April 2024 Weather in the PNW

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 minutes ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

Looks like a brutal May blizzard hits the Sierras next week. 

May miracle 

[T-Town]

24 minutes ago, LowerGarfield said:

What company are you with? I used to work for Regence but have worked for Premera the last three years. They have been super good to me with great benefits and a pension. The system sucks but I'd be lying if I didn't agree with you 100%.

Property and casualty insurance but my experience is the same. Do good work and they take care of you. 

[MossMan]

33 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I could see uninformed people liking Amazon for convenience. But Microsoft?! They don’t even make good products, they openly stole their best ideas and otherwise make products and software that are crap. 

 

Not necessarily true, if there was an actual playing field for real competition instead of the faux capitalism we have now. 

 

I get it. We all gotta eat right? My insurance broker is a great guy. Your reply could have been authored by Willard Romney, corporations are people too you know. My roommate from college works at NIKE, I couldn’t do it, but he sleeps just fine. 

Like me!! 

[Phishy Wx]

Buy local not corporate (sometimes this is impossible, but do it when you can)

shop main st, not big box (this is way more possible with a small effort)

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Amazing day today, took advantage of the last decent day of weather for a while to abuse my body and mentally prepare myself for our Denali expedition starting mid may. Did a double hitter of south sister and broken top via the 3 o'clock couloir which made for a nice 27 miler with 9300ft of gain, all while carrying a 70lb backpack to prepare for the 130lb backpack/sled duo that I'll have to carry on Denali. At this rate, I'll probably be crippled by the time I'm 70.

[Front Ranger]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

One of those jingles indelibly burned into my brain forever. 

[MossMan]

2 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

One of those jingles indelibly burned into my brain forever. 

I sing it out loud every time my wife says the word coffee! 
She’s really starting to hate me for that. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

3 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

McDonald’s coffee is okay. It’s fairly strong for something you buy at a fast food place. I cannot drink Dutch Bros, it just takes like hot water to me. 

A blended mocha from Dutch bros is pretty good on a summer day. I'd never go there for warm coffee. 

2 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Yeah it’s the simple things though. One thing I always try to do is have time for a good cup of Biden in the morning before work. Sit out on the porch and feel the morning air. I’m not into deluxe coffee, but I get why some folx are. 

Wow, I knew you hated biden, but not so much that you blend him up and make coffee out of him!!

[DeepFriedEgg]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I could see uninformed people liking Amazon for convenience. But Microsoft?! They don’t even make good products, they openly stole their best ideas and otherwise make products and software that are crap. 

 

Not necessarily true, if there was an actual playing field for real competition instead of the faux capitalism we have now. 

 

I get it. We all gotta eat right? My insurance broker is a great guy. Your reply could have been authored by Willard Romney, corporations are people too you know. My roommate from college works at NIKE, I couldn’t do it, but he sleeps just fine. 

Most of Microsoft's revenue comes from cloud computing (Azure) not office products that consumers actually use. Even their software is mostly B2B at this point.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 hours ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

A blended mocha from Dutch bros is pretty good on a summer day. I'd never go there for warm coffee. 

Wow, I knew you hated biden, but not so much that you blend him up and make coffee out of him!!

It was a play on the saying a cup of Joe. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

11 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It was a play on the saying a cup of Joe. 

Wow, I don't know how I didn't catch that. Pretty good name, I'll have to start using it now to confuse people.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Down to 42 now, 64/23 day. 7 days in a row with atleast a 38 degree diurnal spread each day.

 

Good Night yall!

[Cascadia_Wx]

22 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It was a play on the saying a cup of Joe. 

Double dipper trough trouble on the 00z Andrew.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Ended up with a 63/47 day here. Morning mix of clouds and sun then more overcast starting later in the afternoon with some spots of drizzle. Looking forward to the rain tomorrow.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

4 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Double dipper trough trouble on the 00z Andrew.

Moist.

[Cascadia_Wx]

10 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Moist.

I really love wet periods this time of year. Everything is so lush and green/blooming, and the way the rain smells. The contrast of brooding dark skies and a vibrant landscape. Totally different vibe than rainy periods October-March.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Frogs are preaching to the choir tonight. 
 

Having a late night smoke on the porch and it’s noisy out here. Between the frogs and snoring dogs. 

Edited April 25 by SilverFallsAndrew

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 hour ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

I really love wet periods this time of year. Everything is so lush and green/blooming, and the way the rain smells. The contrast of brooding dark skies and a vibrant landscape. Totally different vibe than rainy periods October-March.

I agree. I love to hear the water dripping from the leaves. We aren’t fully leafed out yet, but in a week or two we will be. 

[Meatyorologist]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I agree. I love to hear the water dripping from the leaves. We aren’t fully leafed out yet, but in a week or two we will be. 

Heard a lot of that on my walk last night. That, and I was probably hearing the forest bloom in real time as millions of leaves grew and slowly brushed up against one another on a massive scale, making for little pops along the way. There was no wind, no rain.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

51F and cloudy.

[TT-SEA]

4 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

Heard a lot of that on my walk last night. That, and I was probably hearing the forest bloom in real time as millions of leaves grew and slowly brushed up against one another on a massive scale, making for little pops along the way. There was no wind, no rain.

Rain in May and June is really soothing... totally different sights and sounds.    I have so many videos on my phone from years past.     

I just don't want it happening all the time... like May and the first half of June in 2022.   A little too much of a good thing.  

[T-Town]

50 degrees here with light rain and .14 in the bucket since midnight. 

[MossMan]

7 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

Heard a lot of that on my walk last night. That, and I was probably hearing the forest bloom in real time as millions of leaves grew and slowly brushed up against one another on a massive scale, making for little pops along the way. There was no wind, no rain.

I actually took a short video of the moistness on my property last evening, the dripping sounds were amazing! 

Edited April 25 by MossMan

[MossMan]

.24” so far on the day, 2.60” for the month, 16.99” for the year. 
46 degrees and moderate rain and a wet deck. 
Also breezy! 
 

[ShawniganLake]

1/4” of rain so far this morning. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Rain 

[RaleighHillsRunner]

9 hours ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

I really love wet periods this time of year. Everything is so lush and green/blooming, and the way the rain smells. The contrast of brooding dark skies and a vibrant landscape. Totally different vibe than rainy periods October-March.

Spring rain does hit different. Warmer and vibrant, great smells out there this morning 

[YahRaEl]

Which La Nina strength is best for us here in the PNW Weak, Moderate, Strong or Very Strong? I used to think Moderate for the longest 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

8 minutes ago, ChrisEl Elyon said:

Which La Nina strength is best for us here in the PNW Weak, Moderate, Strong or Very Strong? I used to think Moderate for the longest 

Depends who you're asking. For my location, the stronger the better, because we don't need an arctic outbreak to get snow.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

.24” so far on the day, 2.60” for the month, 16.99” for the year. 
46 degrees and moderate rain and a wet deck. 
Also breezy! 
 

0.0/0.34/7.65 spread for me. Quite the contrast. I don't think i'll get shadowed from all the storms coming up tho

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Cloudy day today here in cloudriver. 42 currently low of 36.

[T-Town]

Up to .33 for the day. Blessings, as they say. 

[YahRaEl]

16 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Depends who you're asking. For my location, the stronger the better, because we don't need an arctic outbreak to get snow.

Yeah I should of made it more clearly I mean for the Western WA/OR lowlands under 1000' elv.

[YahRaEl]

10 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Up to .33 for the day. Blessings, as they say. 

.32" here Eastside Tacoma at the moment 

[TT-SEA]

22 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Up to .33 for the day. Blessings, as they say. 

Lets run up those totals and flip April to a wet month!  

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Lets run up those totals and flip April to a wet month!  

Your change in behavior about rain because you're gone is quite hilarious.

 

Still no rain here today, there hasn't been a drop of rain since the 14th.

[TT-SEA]

33 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Your change in behavior about rain because you're gone is quite hilarious.

 

Still no rain here today, there hasn't been a drop of rain since the 14th.

You haven't been around long enough.    I always cheer for large rainfall totals.   If its going to be rainy then lets run up the totals and make a difference.

[Cascadia_Wx]

10 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

Heard a lot of that on my walk last night. That, and I was probably hearing the forest bloom in real time as millions of leaves grew and slowly brushed up against one another on a massive scale, making for little pops along the way. There was no wind, no rain.

Any fungi involved?

[Phil]

On 4/23/2024 at 6:43 PM, Front Ranger said:

Not so sure about that. That time frame for 2024 somewhat reflects the lingering winter pattern. 

The past month hasn't been as warm. Certainly not as warm as April 2010 was. You'd think if the anomaly pattern represented the "summer pattern establishing" it would be growing stronger as we get closer to summer, not weaker.

You can’t just look at one month w/rt the establishment of seasonal scale patterns. There is too much intraseasonal variability at that timescale. Especially with ENSO transitioning.

A lower frequency approach is required, no way around it.

[TT-SEA]

Live view here... 78 and sunny.   Done with work for the day.   My wife is in her conference all day.   Time to get some sun.