March 2024 Weather in the PNW

[snow_wizard]

Incredible morning out there!  Crystal clear and 30.  These next few days are going to be enjoyable...especially knowing below normal temps will return after that.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Incredible morning out there!  Crystal clear and 30.  These next few days are going to be enjoyable...especially knowing below normal temps will return after that.

That part does not make it more enjoyable for me... going back to normal would be better.    Even though that also means rain.   

[snow_wizard]

7 hours ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

It really sucks having a seizure at work. Nobody else knows what to do and I always feel like such a burden.

At least it's nice and chilly out. 39F with clear skies.

My son just had a seizure a couple of nights ago.  Sick feeling for the people watching.  I can't imagine how it must have felt in the days there wasn't medication to stop them.

I'm so sorry you have to go through that.

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

That part does not make it more enjoyable for me... going back to normal would be better.    Even though that also means rain.   

The last sentence is certainly part of why I like deep troughing instead of flat patterns.  This weekend is going to be a real boost for people who get down, because of the gloom this time of year.

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

The last sentence is certainly part of why I like deep troughing instead of flat patterns.  This weekend is going to be a real boost for people who get down, because of the gloom this time of year.

For sure.

[Phishy Wx]

38 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

That would make more sense if we were talking summer. 

it was in the mid 90s in Dallas a few weeks ago

[SilverFallsAndrew]

The 06z GFS was really chilly later next week. CHEERS

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

it was in the mid 90s in Dallas a few weeks ago

Average high is in the low to mid 70s in April and a clear sky is the main concern for the eclipse.   So Texas is not "crap" in this case... its absolutely the best option.

[MossMan]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

Average high is in the low to mid 70s in April and a clear sky is the main concern for the eclipse.   So Texas is not "crap" in this case... its absolutely the best option.

Another person I went to high school moved to Texas about 2 months ago…They posted on FB the other night a pic of them having drinks on the patio near sunset with the caption “mid 70’s at sunset here…Best decision we have ever made” or something like that. I wonder if they will be thinking the same way after a full summer spent there…

[SilverFallsAndrew]

29 this morning. YAY

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, MossMan said:

Another person I went to high school moved to Texas about 2 months ago…They posted on FB the other night a pic of them having drinks on the patio near sunset with the caption “mid 70’s at sunset here…Best decision we have ever made” or something like that. I wonder if they will be thinking the same way after a full summer spent there…

I am sure they know summer is really hot.   

[MossMan]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

29 this morning. YAY

Have any snow left? 

[Cascadia_Wx]

25 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Incredible morning out there!  Crystal clear and 30.  These next few days are going to be enjoyable...especially knowing below normal temps will return after that.

I really like that the 06z GFS brought back the sharper cool down idea. Let’s hope that becomes a theme for today.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Clear and frosty with a low of 31 this morning. Beautiful morning.

Ended up with a 54/37 day yesterday. Partly to mostly cloudy and on the cool side. The next few days should be nice. As has been said by others, the upcoming warm spell will be a lot more enjoyable with some light at the end of the tunnel.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, MossMan said:

Another person I went to high school moved to Texas about 2 months ago…They posted on FB the other night a pic of them having drinks on the patio near sunset with the caption “mid 70’s at sunset here…Best decision we have ever made” or something like that. I wonder if they will be thinking the same way after a full summer spent there…

I don't get the allure of Texas. At least its urban areas. I've only really been to Dallas and Houston, those areas are horrific, but I'm sure the hill country or down by San Antonio can be nice. My uncle used to live near Tyler, he liked it. 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

4 years ago today

[Phishy Wx]

17 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Average high is in the low to mid 70s in April and a clear sky is the main concern for the eclipse.   So Texas is not "crap" in this case... its absolutely the best option.

meh

[Phishy Wx]

6 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I don't get the allure of Texas. At least its urban areas. I've only really been to Dallas and Houston, those areas are horrific, but I'm sure the hill country or down by San Antonio can be nice. My uncle used to live near Tyler, he liked it. 

folks there have a lot of attitude and pride for a traffic infested hellhole with a crappy climate and unreliable self contained energy grid, but who I'm I to judge.

 

top 5 overrated states

1. Texas

2. Colorado

3. Florida

4. New York

5. California

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

32 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

My son just had a seizure a couple of nights ago.  Sick feeling for the people watching.  I can't imagine how it must have felt in the days there wasn't medication to stop them.

I'm so sorry you have to go through that.

He was waiting for the stupid insurance to approve it or something, ridiculous!! I remember our first cat scan my wife was waiting on the insurance to OK, we waiting in the office a couple hrs and i could see she was scared and waiting was making it worse. I finally walked up the the office and said do the D**n scan now and i will write a check. No cool to make people wait for important medical things like this.

[TT-SEA]

12Z ICON looks like its flipping to an ECMWF like scenario next week.    Big change from the 00Z run.

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Phishy Wx said:

folks there have a lot of attitude and pride for a traffic infested hellhole with a crappy climate and unreliable self contained energy grid, but who I'm I to judge.

 

top 5 overrated states

1. Texas

2. Colorado

3. Florida

4. New York

5. California

I got crucified in here for saying Colorado was overrated. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

4 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

folks there have a lot of attitude and pride for a traffic infested hellhole with a crappy climate and unreliable self contained energy grid, but who I'm I to judge.

 

top 5 overrated states

1. Texas

2. Colorado

3. Florida

4. New York

5. California

I still don’t get what this has to do with going there to see a solar eclipse. Oof.

[TT-SEA]

12Z ICON compared to its 00Z run.    That is a complete cave to the ECMWF.  

[bainbridgekid]

8 hours ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

You brought up multiple points I explained, did you even read my post completely?

To your first point, yeah no sh1t dude, only thing that changes is peoples work schedules relative to the sun schedules.

To your 2nd point that I already explained but I'll explain it again, in OUR PNW climate in this PNW forum the temperature outside is usually a good room temperature by the time people go to work, so there is never a need for AC in the morning, unless it is a extreme heatwave here. People have their AC on most in the afternoon/evening when they come back from work, and if the sun could set an hour earlier relative to when people come back from work, they won't need to have their AC on for as long. Again, I'm talking about a PNW climate, I don't much care for what it is in Maryland when I'm talking about DST on a PNW forum. Most nights here, you can open your windows, there is only a need for ac in the warm parts of the day.

Only thing I slightly agree with you on is a 4:30am sunrise is kind of early, but it hardly affects you if you're asleep, have some window blinds and you won't have a clue the sun is up until you wake up, and whenever you wakeup you will be glad the sun is out. Almost all sleep doctors still think standard time is better even in summer, I can't say I 100% know why because I don't, but I assume it is because a 9PM sunset isn't necessarily good for our sleep. They're the pros, I listen to them. 

1 last thing to my post that is probably too long I must ask, would you rather have a 8:50 sunrise and 5:30 sunset or a 7:50 sunrise and 4:30 sunset? The 2nd one will benefit the majority of work schedules. 

There's no perfect solution, but I like the way we do things now with the switch best.

4 AM sunrises in Summer would suck and I'd much rather that extra hour of daylight when people are awake. 4:30 PM sunsets in the Winter suck, but 9 AM sunrises in the Winter would suck even more. Can't have kids arriving at school in the dark.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

@MossMan

[RaleighHillsRunner]

51 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

That part does not make it more enjoyable for me... going back to normal would be better.    Even though that also means rain.   

I’m right there with ya. Gimme me Spring weather, mid 50s/low 60s with crisp mornings.

[Cascadia_Wx]

5 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

There's no perfect solution, but I like the way we do things now with the switch best.

4 AM sunrises in Summer would suck and I'd much rather that extra hour of daylight when people are awake. 4:30 PM sunsets in the Winter suck, but 9 AM sunrises in the Winter would suck even more. Can't have kids arriving at school in the dark.

I agree. Just stick with the switch we’ve been doing for years. People will find new things to complain about if we go to either permanent DST or standard time. Right now we sort of have the best of both worlds in summer and winter. 

[Front Ranger]

24 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I don't get the allure of Texas. At least its urban areas. I've only really been to Dallas and Houston, those areas are horrific, but I'm sure the hill country or down by San Antonio can be nice. My uncle used to live near Tyler, he liked it. 

I've only really explored Austin, El Paso, and a little bit of San Antonio. Wouldn't want to live in any of them, but they weren't bad places to visit in the spring and late fall.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, RaleighHillsRunner said:

I’m right there with ya. Gimme me Spring weather, mid 50s/low 60s with crisp mornings.

Rain is normal spring weather too.

[RaleighHillsRunner]

1 minute ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Rain is normal spring weather too.

Absolutely! Rain feels great in Spring when it’s a bit warmer. And I love the mid day downpours, followed by sun breaks, then more rain. Just a cool time of year.

[Phishy Wx]

19 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I got crucified in here for saying Colorado was overrated. 

I'm here to take the blows.  Bring it on.  Those people have almost as much attitude as TX, although a lot of them are transplants from TX anyway.

[Front Ranger]

19 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I got crucified in here for saying Colorado was overrated. 

Not by me. 

"Overrated" is such a subjective term anyway, especially when you're talking about large states that have a ton of variability in scenery, terrain, climate, population centers, etc.

As I've said before, I agree that Denver is an overrated city. And people have finally got the memo and stopped moving here in droves...we actually have had net emigration over the past couple years.

[TT-SEA]

5 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

I'm here to take the blows.  Bring it on.  Those people have almost as much attitude as TX, although a lot of them are transplants from TX anyway.

I have heard lots of people say Spokane is overrated too.   Everyone has opinions!  

[Front Ranger]

4 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

I'm here to take the blows.  Bring it on.  Those people have almost as much attitude as TX, although a lot of them are transplants from TX anyway.

The vast majority of people here are transplants (including myself!). Definitely a good number from Texas, but more from the Midwest, East Coast, and California.

[Phishy Wx]

1 minute ago, Front Ranger said:

The vast majority of people here are transplants (including myself!). Definitely a good number from Texas, but more from the Midwest, East Coast, and California.

i've noticed.  I have friends there who are actually natives and they always joke about it and call Texans out,  that and relos from SEC land in the SE who all go there and act like its Nirvana.  weed refugees they call them, lol

[MR.SNOWMIZER]

6 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Not by me. 

"Overrated" is such a subjective term anyway, especially when you're talking about large states that have a ton of variability in scenery, terrain, climate, population centers, etc.

As I've said before, I agree that Denver is an overrated city. And people have finally got the memo and stopped moving here in droves...we actually have had net emigration over the past couple years.

Most people that say over rated have not explored it much. We rented a airbnb at 12k feet, hard to do that anywhere else in the lower 48. We stayed off the busy highways and did deep exploring and that state has so many stunning areas. Just an amazing place. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Looks like the 12z GFS is still being stubborn with the cool down. Temps near 70 through Tuesday.

[Front Ranger]

Lull in the storm currently, but it's supposed to pick up again this afternoon and evening. 7.5" so far. Lots of places in the south and west metro have 12-16"+ already.

[Phishy Wx]

18 minutes ago, MR.SNOWMIZER said:

Most people that say over rated have not explored it much. We rented a airbnb at 12k feet, hard to do that anywhere else in the lower 48. We stayed off the busy highways and did deep exploring and that state has so many stunning areas. Just an amazing place. 

been all over CO, the place is fine, at least the Mtns. was more referring to the inhabitants 

[Phil]

58 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

folks there have a lot of attitude and pride for a traffic infested hellhole with a crappy climate and unreliable self contained energy grid, but who I'm I to judge.

 

top 5 overrated states

1. Texas

2. Colorado

3. Florida

4. New York

5. California

Colorado? Bruh you’re nuts.