April 2024 Weather in the PNW

[Phil]

4 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

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.

You’d be happy living there.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

18 hours ago, Front Ranger said:

I recently discovered an amazing Hawaiian place here in Denver. I will be poorer for it. But it's healthier than any of these burger joints!

Hawaiian food is the best. The mac salad is so delicious! It feels like I’m on vacation in Hawaii relaxing in paradise whenever I eat Hawaiian food.  

 

[Phil]

19 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

That's my sleep paralysis demon

I get sleep paralysis every now and then but I never hallucinate. That just seems weird.  

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

10 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

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.

You captured some palms on purpose to enrage a few members I see. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

Hawaiian food is the best. The mac salad is so delicious! It feels like I’m on vacation in Hawaii relaxing in paradise whenever I eat Hawaiian food.  

 

So do you literally sit and just wait until the next page starts so you can post a massive picture of something completely unrelated to the discussion that everyone has to look at for the next 36 hours. I’ll say the level of dedication is impressive if not a little sad.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

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.

Hope she's learning a lot about behavioral health and networking in the SE Region. 

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

1 minute ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

So do you literally sit and just wait until the next page starts so you can post a massive picture of something completely unrelated to the discussion that everyone has to look at for the next 36 hours. I’ll say the level of dedication is impressive if not a little sad.

The last several pages have been mostly unweather related topics or bickering over the same old stuff. Not many maps posted these days. 

[Phil]

16 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

That system tomorrow is a PNW classic. 24 hours of light-moderate stratoform rain and very little wind for just about everyone from Brookings to the tip of Vancouver Island.

Meanwhile it’ll be in the 90s here next week. The warm season lasts almost half the year now. Ridiculous.

15 hours ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

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.

That is trippy-beautiful. Would love to be up there.

1 hour 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 

Statistically speaking, weak-moderate. But that’s not always true depending on the entirety of the system state. In some situations, a stronger niña will perform better up there, while in other situations a lack of any ENSO/LF component is preferable.

[Cascadia_Wx]

2 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

The last several pages have been mostly unweather related topics or bickering over the same old stuff. Not many maps posted these days. 

Still doesn’t mean I want to look at a billboard of kinda nasty looking macaroni salad in 1080p in every time I log in. He knows what he’s doing, and I’m sure I’m giving him the exact response he wants. Might be time to use that ignore feature.

[Phil]

13 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

Hawaiian food is the best. The mac salad is so delicious! It feels like I’m on vacation in Hawaii relaxing in paradise whenever I eat Hawaiian food.  

 

Normally I’m meh about macaroni salad, but I’m calorie/carb restricting now and that pic has me fukkin RAVENOUS.

[YahRaEl]

4 minutes ago, Phil said:

Statistically speaking, weak-moderate. But that’s not always true depending on the entirety of the system state. In some situations, a stronger niña will perform better up there, while in other situations a lack of any ENSO/LF component is preferable.

Let's see what comes this upcoming winter

[Cascadia_Wx]

Seems like random ridging has been popping up on a few long range runs, including last night’s Euro. Would be nice if this general pattern could stick around for longer than a week or two.

[YahRaEl]

1 minute ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Seems like random ridging has been popping up on a few long range runs, including last night’s Euro. Would be nice if this general pattern could stick around for longer than a week or two.

That would be fun and fine with me especially if it consists thru the summer mixed periods of ridging and troughs. 

 

[TT-SEA]

15 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

You captured some palms on purpose to enrage a few members I see. 

Why would palm trees in South Carolina enraged anyone?   But I will do that on the boat this summer with pics of all the palm trees around Lake Sammamish.   

[Phil]

Easiest cure for cravings is the smell of beef, turkey, or chicken. All three of those are revolting and I’d sooner eat pine needles off the muddy ground than consume such disgusting poison.

Fish, dairy, and veggies all day, baby. Keeps the body young.

[TT-SEA]

1 minute ago, ChrisEl Elyon said:

That would be fun and fine with me especially if it consists thru the summer mixed periods of ridging and troughs. 

 

An alternating pattern would be great.   If we have 10 days straight of deep troughing and rain there should be a nice reward for a few days.  

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, ChrisEl Elyon said:

That would be fun and fine with me especially if it consists thru the summer mixed periods of ridging and troughs. 

 

That would be nice if it were possible. Seems like ridgy patterns really like to dig their heels in when they pop up from April-October though, so I never trust them.

[YahRaEl]

1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

An alternating pattern would be great.   If we have 10 days straight of deep troughing and rain there should be a nice reward for a few days.  

 

1 minute ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

That would be nice if it were possible. Seems like ridgy patterns really like to dig their heels in when they pop up from April-October though, so I never trust them.

Yeah after 2012 summer and thunderstorm outbreaks the climate to here changed I think those thunderstorms in 2012 was a sign of change for our summers. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

12z GEFS looks like it keeps a nice and active wavetrain through the long range. Let’s keep it up.
 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z GEFS looks like it keeps a nice and active wavetrain through the long range. Let’s keep it up.
 

Not bad. 

 

[T-Town]

2 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

12z GEFS looks like it keeps a nice and active wavetrain through the long range. Let’s keep it up.
 

What does this have to do with macaroni salad?  Please stay on topic. 

[T-Town]

.53 on the day now. This storm is really delivering here. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, T-Town said:

What does this have to do with macaroni salad?  Please stay on topic. 

I was gonna say, ensembles might not be the most flashy thing to post, but at least I don’t feel like I might get salmonella by proxy when I look at them.

[YahRaEl]

One thing I ask the Gods for is no heat dome this summer for the Pacific Northwest!!!.

[YahRaEl]

Question how does Jetstreams and all weather aspects work on a Flat Earth??? 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

16 hours ago, Meatyorologist said:

That system tomorrow is a PNW classic. 24 hours of light-moderate stratoform rain and very little wind for just about everyone from Brookings to the tip of Vancouver Island.

Looking really wet the next few days. No real break from the rain until Saturday morning. Will be interesting to see now how much of the April rainfall deficit we can make up. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

38 minutes ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

You captured some palms on purpose to enrage a few members I see. 

Palms in the PNW enrage me, but I'm not annoyed by them when they're somewhere they belong.

 

This weekend I'll probably make a trip to the willamette valley to poison a few dozen palm trees.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Really coming down here in the Salem area. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

8 minutes ago, ChrisEl Elyon said:

Question how does Jetstreams and all weather aspects work on a Flat Earth??? 

Do you think the earth is flat....?

[TT-SEA]

5 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Palms in the PNW enrage me, but I'm not annoyed by them when they're somewhere they belong.

 

This weekend I'll probably make a trip to the willamette valley to poison a few dozen palm trees.

This is fun.     

They belong in our Mediterranean climate because they do just fine.   You don't see them in Montana or Minnesota.   And it's just a tree.  It is just so sinfully delightful to upset people who are wrapped around the axle about a tree.   

 

[Phishy Wx]

Palmetto trees the Best! ^^^^^

[Phishy Wx]

31 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Why would palm trees in South Carolina enraged anyone?   But I will do that on the boat this summer with pics of all the palm trees around Lake Sammamish.   

Looks like home

[YahRaEl]

11 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Do you think the earth is flat....?

I do believe it's Flat or Ovalate firmament (dome) above and below. NASA = To deceive. Definitely not a ball .

[TT-SEA]

Something to look forward to... a decent and perfectly climo weekend day.   Hope it holds! 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Rain and 47˚F. 0.51" for the day, 0.59" storm total.

[MossMan]

44 minutes ago, Phil said:

Easiest cure for cravings is the smell of beef, turkey, or chicken. All three of those are revolting and I’d sooner eat pine needles off the muddy ground than consume such disgusting poison.

Fish, dairy, and veggies all day, baby. Keeps the body young.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

34 minutes ago, ChrisEl Elyon said:

One thing I ask the Gods for is no heat dome this summer for the Pacific Northwest!!!.

We always get at least one. They used to just be called “heat waves” or “high pressure systems.” Even the famously cool and damp 1993 “bummer summer” had a heat wave in early August.

As long as it’s not top tier torch after TTT all summer long, I will be happy. Even happier if smoke season is a no-show this year.

[Cascadia_Wx]

2 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Weird. I always imagined @Frontal Snowsquallbeing a couple hundred pounds heavier.

[MossMan]

46 minutes ago, Phil said:

Easiest cure for cravings is the smell of beef, turkey, or chicken. All three of those are revolting and I’d sooner eat pine needles off the muddy ground than consume such disgusting poison.

Fish, dairy, and veggies all day, baby. Keeps the body young.

So does this apparently! 

In weather related news…It’s still raining. 
 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

17 minutes ago, ChrisEl Elyon said:

I do believe it's Flat or Ovalate firmament (dome) above and below. NASA = To deceive. Definitely not a ball .

I cannot tell if this is serious or not. I've known people who actually believe in this stuff which makes me think your post is serious