September 2024 PNW Weather Discussion

[Phil]

5 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

As if you’ve ever even been out here.

You’re doing a great job pushing away anyone who may be sympathetic to your plight. I don’t get it.

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just got back from a lovely two nights camping at Three Creeks lake south of Sisters, OR. Had thunderstorms both Friday evening and last late afternoon/evening. The one yesterday was pretty exciting with heavy rain at points and VERY close lightning/thunder. It was a good thing we had awnings up.

Otherwise it was partly to mostly sunny with mild temps, highs in the mid 70s and lows around 50 which isn’t all that cold for 6,500’. There was smoke and haze at times but I think we were above most of it.

 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Beautiful weather coming up, September and October are in many ways my favorite time of the year once the smokes gone.

Currently there's some pretty bad fire risk near and at Mount Bachelor which has closed the mountain, hopefully everything stays under control. Pretty fresh looking smoke on the webcam. 

 

Got a beautiful few day backpacking trip at Mount Jefferson with some friends, was pretty smokey for the most part, but it cleared out at times thanks to some thunderstorms, although in the long run that'll only make it more smokey. The trails near pamelia lake have some pretty nice areas of forest

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

4 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Just got back from a lovely two nights camping at Three Creeks lake south of Sisters, OR. Had thunderstorms both Friday evening and last late afternoon/evening. The one yesterday was pretty exciting with heavy rain at points and VERY close lightning/thunder. It was a good thing we had awnings up.

Otherwise it was partly to mostly sunny with mild temps, highs in the mid 70s and lows around 50 which isn’t all that cold for 6,500’. There was smoke and haze at times but I think we were above most of it.

 

Beautiful, glad you enjoyed the amazing central oregon 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Welp, first gfs ensembles with snow. Time to kiss summer goodbye.

It'll never happen, but I'm sure it'll be snowing here before we know it.

[GHweatherChris]

9 minutes ago, Phil said:

You’re doing a great job pushing away anyone who may be sympathetic to your plight. I don’t get it.

You know what is great about not caring about what people think about you, it's the not caring what other people think about you, makes life better, more pleasant.

[Cascadia_Wx]

16 minutes ago, Phil said:

You’re doing a great job pushing away anyone who may be sympathetic to your plight. I don’t get it.

I’m not going to fake my opinions about others here just to strategically get/keep people on my side. I’m not Tim.

Edited September 9 by Cascadia_Wx

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

Jesse is fired up tonight! 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Sunriver snow zone is fired up tonight!!

[GHweatherChris]

3 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Jesse is fired up tonight! 

[MossMan]

75/60 on the day. 
Currently 60. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Some big improvements on the models while I was out of reception over the weekend. Hopefully they don’t start to backslide now that I'm back and paying attention again

Been a hideously hot start to September locally so hopefully we can make up for some of that in the next week or so.

Looks like it was an 83/59 day here. But already down to a pleasant 68 this evening with a nice marine push moving in. The smoke was pushing east enough to see the very top of Hood while crossing the Glenn Jackson earlier.

Edited September 9 by Cascadia_Wx

[Meatyorologist]

28 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

I’m not going to fake my opinions about others here just to strategically get/keep people on my side. I’m not Tim.

Stop.

[BLI snowman]

4 hours ago, MossMan said:

I forgot…What makes a true northwesterner? 

Jet sking through a small craft advisory to a Mudhoney concert while slugged out on OG Kush and craft beer.

[GHweatherChris]

3 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Stop.

[ShawniganLake]

Nice pictures above.  Glad to see not all of the trees in Oregon are dead and/or burnt.  

[Deweydog]

39 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

She would NEVER say that

[GHweatherChris]

Just now, Deweydog said:

She would NEVER say that

She definitely wanted too, but it was a family friendly show.... it was all in the eyes.....

[Phil]

1 hour ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

I’m not going to fake my opinions about others here just to strategically get/keep people on my side. I’m not Tim.

Not being an anti-social prick isn’t being fake. If I told the people around me every negative thought I have about them, I’d be a lonely, miserable bastard.

But hey, at least I know how you view me. Duly noted.  

[Cascadia_Wx]

2 minutes ago, Phil said:

Not being an anti-social prick isn’t being fake. If I told the people around me every negative thought I have about them, I’d be a lonely, miserable bastard.

But hey, at least I know how you view me. Duly noted.  

I like you a lot Phil. Never said I didn’t. Just because I think you have a tendency to exaggerate things doesn’t mean I don’t think you’re a worthwhile poster.

[Tenochtitlan]

8 hours ago, Cold Snap said:

I think about how costly it would be if a similar or stronger storm happened today. The cost in damages done from the Columbus Day windstorm was on par with some of the costliest hurricanes on record at the time.

It would be really, really bad. Trees around here are stressed from insect damage as well as the extreme heatwaves we’ve had. And over twice as many people live in western WA and OR now.

I can’t imagine what wind gusts of over 100 mph would be like in Portland. Would be like those videos out of Vietnam this week, I guess. 

[GHweatherChris]

5 minutes ago, Phil said:

Not being an anti-social prick isn’t being fake. If I told the people around me every negative thought I have about them, I’d be a lonely, miserable bastard.

But hey, at least I know how you view me. Duly noted.  

Umm, he wasn't talking about you, try actually reading peoples comments fully.  He just responded to your absolutely unneeded comment.  I have questioned your statements the same way but never received the type of response you gave him.

Edited September 9 by GHweatherChris

[Cascadia_Wx]

00z GFS ensembles looking stellar the next 7-10 days. Almost seems too good to be true.

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

00z GFS ensembles looking stellar the next 7-10 days. Almost seems too good to be true.

We had some good stuff the second half of August too.  Better than a lot of recent summers at least.

[DeepFriedEgg]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

We had some good stuff the second half of August too.  Better than a lot of recent summers at least.

This summer has been Jesse-tastic no doubt about it.

[snow_wizard]

GFS shows a hurricane headed close to Greenland at the end.  Any bets on that one coming true?

[snow_wizard]

Kold GFS run to say the least.  Certainly some old school action there.

[Phil]

10 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

Umm, he wasn't talking about you, try actually reading peoples comments fully.  He just responded to your absolutely unneeded comment.

I recommend you schedule an appointment with Dr. Eyeronic for a vision test.

[Cascadia_Wx]

5 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

We had some good stuff the second half of August too.  Better than a lot of recent summers at least.

Yeah, but once we flipped back to ridgy hell the last few days of August I figured we’d be on the torch train for quite awhile. Nice to see the generally variable theme possibly continue moving deeper into September.

[Slushy Inch]

12 minutes ago, Tenochtitlan said:

It would be really, really bad. Trees around here are stressed from insect damage as well as the extreme heatwaves we’ve had. And over twice as many people live in western WA and OR now.

I can’t imagine what wind gusts of over 100 mph would be like in Portland. Would be like those videos out of Vietnam this week, I guess. 

Winds would be even worse because of all the new developments, a lot less trees to slow the wind down.

[BLI snowman]

11 minutes ago, Tenochtitlan said:

It would be really, really bad. Trees around here are stressed from insect damage as well as the extreme heatwaves we’ve had. And over twice as many people live in western WA and OR now.

I can’t imagine what wind gusts of over 100 mph would be like in Portland. Would be like those videos out of Vietnam this week, I guess. 

1962 looked like an earthquake in downtown Portland. Incidentally we had a pretty strong (5.5) earthquake centered in Vancouver just a few weeks later.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

SLE with a surprise 90 today. Should be into the 80s again tomorrow. 

[iFred]

11 hours ago, Phil said:

From my limited experience, coastal Maine is essentially a continental version of the PNW. Has the same hilly, conifer-dominated landscape and overall vibe.

Summers are the most similar..lots of cool/sunny days with bouts of marine influence too, especially in the morning, but rarely gloomy all day. Only perceivable difference is probably the more frequent thunderstorms in Maine.

Winters are where the similarities end, though. Even the “warmest” winters will have several bouts of blizzard conditions at the coast. Basically 5+ months where snow is the dominant precip type.

Truth be told, I’m jealous.

When I was younger I tried to find tech jobs that would land me in American Acadia, but alas nothing more than tech support for the county.

Anyway, coastal white pine is nothing like the proper giants of the Pacific Northwest and lobster is overrated.

[GHweatherChris]

6 minutes ago, Phil said:

I recommend you schedule an appointment with Dr. Eyeronic for a vision test.

To be fair, you still haven't actually proven you have been out this way.....  sure you can describe driving by an exit sign for North Bend or you can describe being in a certain part of the area or some very vague pictures, but anyone can thanks to the power of "on the line".

[LowerGarfield]

Another red flag warning starts in tge early morning hours here. We're so close to fall. It would be tough to have a fire right as temperatures start dropping. 

[Phil]

4 minutes ago, iFred said:

Truth be told, I’m jealous.

When I was younger I tried to find tech jobs that would land me in American Acadia, but alas nothing more than tech support for the county.

Anyway, coastal white pine is nothing like the proper giants of the Pacific Northwest and lobster is overrated.

I love lobster.

[snow_wizard]

30 day SOI at 9.95 now.  Should crack 10 tomorrow.  The Nina is coming to life now.

[Phil]

2 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

To be fair, you still haven't actually proven you have been out this way.....  sure you can describe driving by an exit sign for North Bend or you can describe being in a certain part of the area or some very vague pictures, but anyone can thanks to the power of "on the line".

I literally posted a video with me narrating it. Want me to repost it? As if this thread hasn’t gone off the rails enough.

[Meatyorologist]

I had a lobster roll in Pike Place once. It was pretty good.

[snow_wizard]

6 minutes ago, iFred said:

Truth be told, I’m jealous.

When I was younger I tried to find tech jobs that would land me in American Acadia, but alas nothing more than tech support for the county.

Anyway, coastal white pine is nothing like the proper giants of the Pacific Northwest and lobster is overrated.

Yeah.  Maine would be pretty nice.  Really nice coastline in spite of the trees not being quite as grand.  I think it's a tossup between Dungeness crab and lobster.  Dungeness is the best crab IMO.  Sadly those invasive green crabs are threatening to harm the local crab population though.