March 2024 Weather in the PNW

[TacomaWx]

Some places have set some daily records and this is definitely a pretty anomalous heatwave for this time of year. No doubt about it. IMBY though, March 2019 tops this one. That one had 3 days in the 70s. Looking likely we only have 2 here this time…with 72/37 yesterday and should probably be about 71/39 today. 
 

-3/18/2019 70/44

-3/19/2019 76/45

-3/20/2019 74/45

 

 

[TT-SEA]

Already 69 in North Bend... but only 61 at SEA.   Sort of like a weak marine push summer day when it warms up faster away from the water. 

[Slushy Inch]

New Euro total snow. Nice period of mountain snow again.

[Front Ranger]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Definitely more than here. Our big years are probably somewhat similar, but we can definitely have some true stinkers. 

Yeah, my lowest total here was 2010-11 with 29".

[Slushy Inch]

Not looking forward to low 50s after this taste of nice weather.

[Omegaraptor]

The WEEKEND CURSE is showing up.

or WEEKEND BLESSINGS depending on how you want to look at it

[TT-SEA]

9 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

Not looking forward to low 50s after this taste of nice weather.

That is the problem with early warmth... you are reminded of what you are missing.   I don't mind 50s and rain going forward (i.e. climo) but would really like to avoid lowland snow and the raw cold winter type stuff.  Nature probably has other plans though.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

27 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Yeah, my lowest total here was 2010-11 with 29".

That was a huge February-April up here.

[TT-SEA]

Took a little longer today... but 70 now in NB.

[TT-SEA]

PDX and SEA might not make it to 70 today. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

On 3/5/2024 at 8:53 PM, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Picked up about 10-11" from the event since yesterday afternoon and our snow depth is up to 21" and annual total of 82"! 19 degrees currently with a high of 34, temp is dropping quick. Here's a photo dump from today, some pics when it was sunny and some when it was snowing. Saw a buck who still had his antlers, they likely will shed very soon.

60 degrees currently, and still some Snow left 12 days after the storm!

[ShawniganLake]

1 hour ago, TacomaWx said:

Some places have set some daily records and this is definitely a pretty anomalous heatwave for this time of year. No doubt about it. IMBY though, March 2019 tops this one. That one had 3 days in the 70s. Looking likely we only have 2 here this time…with 72/37 yesterday and should probably be about 71/39 today. 
 

-3/18/2019 70/44

-3/19/2019 76/45

-3/20/2019 74/45

 

 

Seems like this ridge has been centered a little more to the north.  Some of the records in central and northern BC were 5-8F above their previous records yesterday.  And many of those records were pre 1950, so a short POR won’t account for the historic nature of the airmass. Dawson Creek is currently the hot spot in all of Canada at 68F and that is pretty far to the north. 

[TT-SEA]

14 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Seems like this ridge has been centered a little more to the north.  Some of the records in central and northern BC were 5-8F above their previous records yesterday.  And many of those records were pre 1950, so a short POR won’t account for the historic nature of the airmass. Dawson Creek is currently the hot spot in all of Canada at 68F and that is pretty far to the north. 

 

[bainbridgekid]

Quillayute hit 80 yesterday and broke their daily record by 16 degrees. Pretty nutty. 

[ShawniganLake]

Most of central BC is under an air quality advisory for blowing dust as the drought in BC intensifies. 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

Garden prep!

[ShawniganLake]

16 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Garden prep!

My puke emoji is on behalf of Jesse.  I think he may be hibernating now. 

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

My puke emoji is on behalf of Jesse.  I think he may be hibernating now. 

Gardening and producing food sucks.  

[Phil]

Blew past the predicted high temp again.

Forecast: 64°F. Actual: 73°F.  Motherf**king joke. Why can’t cold anomalies overperform like this?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

50 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Seems like this ridge has been centered a little more to the north.  Some of the records in central and northern BC were 5-8F above their previous records yesterday.  And many of those records were pre 1950, so a short POR won’t account for the historic nature of the airmass. Dawson Creek is currently the hot spot in all of Canada at 68F and that is pretty far to the north. 

SLE may barely hit 70 today. 

[ShawniganLake]

8 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

SLE may barely hit 70 today. 

Sounds nasty.  Cooling stations and air conditioning helps.  

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

17 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

My puke emoji is on behalf of Jesse.  I think he may be hibernating now. 

Should have been a downvote or a weenie. 

[Phil]

18 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

My puke emoji is on behalf of Jesse.  I think he may be hibernating now. 

Hope he’s alright. Seemed on edge over the last week.

[TT-SEA]

14 minutes ago, Phil said:

Blew past the predicted high temp again.

Forecast: 64°F. Actual: 73°F.  Motherf**king joke. Why can’t cold anomalies overperform like this?

You had the same weather as North Bend today.   I can tell you it is pure misery.   Room temperature and low humidity.   Can't get any more uncomfortable. 

[Phil]

I fear a slew of major tornado outbreaks are in store for the central states, first one in late March, then a barrage in early/mid April. One of the ugliest possible evolutions of subseasonal forcing elements seems all but assured now.

[Phil]

15 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

You had the same weather as North Bend today.   I can tell you it is pure misery.   Room temperature and low humidity.   Can't get any more uncomfortable. 

I’m more bothered by the massive overachieving of high temps than the actual temps. Yeah it feels nice, but 6 weeks from now a similar departure would equate to low/mid 90s. I’m a big picture guy.

Plus 850mb temps are almost 0°C. Could have been a solid cool departure if it weren’t for downsloping.

[Phil]

I added a microphone to the rooftop wx cam.

The birds definitely think spring has arrived.  

 

[TacomaWx]

Still on track to hit 70 here…68 currently. It definitely does feel bizarre to be so warm outside in mid March. It’s not historically uncommon here to have a one off day that produces 1 day around 70 in March every few years. Getting multiple days in a row in the 70s is pretty anomalous though. 

[Phil]

19 minutes ago, Phil said:

I fear a slew of major tornado outbreaks are in store for the central states, first one in late March, then a barrage in early/mid April. One of the ugliest possible evolutions of subseasonal forcing elements seems all but assured now.

On the bright side, it’ll mean some solid negative departures in the west/PNW (maybe a top tier cool shot in there somewhere). And some amazing storm footage.  

But the downside is the elephant in the room.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Currently 68.9˚F. Been as warm as 70.0 this afternoon.

[T-Town]

Summertime and the livin’s ez

Bradley’s on the microphone with Ras MG…

[TT-SEA]

20 minutes ago, Phil said:

I added a microphone to the rooftop wx cam.

The birds definitely think spring has arrived.  

 

Your trees look like ours here but it seems like you have had waaaaaay more warm weather than us.

Birds have been very active here too.  Sounded like summer at dawn today.

[TT-SEA]

Looks like both SEA and PDX will have a 70+ high.   SEA was at 70 between the hours and 69 on the hour and PDX is 70 on the hour.

[ShawniganLake]

15 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Currently 68.9˚F. Been as warm as 70.0 this afternoon.

68 here. Will probably be short of yesterday’s 71F

[Front Ranger]

40 minutes ago, Phil said:

I fear a slew of major tornado outbreaks are in store for the central states, first one in late March, then a barrage in early/mid April. One of the ugliest possible evolutions of subseasonal forcing elements seems all but assured now.

Have Nino to Ninas typically been very active? I know Nina springs in general tend to see more severe weather mid continent.

[Front Ranger]

44 minutes ago, Phil said:

I fear a slew of major tornado outbreaks are in store for the central states, first one in late March, then a barrage in early/mid April. One of the ugliest possible evolutions of subseasonal forcing elements seems all but assured now.

This is certainly a possible tornadic setup for the plains/Midwest in 8 days.

 

[Phil]

20 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Your trees look like ours here but it seems like you have had waaaaaay more warm weather than us.

Birds have been very active here too.  Sounded like summer at dawn today.

Yep dawn chorus has started. I swear those f**kers wake up before 6AM just to worsen my insomnia.

And the trees behind the house have started to leaf out already. The ones in the picture are all oak and sycamore, which don’t usually leaf out until late April (tho will probably be a few weeks earlier this year).

[Phil]

4 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Have Nino to Ninas typically been very active? I know Nina springs in general tend to see more severe weather mid continent.

Some are, depends how quick the transition is and the in-situ state as well (different modes of niño decay affect the pattern in different ways).

This year bears some resemblance to 2010 and 1973 (in different ways, of course). 

Does not resemble 1958, 1998, or 2016 at this point, unfortunately. Had been holding out hope we’d take that route but it simply isn’t in the cards.

[Timmy Supercell]

9 minutes ago, Phil said:

Yep dawn chorus has started. I swear those f**kers wake up before 6AM just to worsen my insomnia.

And the trees behind the house have started to leaf out already. The ones in the picture are all oak and sycamore, which don’t usually leaf out until late April (tho will probably be a few weeks earlier this year).

So far I'm cool with all the local birds. Our cardinals are not obnoxiously noisy.. but there is one bird I'm sure the whole US has, used to bug me at 6am on the west coast and it does here too certain warmer months.

Thankfully I tend to wake up before sunrise but as the nights get shorter its hard to maintain that.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

5 minutes ago, Timmy Supercell said:

So far I'm cool with all the local birds. Our cardinals are not obnoxiously noisy.. but there is one bird I'm sure the whole US has, used to bug me at 6am on the west coast and it does here too certain warmer months.

Thankfully I tend to wake up before sunrise but as the nights get shorter its hard to maintain that.

Wood pecker is the only bird I hate besides the eagles that are after my chickens and fish. Stupid peckers like drilling holes in my house.