April 2024 Weather in the PNW

[Cold Snap]

27 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

So do I. Although I like said warmth and ridging broken up with marine layer days and maybe even some rain every 2-3 weeks. But even heatwaves can be fun as long as they aren’t June 2021, July 2022 or August 2023 repeats.

Yeah I honestly don’t mind the ridging and warmth in the summer as long as it’s not extremely hot like 90+ and as long as there is a decent rain every couple of weeks. Once I’m acclimated to 80 degree temps it’s really not that bad.

[Cascadia_Wx]

4 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Yeah I honestly don’t mind the ridging and warmth in the summer as long as it’s not extremely hot like 90+ and as long as there is a decent rain every couple of weeks. Once I’m acclimated to 80 degree temps it’s really not that bad.

I’m even ok with 90+ as long as it comes in 3-4 day spurts or so. With buffers of marine layer days and highs in the 70s. Throw a cutoff low t-storm pattern in there followed up by some deep marine layer drizzle to keep the fire threat down. Dynamic summers can be fun and enjoyable.

The 7-12 day spells of stagnant, smoky heat with even the lows barely getting below 65 for days on end are pretty awful though. But maybe we just need to learn to embrace them if they’re a new part of our climate.

[Front Ranger]

1 hour ago, Cold Snap said:

Well this is an L.

Thanks for nothing, AI.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

25 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

Yeah I honestly don’t mind the ridging and warmth in the summer as long as it’s not extremely hot like 90+ and as long as there is a decent rain every couple of weeks. Once I’m acclimated to 80 degree temps it’s really not that bad.

That's a lot to ask for in this climate.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Lucky Nebraska, must be nice to get an EF5 tornado. Hopefully they have a lot more to come, I've always wanted to see a tornado in my life, those who live in the tornado alley should feel lucky.

 

Maybe an EF5 will go directly over KS City, that would be amazing to witness! 

[Frontal Snowsquall]

Rainfall today through 7pm. Newport winning so far. PDX up to 1.21” of rain now for the month.

[Frontal Snowsquall]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

I can’t believe it’s already close to 20 years now since they left. I always loved the Trail Blazers and Super Sonics rivalry. It was also fun when Vancouver had the Grizzlies and there were 3 PNW teams.  I think you guys will get an expansion team soon.

[Cascadia_Wx]

7 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

That's a lot to ask for in this climate.

The Puget sound area and central Oregon are wildly different climates.

[Front Ranger]

53 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Flyin chickens in the barnyard!!!

GET ON UP FOR THE DOWNSTROKE!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Lovely evening. 

[Meatyorologist]

3 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

La Nina is rapidly emerging on the SSTA map.

Good god, we are on fire as a planet right now.

[Blizzard777]

2 hours ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

 

 

 

 

Wild stuff! Nebraska has had only one documented EF-5 tornado and that was 60 years ago back in May 1964. And that’s why they call it Tornado Alley  

Tomorrow we are ground zero for action ! A bit nervous and excited.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just had some incredibly heavy rain move over. Picked up close to 1/2” in 5 minutes. 52 degrees currently.

Ended up with a 59/49 spread here today. Partly to mostly cloudy and breezy with showers at times. 

[Phil]

39 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Good god, we are on fire as a planet right now.

That’s a scary SSTA signature in the Atlantic. Jet fuel.

[Front Ranger]

20 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Just had some incredibly heavy rain move over. Picked up close to 1/2” in 5 minutes. 52 degrees currently.

Ended up with a 59/49 spread here today. Partly to mostly cloudy and breezy with showers at times. 

.5" in 5 minutes is elite.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

2 hours ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

The Puget sound area and central Oregon are wildly different climates.

Is it climo for the PS area to get a decent rainfall every couple of weeks in the peak of summer? I might believe a light sprinkle every 2-3 weeks, and maybe a decent rainfall once a month, but I have a hard time believing every 2 weeks. Maybe I'm wrong though.

 

And just so you know, in the summertime we get thunderstorms occasionally, the month of July here averages .66" of rain, which I doubt is any drier than Seattle.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

4 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

La Nina is rapidly emerging on the SSTA map.

What's up with those crazy cold and warm anomalies in the Atlantic off the coast of USA/Canada?

53 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Good god, we are on fire as a planet right now.

Much better than the opposite... 

[the_convergence_zone]

18 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Is it climo for the PS area to get a decent rainfall every couple of weeks in the peak of summer? I might believe a light sprinkle every 2-3 weeks, and maybe a decent rainfall once a month, but I have a hard time believing every 2 weeks. Maybe I'm wrong though.

 

And just so you know, in the summertime we get thunderstorms occasionally, the month of July here averages .66" of rain, which I doubt is any drier than Seattle.

In the last 10 years, Seattle has seen a whopping 3 rain events totaling more than 0.25” rain in July. That’s it. 

In my experience, a drizzly convergence zone behind a marine push totaling 0.05” is where most of the July rain comes from. 

 

[SnowWillarrive]

1 hour ago, Meatyorologist said:

Good god, we are on fire as a planet right now.

I’m scared for this summer

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

8 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

I’m scared for this summer

The anal logs look pretty good for this summer, I wouldn't worry about it. And if it gets warm, just cool down. You'll be fine.

[Cascadia_Wx]

11 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

I’m scared for this summer

Like scared there might be a marine layer that doesn’t burn off until 11 or so some days scared?

[Doinko]

4 hours ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

I’m even ok with 90+ as long as it comes in 3-4 day spurts or so. With buffers of marine layer days and highs in the 70s. Throw a cutoff low t-storm pattern in there followed up by some deep marine layer drizzle to keep the fire threat down. Dynamic summers can be fun and enjoyable.

The 7-12 day spells of stagnant, smoky heat with even the lows barely getting below 65 for days on end are pretty awful though. But maybe we just need to learn to embrace them if they’re a new part of our climate.

Last summer had some really nice thunderstorms in May and August/September here
 

[TT-SEA]

7 hours ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Is it climo for the PS area to get a decent rainfall every couple of weeks in the peak of summer? I might believe a light sprinkle every 2-3 weeks, and maybe a decent rainfall once a month, but I have a hard time believing every 2 weeks. Maybe I'm wrong though.

 

And just so you know, in the summertime we get thunderstorms occasionally, the month of July here averages .66" of rain, which I doubt is any drier than Seattle.

Are you talking about the 8 weeks of July and August?   Because it almost always rains in June and September with only a few exceptions.    SEA averages .60 in July and .97 in August.   So in order to have a rainfall every 2 weeks it would need just 2 events each month.    

July and August in recent years has been an anomaly.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Last year we had our biggest august rain since 2015. 

[T-Town]

Misty and breezy on my morning walk. 48 degrees at the moment. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Last year we had our biggest august rain since 2015. 

And what a blessing it was Andrew.

[the_convergence_zone]

9 hours ago, SnowWillarrive said:

I’m scared for this summer

The 2030s-2050s are going to be rough. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Up to 38 now, low of 30.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Almost seemed like the GFS was trying to revert back to the pattern of the last 4-6 weeks yesterday, and now it’s “correcting” itself. Maybe a sign that more -ENSO forcing is coming into the picture?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 hour ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

And what a blessing it was Andrew.

It was. I paddled from Armitage Park on the McKenzie to the Willamette at Harrisburg that day. Fishing was HOTT on the McKenzie stretch. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

1 minute ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

It was. I paddled from Armitage Park on the McKenzie to the Willamette at Harrisburg that day. Fishing was HOTT on the McKenzie stretch. 

Have you even seen the Cinco de Mayo trough on the 12z GFS yet 

[Anti Marine Layer]

3 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Last year we had our biggest august rain since 2015. 

Not from Hilary though.

[TT-SEA]

The Seattle area had a 0.0 departure for March and is currently -0.4 for April.     Some insane torching over the last 6 weeks.  

[Frontal Snowsquall]

April is going to finish wet but May will begin dry. 70s return on Thursday.

[BLI snowman]

That Tuesday storm would have been a nice bit of snow probably as recently as 5 or 6 weeks ago. Nice BC slider signature.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, Frontal Snowsquall said:

April is going to finish wet but May will begin dry. 70s return on Thursday.

Don't think that Friday forecast is going to work out.  

[Cascadia_Wx]

6 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

That Tuesday storm would have been a nice bit of snow probably as recently as 5 or 6 weeks ago. Nice BC slider signature.

Haven’t you seen the latest 7-day? Sunny and 72 that day. I think the models get most of their data from KPTV’s 7-day forecast so they should be catching up shortly. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Gonna be at the Portland Convention Center tonight and tomorrow for a lil bit if anybody wants to say hi.

[TT-SEA]

8 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Haven’t you seen the latest 7-day? Sunny and 72 that day. I think the models get most of their data from KPTV’s 7-day forecast so they should be catching up shortly. 

Actually what @Frontal Snowsquall posted shows 55 with "frequent showers" that day.   But you always have to be an a*s... 24/7.    

[SilverFallsAndrew]

19 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Have you even seen the Cinco de Mayo trough on the 12z GFS yet 

No