April 2024 Weather in the PNW

[RentonHill]

Beautiful morning in the methow. Everything is green but it’s noticeable how dry the ground is relative to years past. 

[Phishy Wx]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Live view this morning from a hotel in Bellevue... we had to use free points that were about to expire so did dinner and bowling night with the kids.   Heading to Charleston in a few days so stayed very local this time.  Unlike all you rich 1% people traveling all over the country on your own dime for a 4-minute eclipse... Charleston is an annual tag long business trip at no expense to us.  

do you work for Boeing?

[Phishy Wx]

1 hour ago, RentonHill said:

Beautiful morning in the methow. Everything is green but it’s noticeable how dry the ground is relative to years past. 

won't be long

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

do you work for Boeing?

No... but good question.  My son does and he might go to Charleston for work.   I am tagging along with my wife for a conference. 

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

won't be long

Looks like an area that is supposed to burn naturally... and frequently.    

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Jesse may flog me for this, but I don't hate the 12z GFS. If it is going to be dry may as well have some frost chances. 

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Jesse may flog me for this, but I don't hate the 12z GFS. If it is going to be dry may as well have some frost chances. 

12Z GFS is very wet next weekend down there.   Totally different than previous runs.

[Phishy Wx]

9 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

No... but good question.  My son does and he might go to Charleston for work.   I am tagging along with my wife for a conference. 

one of my cousins works at their N. Charleston facility

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

12Z GFS is very wet next weekend down there.   Totally different than previous runs.

VERY WET?! Not really. One day with some rain. It's April not August and we are still on pace for one of the driest April's in memory. 

Edited April 14 by SilverFallsAndrew

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

2 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

VERY WET?! Not really. One day with some rain. It's April not August and we are still on pace for one of the driest April's in memory. 

Yeah… getting pretty dry around here in the forecast 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

Yeah… getting pretty dry around here in the forecast 

At least we had a fairly wet winter down here. 

[Anti Marine Layer]

15 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

VERY WET?! Not really. One day with some rain. It's April not August and we are still on pace for one of the driest April's in memory. 

California keeps stealing all your rain.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

My main point was, though quite dry, the 12z GFS is not torchy at all. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Jesse may flog me for this, but I don't hate the 12z GFS. If it is going to be dry may as well have some frost chances. 

Your good home slice. Anything is better than torching.

[TT-SEA]

48 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

VERY WET?! Not really. One day with some rain. It's April not August and we are still on pace for one of the driest April's in memory. 

Rain both days next weekend.   Previous runs were dry.   I was only talking about next weekend. 

[TT-SEA]

57 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

VERY WET?! Not really. One day with some rain. It's April not August and we are still on pace for one of the driest April's in memory. 

Costco Issaquah parking lot... no snow piles to report.

[T-Town]

Hoping for some rain tomorrow since I fertilized this morning.  

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Costco Issaquah parking lot... no snow piles to report.

Seize the weekend!

[Phishy Wx]

doesn't look like any rain in at least 10 days.  irrigation regiment will likely start next weekend. Already have the water on and fixed 4 heads I lost this winter due to ground freezing in the Jan cold snap.  just a matter of turning on now and will probably do 2 days a week until May, then 3.  once June rolls around it pretty much gets daily unless restrictions limit it (which will probably happen soon)

[Front Ranger]

GFS gives bountiful snowfall to the central Rockies over the coming 6 days. Good news for irrigation this summer throughout the Southwest...the upper Colorado river basin snowpack is already in pretty good shape, upcoming pattern will improve things further.

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, Front Ranger said:

GFS gives bountiful snowfall to the central Rockies over the coming 6 days. Good news for irrigation this summer throughout the Southwest...the upper Colorado river basin snowpack is already in pretty good shape, upcoming pattern will improve things further.

It was too bad the weather wasn’t a little more interesting for layover day in Denver last weekend. High clouds, WINDY, and mid-70s. Took the train from the airport to Downtown, grabbed some coffee and got a nice walk in along the South Platte River. First time exploring Denver really. 
 

[Front Ranger]

1 minute ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

It was too bad the weather wasn’t a little more interesting for layover day in Denver last weekend. High clouds, WINDY, and mid-70s. Took the train from the airport to Downtown, grabbed some coffee and got a nice walk in along the South Platte River. First time exploring Denver really. 
 

Funny, I'm headed down to Confluence Park today. The South Platte should be much higher and kinda look like a real river in a month or so.

[TT-SEA]

19 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Seize the weekend!

Had to stop on way home from Bellevue.    We were rushing because it's so nice out.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Mostly cloudy this morning and 54 after a low of 47. Looks like a marine layer snuck in this morning and is banked up against the south WA Cascade foothills. Overall the weather this weekend has turned out a lot better than forecast so far.

[Deweydog]

24 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Seize the weekend!

Had a total G.l. Joe’s flashback when I read this. 

[YahRaEl]

Up to 57° here in Eastside Tacoma at the moment 

[Phishy Wx]

when in doubt drink beer in the sun

[Phishy Wx]

62 and Sunny

[Deweydog]

9 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Mostly cloudy this morning and 54 after a low of 47. Looks like a marine layer snuck in this morning and is banked up against the south WA Cascade foothills. Overall the weather this weekend has turned out a lot better than forecast so far.

Wanna meet at Seize the Bagel on Mill Plain??? Only here for a couple more weeks, J-Dog!

[T-Town]

5 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

when in doubt drink beer in the sun

It’s noon somewhere. 

[Chewbacca Defense]

Interesting contrail situation….

 

 

[Phishy Wx]

be on the lookout for Turkeys!

 

 

 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Gonna go out on a limb and assume the 12z Euro saw some improvements.

[TT-SEA]

ECMWF and EPS definitely still drier than normal.  Lots of sunny days on the ECMWF. 

[Chewbacca Defense]

Another pic 5 minutes or so later

[TT-SEA]

49 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

when in doubt drink beer in the sun

Indeed... will be doing that at some point this afternoon.  

[Front Ranger]

41 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Gonna go out on a limb and assume the 12z Euro saw some improvements.

Nothing big. But only a couple above normal days after today. 

[TT-SEA]

9 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Nothing big. But only a couple above normal days after today. 

Not much different than previous runs.   ECMWF does run cool so probably close to normal overall which is very nice at this time of year with plenty of sun.   

He was just trolling of course.  I posted a strong troughing signal on the 00Z EPS and also talked about the GFS being quite wet next weekend.   He is one with the anxiety issues... just projecting of course.   

[SilverFallsAndrew]

33 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

Had a total G.l. Joe’s flashback when I read this. 

Your sports and auto store!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

11 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Interesting contrail situation….

 

 

Gotta wonder what they are pumping into the atmosphere today.