been difficult to get one lately in this county.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, SouthHillFrosty said:

I noticed that, but didn't bother posting because it's such an unrealistic setup for widespread accumulating lowland snow. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Now up to 1.30" on the day. 46.7˚F and rising.

[Chewbacca Defense]

45 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Fun fact: I've never owned an umbrella.

Only time I've used an umbrella out here was while golfing, and I think a couple of times watching my son play soccer during AR events.  I've had a heck of a time finding a raincoat that is worth a crap....my go to right now is an ancient oilcloth Lewis Creek hunting jacket, but I need to get it sent off to get re-treated, as it is starting to leak a bit.

[SouthHillFrosty]

3 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I noticed that, but didn't bother posting because it's such an unrealistic setup for widespread accumulating lowland snow. 

Oh yea. The temps are like 38-42 at best. Not happening

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

46 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Fun fact: I've never owned an umbrella.

Same here. Why is that, that people in the PNW don't use umbrellas? When I'm in the willamette Valley on a rainy day, basically nobody uses an umbrella, and if someone is using an umbrella they are so rare, that they stand out. But if you go to like Florida or new york on a rainy day, umbrellas are such a common thing to see.

 

Embrace the rain, you're already going to get wet if it's pouring down rain.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Umbrellas are one of those differences between Seattle and Vancouver. Use of them is much more common up here.

[Deweydog]

Any of you are welcome to come stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh anytime.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

6 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Snoqualmie river now only projected to barely make it to major flood stage.

I'm not too surprised on this being a bit of a bust. Don't get me wrong it is still going to be a very wet week and the rivers will be high, but the models were showing too much precip, as they almost always do. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

All-time December record TIED at PDX. If we are going to have a dud, may as well start building the resume of an all-time dud.

[Timmy Supercell]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

All-time December record TIED at PDX. If we are going to have a dud, may as well start building the resume of an all-time dud.

I thought that was for the DAY! 

HIO has seen mid-60's a few times in December.

[the_convergence_zone]

So far this storm is a nothing burger but it should pick up overnight. On the plus side, I got a nice run in without getting too wet. 

[Winterdog]

58 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Fun fact: I've never owned an umbrella.

Nor have I and I and I'm waaaay older than you.

[Phil]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

All-time December record TIED at PDX. If we are going to have a dud, may as well start building the resume of an all-time dud.

Better to get that long overdue dud out of the way in a year already expected to be a dud, versus a year that looks good on paper only to be let down and heartbroken.

[Deweydog]

We’re a national LEAD! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Deweydog said:

We’re a national LEAD! 

The hype train is on the way. 

[MossMan]

Blustery and not raining. Had some major excitement a bit ago at work as this branch fell from the sky…Hanukkah Eve 2006 redux??? 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Well it will be cold in Alaska at least. 

[Phil]

9 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Well it will be cold in Alaska at least. 

That’s like me saying at least Baffin Island will be cold. Lololz

[Snownerd3000]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

Gotta love the 18z GFS.

Hour 366 no less 

[Phil]

Just now, Snownerd3000 said:

Hour 366 no less 

I’m surprised it waited that long.

[T-Town]

Balmy. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

48.2˚F and up to 1.76" on the day. Still coming down hard.

Quackity quack!

[Mercurial]

1 hour ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Same here. Why is that, that people in the PNW don't use umbrellas? When I'm in the willamette Valley on a rainy day, basically nobody uses an umbrella, and if someone is using an umbrella they are so rare, that they stand out. But if you go to like Florida or new york on a rainy day, umbrellas are such a common thing to see.

 

Embrace the rain, you're already going to get wet if it's pouring down rain.

Having lived in both the NW and the subtropics (grew up in MD, just spent five years in Japan), the rain just hits differently in the subtropics.  Dunno why.  The raindrops for some reason feel bigger and more aggressive down there, so even a light drizzle feels unpleasant.  Plus Japan at least receives absolutely torrid rain all the time -- Tokyo averages 70" rain per year.  

[Mercurial]

Anyway, Whitefish is at 34 degrees.  First time above freezing since Thanksgiving.  Not looking forward to rain tomorrow and Wed bleh.

[MossMan]

Still windy. Power blinking a bit. Not raining. Only .20” on the day so far. 

[Phil]

28 minutes ago, Mercurial said:

Having lived in both the NW and the subtropics (grew up in MD, just spent five years in Japan), the rain just hits differently in the subtropics.  Dunno why.  The raindrops for some reason feel bigger and more aggressive down there, so even a light drizzle feels unpleasant.  Plus Japan at least receives absolutely torrid rain all the time -- Tokyo averages 70" rain per year.  

Where in MD were you?

[TT-SEA]

1 hour ago, Deweydog said:

We’re a national LEAD! 

Holy crap... have not been following the news..  Wow!    So its already wet outside and now its going to rain more on top of that wetness??   Crazy.   Be nice if they could throw in 'climate change fueled' somewhere in the headline.     Fun fact... heavy rain was unknown in the PNW prior to 1995.  

[SnowySeeker50]

Up to a balmy 61 degrees now. A bit warmer than I expected it to be at this time.

[MWG]

57/48 and cloudy for today and same as yesterday. It actually felt warm. 

[Mercurial]

15 minutes ago, Phil said:

Where in MD were you?

Baltimore City, actually.  Bit of a different scene from where I live now.