April 2024 Weather in the PNW

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Gotta get acclimated for our usual upper-80s heat wave in May. 

Post 2013 climo at its finest! Hope the other shoe drops one of these days.

[DareDuck]

Hoping to have 2-3” by morning. Snow wasn’t supposed to start for a few hours. Hoping the main band waits until 2-6am to maximize cooling. This is now the 7th straight month with at least non sticking snow. 

[MossMan]

Already down to 35 degrees. I’m surprised Jim isn’t back for a brief off season appearance. 

[Front Ranger]

19 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Gotta get acclimated for our usual upper-80s heat wave in May. 

One could argue SEA is due for a 90 in May. 1963, 1964, 1969, 1983, and 2008 have done it. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

2 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

One could argue SEA is due for a 90 in May. 1963, 1964, 1969, 1983, and 2008 have done it. 

One could argue many things. Whether they are worthwhile arguments is often up for debate 

We definitely aren’t due for May heat down here. Had our hottest May on record in 2018 then beat it again just last year. Second hottest in 2019. Also had 5/6 days in a row in the 90s down here the middle of last May which was totally unprecedented. Just like the eight days in a row of 70+ mid April 2021, the historic heat with five consecutive 70+ the middle of this March, etc etc ad nauseum.

[jcmcgaffey]

34 minutes ago, DareDuck said:

Hoping to have 2-3” by morning. Snow wasn’t supposed to start for a few hours. Hoping the main band waits until 2-6am to maximize cooling. This is now the 7th straight month with at least non sticking snow. 

Looks like it will be in the upper 60s to low 70s when we visit family there next week. Will just miss the cold/snow. 

[Front Ranger]

21 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

One could argue many things. Whether they are worthwhile arguments is often up for debate 

We definitely aren’t due for May heat down here. Had our hottest May on record in 2018 then beat it again just last year. Second hottest in 2019. Also had 5/6 days in a row in the 90s down here the middle of last May which was totally unprecedented. Just like the eight days in a row of 70+ mid April 2021, the historic heat with five consecutive 70+ the middle of this March, etc etc ad nauseum.

PDX stats, but those sound much worse than when you look outside the heat box.

None of those years were top 5 warm Mays at KVUO. Same story when you look at Battle Ground. 2023 was #5, but 2018 and 2019 weren't close. Ditto for Forest Grove.

Yes, there have definitely been some significant May heatwaves the past decade...but as is usually the case, looking only at PDX stats really exaggerates the historical significance. 

[Deweydog]

44 minutes ago, DareDuck said:

Hoping to have 2-3” by morning. Snow wasn’t supposed to start for a few hours. Hoping the main band waits until 2-6am to maximize cooling. This is now the 7th straight month with at least non sticking snow. 

Gonna build a fortress of solitude with that thing over by the fence?

[Meatyorologist]

40 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

One could argue SEA is due for a 90 in May. 1963, 1964, 1969, 1983, and 2008 have done it. 

I am I drunk or did we not already do that last year?

Edit: 86/89/88 from the 13th through the 15th. Close enough by all metrics except for actually reaching the milemarker itself.

[BLI snowman]

1 hour ago, Deweydog said:

Bye Mariners.

2043.

[BLI snowman]

1 hour ago, Front Ranger said:

One could argue SEA is due for a 90 in May. 1963, 1964, 1969, 1983, and 2008 have done it. 

Actually has been a historically decent indicator of a reasonable or cool summer. You could also toss in the early June 1955 heatwave which produced Seattle's earliest triple Ds on record.

That mini-correlation would probably cease to be relevant in today's base state, though.

Edited April 4 by BLI snowman

[DareDuck]

Glad to see the one more time. Hopefully no more than 7 months until this returns. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Surprisingly there's cell signal here, looks like sunriver got some snow! Not much sticking to the pavement but it looks like 3-4" on the grass, plants, ect. Experiencing a much different type of climate right now in Utah.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

GFS is looking pretty bleh for the eclipse, GEM is decent. I originally had reservations in Texas, then I got backup reservations in Arkansas, and now I'm thinking I might have to go to Missouri. How's the 00z ecmwf cloud cover map?

[High Desert Mat?]

30 degrees and about 3” on the ground. All side streets are covered and still coming down. My daughter’s birthday is today and it’s doing the same thing it did last year when she was born. So far it’s snowed on every bday of hers. 

[ShawniganLake]

Woke up to a dusting of snow here this morning. Wasn’t expecting that. Low of 32.5F

[SilverFallsAndrew]

43 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Surprisingly there's cell signal here, looks like sunriver got some snow! Not much sticking go the pavement but it looks like 3-4" on the grass, plants, ect. Experiencing a much different type of climate right now in Utah.

Are you Mark Nelsen?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

34 and cloudy. Looks like it was a bit of a miss on precip last night. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

15 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Are you Mark Nelsen?

Dangit you figured it out, I'm Mark nelsen. I moved to sunriver, got tired of the willamettrash valley, but unfortunate it's quite the commute to fox12.

[Anti Marine Layer]

8 hours ago, BLI snowman said:

2043.

Next World Series win?

[T-Town]

1 hour ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Surprisingly there's cell signal here, looks like sunriver got some snow! Not much sticking go the pavement but it looks like 3-4" on the grass, plants, ect. Experiencing a much different type of climate right now in Utah.

Beautiful shots. One of my favorite places. 

[Front Ranger]

1 hour ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Surprisingly there's cell signal here, looks like sunriver got some snow! Not much sticking to the pavement but it looks like 3-4" on the grass, plants, ect. Experiencing a much different type of climate right now in Utah.

Is that Skyline Arch in Arches National Park? 

[Front Ranger]

32 minutes ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

Next World Series win?

Next?

[MossMan]

49 minutes ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

Next World Series win?

It’s the next time they make the playoffs. 

[MossMan]

Got down to 34 this morning. 

[RaleighHillsRunner]

12 hours ago, MossMan said:

Probably will still end up being better than the Mariners. Wish Oregon would take them off our hands. 

Would love to have a team come to Portland but it’ll never happen. And if it did please not the Mariners

They’ll be fine tho, long season. Still think their rotation is legit. 

[DareDuck]

About 4” of snow when I measured and it had settled a bit when I did. Pushes me over 4’ for total seasonal snowfall. 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

2 hours ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

GFS is looking pretty bleh for the eclipse, GEM is decent. I originally had reservations in Texas, then I got backup reservations in Arkansas, and now I'm thinking I might have to go to Missouri. How's the 00z ecmwf cloud cover map?

Northern AR looks okay

[Cascadia_Wx]

Ended up with a 52/42 day yesterday. Stayed decently chilly despite showers being few and far between, and lots of bright spots in the clouds and even some sunbreaks.

Scored a low of 37 here with skies clearing some. Now just 40 with light rain. Showers are rotating in from the NE. Could be a chilly day.

[TT-SEA]

15 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

The Canadian today was a Jesse special. Circumvents any ridging and forces down some clippy troughs and chilly NW flow in the long range. One way to thread the needle to avoid a heatwave mid month.

GEM has significantly moved toward the ridgy scenario over the last 2 runs since your post... including the new 12Z run coming out now.   Very different than its 12Z run yesterday.    But that does not mean there is a "heatwave" coming either.  

 

[iFred]

12 hours ago, Deweydog said:

Bye Mariners.

San Antonio, Austin, and Nashville all deserve teams more than Seattle. Hopefully we see relocation in a decade or so.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

3 hours ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Surprisingly there's cell signal here, looks like sunriver got some snow! Not much sticking to the pavement but it looks like 3-4" on the grass, plants, ect. Experiencing a much different type of climate right now in Utah.

Utah is so beautiful. It reminds me of the Painted Hills here in Oregon.

[Phishy Wx]

3 minutes ago, iFred said:

San Antonio, Austin, and Nashville all deserve teams more than Seattle. Hopefully we see relocation in a decade or so.

Mariners should move to Spokane

[Frontal Snowsquall]

1 hour ago, RaleighHillsRunner said:

Would love to have a team come to Portland but it’ll never happen. And if it did please not the Mariners

They’ll be fine tho, long season. Still think their rotation is legit. 

At least we got the Hillsboro Hops!

 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

43 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

GEM has significantly moved toward the ridgy scenario over the last 2 runs since your post... including the new 12Z run coming out now.   Very different than its 12Z run yesterday.    But that does not mean there is a "heatwave" coming either.  

 

Back into the 70s as early as next Wednesday down here.

[Cascadia_Wx]

6 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

Back into the 70s as early as next Wednesday down here.

Do you ever post actual weather data or just copy paste from TV sites?

[SouthHillFrosty]

Moderate rain right now. Looks like the moisture is going east to west which is pretty unusual.

Edited April 4 by SouthHillFrosty

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, SouthHillFrosty said:

Moderate rain right now. Looks like the moisture is going west to east which is pretty unusual.

41 with light to moderate rain here which is pretty chilly for this time of year.

[iFred]

31 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Do you ever post actual weather data or just copy paste from TV sites?

It’s ok buddy, we’ll see a below normal April again sometime before the heat death of the universe.

[Groundhog]

1 hour ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

Utah is so beautiful. It reminds me of the Painted Hills here in Oregon.

You got that right. Pics from Bryce Canyon on our honeymoon in 2011. Haven’t been to Arches or near Moab, however, since 1990 when I was a kid with a mullet.