March 2024 Weather in the PNW

[Cascadia_Wx]

12z EPS looks a lot like the GEFS. Nice distraction from the disaster outside today.

[bainbridgekid]

68 in Forks and a Personal Weather Station in La Push right by the beach is reporting 72.

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KWAFORKS36/graph/2024-03-15/2024-03-15/daily

[bainbridgekid]

That's one hell of a crash on the 18z.

Tuesday afternoon is 68 in Seattle and then it's 44 Wednesday afternoon with 6-10" of snow in the mountains by Wednesday evening.

 

[TT-SEA]

Comparatively chilly day in Seattle compared to places away from the water.    Its warmer at Snoqualmie Pass than it is at many of the stations in the city of Seattle.   

 

[bainbridgekid]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Comparatively chilly day in Seattle compared to places away from the water.    Its warmer at Snoqualmie Pass than it is at many of the stations in the city of Seattle.   

 

49 at the tip of Magnolia and 61 in Capitol Hill. Pretty unusual to see a 12 degree difference within the city limits like that.

[TT-SEA]

19 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

That's one hell of a crash on the 18z.

Tuesday afternoon is 68 in Seattle and then it's 44 at 5 pm Wednesday with 6-10" of snow in the mountains.

 

12Z GFS brought the rain in Wednesday morning like the 18Z shows but then showed it popping back up to the mid 50s in Seattle by the afternoon with a SW wind.  

[the_convergence_zone]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Comparatively chilly day in Seattle compared to places away from the water.    Its warmer at Snoqualmie Pass than it is at many of the stations in the city of Seattle.   

 

I've hit 57 so far. My station is near the 56 in West Seattle. Pretty common for me to be one of the colder spots on a day like this, I need that wind to swing around to the east for me to get warm. 

[Groundhog]

25 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z EPS looks a lot like the GEFS. Nice distraction from the disaster outside today.

It sure is a tragedy. I get to play road hockey with my kids, and they can decorate the townhouse complex roadway with sidewalk chalk with their neighbourhood friends. And we plan on a hike with them Sunday afternoon, It’s horrible. Best it be cold and wet so they can get back in the house. 

[TT-SEA]

7 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

I've hit 57 so far. My station is near the 56 in West Seattle. Pretty common for me to be one of the colder spots on a day like this, I need that wind to swing around to the east for me to get warm. 

Yeah... the next 2 days will be warmer in Seattle.

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Groundhog said:

It sure is a tragedy. I get to play road hockey with my kids, and they can decorate the townhouse complex roadway with sidewalk chalk with their neighbourhood friends. And we plan on a hike with them Sunday afternoon, It’s horrible. Best it be cold and wet so they can get back in the house. 

Pouty McGee is just sad about PDX stats.    The east wind giveth and the east wind taketh away.  

[Front Ranger]

Happened to be in Golden for work today (about 10 mi west of Denver, home to Coors), and decided to make the short trip up into the foothills to check out the storm aftermath. 

Drove up to about 7000', where there was about 3' of compacted snow.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

56.5˚F currently. Max so far: 58.5˚F.

[TT-SEA]

29 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

That's one hell of a crash on the 18z.

Tuesday afternoon is 68 in Seattle and then it's 44 Wednesday afternoon with 6-10" of snow in the mountains by Wednesday evening.

 

FWIW... the WB map shows 54 in Seattle on Wednesday afternoon on the 18Z run.    And low to mid 50s on Thursday and Friday with the precip focused to the south and west those days.    Might not be a total crash back to the middle of winter right away.   Those days could be close to normal.  

[MossMan]

My North Bend forum picture contribution for today! 

Edited March 15 by MossMan

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, MossMan said:

My North Bend forum picture contribution for today! 

Nice!   Just passing through?   I can't quite tell where you are there.   Exit 34?

[RaleighHillsRunner]

48 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z EPS looks a lot like the GEFS. Nice distraction from the disaster outside today.

Hey now, still time for another ridge to pop up, 10-14 days is a model crapshoot in Spring  

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, RaleighHillsRunner said:

Hey now, still time for another ridge to pop up, 10-14 days is a model crapshoot in Spring  

The ECMWF AI is truly a model crapshoot but the 12Z run does show something like that later in the month.  

[MossMan]

15 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Nice!   Just passing through?   I can't quite tell where you are there.   Exit 34?

Yep! Was at the Shell at exit 34 meeting a central Wa shelter half way to transfer in a few dogs they asked us to take. My volunteer transporter was unable to make the drive last minute so I made the drive. 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

2 hours ago, DeepFriedEgg said:

PDX briefly touched 70F

 

1 hour ago, Omegaraptor said:

 

The inter-hour readings round to the nearest Celsius. A 20.6C reading would round to 21 and show as 69.8, but in reality is 69.1.

Beautiful sunny day! PDX up to 71 as of 4pm. Woodland leading the way in the Metro area at 73. Florence so far leading the way across the PNW at 75.

[T-Town]

Bouncing between 59 and 60 here. North wind over the water doing its thing. 

[Front Ranger]

2 hours ago, bainbridgekid said:

SEA's only had five 70+ degree days before St. Patrick's day in history. Seems fairly likely tomorrow is number 6, but no guarantee.

Indeed, although earliest was almost three weeks earlier on 2/27/68.

[BLI snowman]

40 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Happened to be in Golden for work today (about 10 mi west of Denver, home to Coors), and decided to make the short trip up into the foothills to check out the storm aftermath. 

Drove up to about 7000', where there was about 3' of compacted snow.

I see asphalt!

Quick working CO road crews + March sun is one hell of a team!

[Front Ranger]

6 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

I see asphalt!

Quick working CO road crews + March sun is one hell of a team!

Yeah, I think most the people up there have their own plows, too.

[the_convergence_zone]

6 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Yeah, I think most the people up there have their own plows, too.

The fun of Colorado is that entire snowpack can be erased in about 24 hours if the winds are right. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 hour ago, Groundhog said:

It sure is a tragedy. I get to play road hockey with my kids, and they can decorate the townhouse complex roadway with sidewalk chalk with their neighbourhood friends. And we plan on a hike with them Sunday afternoon, It’s horrible. Best it be cold and wet so they can get back in the house. 

I feel sorry for the folks who feel like they can’t enjoy life unless temps are 15 degrees above average.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Got a beautiful walk in this morning at the Salmon Creek greenway.

[TT-SEA]

9 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

I feel sorry for the folks who feel like they can’t enjoy life unless temps are 15 degrees above average.

This is such a petty and stupid comment.   Enjoying this weather does not mean people don't enjoy other weather.   One could also say they feel sorry for someone whose enjoyment seems to revolve around the stats of an airport runway at PDX.   

[FroYoBro]

8 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

I feel sorry for the folks who feel like they can’t enjoy life unless temps are 15 degrees above average.

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, FroYoBro said:

That’s how I picture them too  

[TigerWoodsLibido]

70F burger IMBY in downtown Springfield. Beautiful day.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 hour ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z EPS looks a lot like the GEFS. Nice distraction from the disaster outside today.

I don’t have a problem enjoying this weekend given things go back to normal by the middle of next week. 

[Omegaraptor]

I feel sorry for those who feel like they can’t enjoy life unless it’s 45 degrees and drizzling.

[T-Town]

Dog sitting my daughter’s mountain cur for the weekend. The dog is fifty pounds of pure energy. They tired her out before dropping her off so so far so good. 

[bainbridgekid]

First round of golf in six months. Sun feels amazing. Swing less so.

[snow_wizard]

Incredible day today.  Ended up with 65/32 here.

It's quite remarkable how similar the temps were west of the Cascades vs east of the Cascades today.  Everything has to be just right for that to happen.  Unfortunately, the warmth in the passes is going to take its toll on snow depths this weekend.

[TT-SEA]

21 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

First round of golf in six months. Sun feels amazing. Swing less so.

What is the water in the background?

[Meatyorologist]

The Magnolia in my front yard is undergoing a major bloomout today. It's getting increasingly colorful outside by the hour as the plants wake up. Tomorrow and Sunday will be spectacular and I can't wait. My SAD is improving already. Also loving how hard this is gonna crash next week. More of a typical 'false Spring' situation compared to the initiation of our annual death ridge. That'll have to wait til April!

[bainbridgekid]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

What is the water in the background?

Lake Ballinger in Mountlake Terrace. Nice little course right by my school called The Nile. 

[Slushy Inch]

8 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Looks like we are heading back to deep troughing next weekend regardless of how the ridge breaks down.  

Gem seems to sometimes get crazy when it gets to day 10  like gfs 

[TT-SEA]

12 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

The Magnolia in my front yard is undergoing a major bloomout today. It's getting increasingly colorful outside by the hour as the plants wake up. Tomorrow and Sunday will be spectacular and I can't wait. My SAD is improving already. Also loving how hard this is gonna crash next week. More of a typical 'false Spring' situation compared to the initiation of our annual death ridge. That'll have to wait til April!

Maybe you should you move back to where you came from and take your SAD with you.  Natives don't enjoy the first warmth of spring.    Oh wait... you were born here.