March 2024 Weather in the PNW

[Doinko]

The coast range looks really nice today with the snow

 

[snow_wizard]

The EPS continues to have the "prettiest" trough with the upcoming cool down.  The other models get pretty messy with it.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Yeah it seems like the mountains in Washington don’t have much snow this year. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Pretty nice day up on Mount St Helens in terms of views, although terrible for everything else. 40 degrees at the summit at 8:20am, absolutely no refreeze of snow. Not a cloud in the sky, although there was so much blowing snow at times that the visibility would get low, mountain-forecast was calling for 15mph gusts which was absolute BS, it was gusting 30-40MPH at times. Overall a great day though.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, Doinko said:

The coast range looks really nice today with the snow

 

I think Mt Si is higher than the highest peak in the Oregon coast range. Yet it has no snow. 

[snow_wizard]

5 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Is this some sort of joke?

I was obviously talking about WA.  You can look at the records yourself.  We did have a dry period last year, but in the end even it ended up normal.  All others quite wet.

[TT-SEA]

East wind doing its thing out here...

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I think Mt Si is higher than the highest peak in the Oregon coast range. Yet it has no snow. 

It does have snow.  The view in Tim's pic is misleading.  Tim has explained why that mountains looks that way before.

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I was obviously talking about WA.  You can look at the records yourself.  We did have a dry period last year, but in the end even it ended up normal.  All others quite wet.

Yeah... we have almost no water issues since 2014-15.  

[TT-SEA]

Just now, snow_wizard said:

It does have snow.  The view in Tim's pic is misleading.  Tim has explained why that mountains looks that way before.

Guessing maybe he is referencing all the discussion we have had about Mt. Si.    

But that is the view have in North Bend!  

[snow_wizard]

4 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Pretty nice day up on Mount St Helens in terms of views, although terrible for everything else. 40 degrees at the summit at 8:20am, absolutely no refreeze of snow. Not a cloud in the sky, although there was so much blowing snow at times that the visibility would get low, mountain-forecast was calling for 15mph gusts which was absolute BS, it was gusting 30-40MPH at times. Overall a great day though.

You certainly do get around!

Good point about the mins not getting cold enough for a refreeze at night.  That is going to be really bad for allowing snow loss this weekend.

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Yeah... we have almost no water issues since 2014-15.  

Yup.  OR has been a much different story of course.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

9 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Yeah... we have almost no water issues since 2014-15.  

The trees looked pretty sick around White Pass. Looked like a lot of dead or dying cedars. The planet is on fire!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Meanwhile further more south. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Only acceptable use of the term “burger.”

[Timmy Supercell]

18 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

It does have snow.  The view in Tim's pic is misleading.  Tim has explained why that mountains looks that way before.

Greta was up there recently with a flamethrower

[TT-SEA]

19 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

The trees looked pretty sick around White Pass. Looked like a lot of dead or dying cedars. The planet is on fire!

Trees look sick here too.   But we have not had any water issues up here since 2014-15.   Both can be and are true.     Lots of mountain snow and winter rain and hot summers.   The sick trees are related to the latter.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

34 minutes ago, Doinko said:

The coast range looks really nice today with the snow

 

Beautiful day to be out at the Coast. The Coast leading the way again today with the warmest temperatures as of 1pm. PDX is already at its high of yesterday but with still 3 hours or so of heating left to go.

[Front Ranger]

1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

Then there's this.

Orange be gone!

[Front Ranger]

24 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Only acceptable use of the term “burger.”

That's the general dream area for me to retire.

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

That's the general dream area for me to retire.

Does your wife want to deal with that?? 

[TT-SEA]

Feels like summer on the deck.   The leafless trees tell another story.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Feels like summer on the deck.   The leafless trees tell another story.

Wow, warmest temp for 1000 miles is in your backyard. lol

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like we've stalled out in the mid-60s here while places in Washington approach 90. 

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Wow, warmest temp for 1000 miles is in your backyard. lol

I don't create the weather Andrew.    But it is east wind downslope related and it does get cooler as you go west.    I apologize for the geographical reality of my area.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

I don't create the weather Andrew.    But it is east wind downslope related and it does get cooler as you go west.    I apologize for the geographical reality of my area.  

Looks like a lot of overexposed sensors. 

Edited March 16 by SilverFallsAndrew

[TT-SEA]

Side note... I am still in knee brace and can't walk very well at all (torn ACL) and can't to yardwork yet.   But have not been inside since 9 a.m.

[TT-SEA]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Looks like a lot of overexposed sensors. 

No Andrew.    It's called downsloping.   Not only east wind like PDX...but east wind  downsloping.    Sometimes we are the coldest place west of the mountains and sometimes the warmest.   Sorry that is beyond your ability to comprehend but it's still reality.

[FroYoBro]

5 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Side note... I am still in knee brace and can't walk very well at all (torn ACL) and can't to yardwork yet.   But have not been inside since 9 a.m.

I don’t have legs and have been outside since 9pm last night. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

You certainly do get around!

Good point about the mins not getting cold enough for a refreeze at night.  That is going to be really bad for allowing snow loss this weekend.

I try to keep pretty active despite my old age, anytime it's nice weather I'll go for atleast a couple hikes. Can't pass up a beautiful day like today! 

Main reason I pointed out that the snow didn't refreeze is because it's usually much safer when it freezes, less likely for an Avalanche to happen, although you're right about it leading to more snowmelt when it doesn't freeze. Thankfully this pattern coming up should restore all the snow that has melted in this warm stretch. 

[Deweydog]

74 burgers at both PDX and BG. Deck is going DOWN!

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

I try to keep pretty active despite my old age, anytime it's nice weather I'll go for atleast a couple hikes. Can't pass up a beautiful day like today! 

Main reason I pointed out that the snow didn't refreeze is because it's usually much safer when it freezes, less likely for an Avalanche to happen, although you're right about it leading to more snowmelt when it doesn't freeze. Thankfully this pattern coming up should restore all the snow that has melted in this warm stretch. 

I am jealous of your activities!

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

74 burgers at both PDX and BG. Deck is going DOWN!

Overexposed... probably in the 50s at PDX.   

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

75 degrees here in battleground currently, enjoying a nice lunch in this summer-like weather!  60 with a low of 19 at my home station, already a 41 degree spread!

[Deweydog]

3 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Overexposed... probably in the 50s at PDX.   

Feels like it.

[Timmy]

A light wind and 74 at Rockaway today.  Just incredible 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

17 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

74 burgers at both PDX and BG. Deck is going DOWN!

Woodland leading the way at 75! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Looks like we briefly hit 65. So blessed to be avoiding this heat. Nice to see Jesse out hiking in the heat today, while our favorite warm weather poster just sits around. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

72 at SLE. Today's record high is 75. They could do it. Go figure. Yet another record high in a rapidly warming climate. Absolute NIGHTMARE in progress. 

Edited March 16 by SilverFallsAndrew

[LowerGarfield]

Beautiful day at Hells Gate SP. About 60F and mostly sunny skies. Its quiet today compared to the hoards of people who visit in Summer.