July 2024 In The Pacific Northwest

[snow drift]

1 minute ago, Phishy Wx said:

yup, grew up in South Carolina.  I'm to the point now where I'd take the humidity over smoke.  but the fact summer is short here is nice

That's a hard one. I was there in 1998. Wildfires were burning everywhere. It still wasn't as bad as Spokane. High humidity is probably healthier than an AQI between 400 and 500. I might have to go with high humidity over smoke.

[TacomaWx]

12 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Jesse is going to be thrilled when he gets back and learns that I can’t post pictures with my brand new IPhone! No more boat and jetski pics from me apparently.

Do you have the iPhone 15? I got it a few months ago and the exact same thing happened to me. I have to screenshot my photos to post them sometimes. 

[Phishy Wx]

5 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Do you have the iPhone 15? I got it a few months ago and the exact same thing happened to me. I have to screenshot my photos to post them sometimes. 

post them as an attachment through your photo cloud

[Meatyorologist]

It's been one month since the solstice and we finally have no big heatwaves on the horizon. In about a month it starts getting much more difficult to hit 90F at KSEA.

[Phishy Wx]

2 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

It's been one month since the solstice and we finally have no big heatwaves on the horizon. In about a month it starts getting much more difficult to hit 90F at KSEA.

I think we have another one coming over here, early August

[MossMan]

2 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

It's been one month since the solstice and we finally have no big heatwaves on the horizon. In about a month it starts getting much more difficult to hit 90F at KSEA.

I already miss my upper 70’s to low 80’s days that I had this month…It was literally perfect here! Sorry everyone down south, and east. 

[MossMan]

12 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Do you have the iPhone 15? I got it a few months ago and the exact same thing happened to me. I have to screenshot my photos to post them sometimes. 

Testing the screenshot…It works! 

[T-Town]

24 minutes ago, MossMan said:

I already miss my upper 70’s to low 80’s days that I had this month…It was literally perfect here! Sorry everyone down south, and east. 

I love the wall to wall sunshine days and as long as it stays below 90 im good. But I must admit that today’s coolish temps felt pretty amazing…

[snow drift]

24 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

I think we have another one coming over here, early August

Yes, Spokane has more 90s coming. We may even hit 100 a time or two. I will definitely enjoy the 80s next week. We could use a break.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

There are now 4 fires in Eastern Oregon burning over 100,000 acres.

[TacomaWx]

77/60 today. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

1 hour ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

10" over 3 nights in Dec 2021. Melted off the roads during the day.

Some slop that melted before sunrise in March 2023 and 2024.

Destructive ice storm of 2.25" in Jan 2024.

 

So some notable events, but nothing significant in the snowfall dept since Dec 2021. If we have no snow on the roads again this season then it will be pretty depressing. And I have basically no hope of our family ever moving.

Eugene scored a ton of snow in that Feb 2019 event, right? 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

1 minute ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Eugene scored a ton of snow in that Feb 2019 event, right? 

Yes, over 20” total here.

[Meatyorologist]

1 hour ago, Meatyorologist said:

It's been one month since the solstice and we finally have no big heatwaves on the horizon. In about a month it starts getting much more difficult to hit 90F at KSEA.

@TT-SEA I thought you didn't like 90F weather?

[TT-SEA]

Just now, Meatyorologist said:

@TT-SEA I thought you didn't like 90F weather?

I don't.   Hasn't been above 90 much.   Lots of 80s which is decent. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Lots of smoke aloft tonight. Thankfully not at the surface, but that won't last long.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Dudes from the military when they come home and see their wife give birth:

OMG

[Thermal Trough]

3 hours ago, Tanis Leach said:

After all that, PDX still hit 80 today. 

KPTV had 86 so still way below forecast.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

Smokey.

[NWbyNW]

Smoke is certainly aloft.  Doesn't show it will get lower, so conditions are good out west, but mediocre in the eastern portions of Washington and Oregon.

 

[Thermal Trough]

2 hours ago, snow drift said:

That's a hard one. I was there in 1998. Wildfires were burning everywhere. It still wasn't as bad as Spokane. High humidity is probably healthier than an AQI between 400 and 500. I might have to go with high humidity over smoke.

Give me humid weather over smoke any day of the week. is unhealthy for the .

[Thermal Trough]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Can't believe how much is burning in E. Oregon right now. This is unreal. Definitely feeling for the real Americans who live out in hardscrabble land. The forgotten men and women of America. 

God Bless the fine people of John Day. Hazardous conditions right now. But looks like things improve by Tuesday morning.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Thermal Trough said:

God Bless the fine people of John Day. Hazardous conditions right now. But looks like things improve by Tuesday morning.

I would love to retire to the John Day area. 

[SnowWillarrive]

20 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Can't believe how much is burning in E. Oregon right now. This is unreal. Definitely feeling for the real Americans who live out in hardscrabble land. The forgotten men and women of America. 

The end is near. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

3 hours ago, DareDuck said:

You were right. That was an amazing storm. Thunder, CGs, hail, and very heavy rain. 

Heard a bunch of crazy thunder coming from the N/NE, must've been a crazy tstorm for you guys! Did you get over .05" of precip?

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

19 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I would love to retire to the John Day area. 

How come you live in oregon? I'd assume someone like you would want to live in north Idaho, maybe even Alaska. 

[MossMan]

Interesting evening sky! 
70/53 on the day. Currently 58. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

How come you live in oregon? I'd assume someone like you would want to live in north Idaho, maybe even Alaska. 

I avoid Portland and keep to myself. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

The Durkee Fire in Baker County is now over 143,000 acres, on it's western flank it has now merged with the 133,000 acre Cow Valley Fire. 

Meanwhile the Falls Fire is now 121,000 acres, The Lonerock Fire is 116,000 acres, Battle Mountain Complex is 31,000 acres, and the BONEYARD Fire is now 7,000 acres. 

I don't know if anyone recalls driving past Durkee on I-84, but they have a giant cement plant or something right off the freeway there, it's a pretty bleak area. 

[Deweydog]

Let them burn.

[DareDuck]

35 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Heard a bunch of crazy thunder coming from the N/NE, must've been a crazy tstorm for you guys! Did you get over .05" of precip?

.17” here. Most rain since May 2nd. 

[TT-SEA]

2 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

I don't.   Hasn't been above 90 much.   Lots of 80s which is decent. 

I see what you meant here... that was more  tinge of sadness for the days getting shorter.   It always pretty hard for SEA to reach 90.    It's usually only a handful of days per year out of 365 days.    Not a significant part of climo at all.

[High Desert Mat?]

Great storm about 5pm today. Lots of thunder with about 20 huge raindrops. Was impressive on radar. Too bad it was 20 miles west of me. 

[snow drift]

Felts Field just touched 108 at 5 pm. KGEG hit 107. It was an impressive heatwave. It could be the hottest weather we see all summer. I guess we shall see.

[Phishy Wx]

2 minutes ago, snow drift said:

Felts Field just touched 108 at 5 pm. KGEG hit 107. It was an impressive heatwave. It could be the hottest weather we see all summer. I guess we shall see.

close to the all time record in 2021, hopefully this is the peak, should be

[snow drift]

2 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

close to the all time record in 2021, hopefully this is the peak, should be

Felts Field hit 113 during that mess. I appreciated the extreme record, but I hated the sensible weather.

[snow_wizard]

Down to the upper 40s in the Willapa Hills now.  The beast has been slain!    

[High Desert Mat?]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

Down to the upper 40s in the Willapa Hills now.  The beast has been slain!    

Keep jinxing us Jim. We all know another heatwave will present itself late late July or August. 
 

This “cool” down is really only bringing us to normal before we heat up to above average again fairly quickly. 

[snow drift]

6 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Down to the upper 40s in the Willapa Hills now.  The beast has been slain!    

I have my windows open at the moment. It would be nice to feel some upper 40s rather than mid 80s.

[iFred]

1 hour ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

The Durkee Fire in Baker County is now over 143,000 acres, on it's western flank it has now merged with the 133,000 acre Cow Valley Fire. 

Meanwhile the Falls Fire is now 121,000 acres, The Lonerock Fire is 116,000 acres, Battle Mountain Complex is 31,000 acres, and the BONEYARD Fire is now 7,000 acres. 

I don't know if anyone recalls driving past Durkee on I-84, but they have a giant cement plant or something right off the freeway there, it's a pretty bleak area. 

Still beautiful country out there.