September 2024 PNW Weather Discussion

[Phil]

3 hours ago, RentonHill said:

Do you have all those charts saved? Or do you have a site you can share  with them. http://arctic.som.ou.edu/tburg/products/realtime/strat/ that site doesn't load the images for me anymore. 

Link: https://acd-ext.gsfc.nasa.gov/Data_services/met/ann_data.html

[Phil]

3 hours ago, High Desert Mat? said:

Can someone tell me how the PV was during ‘16-‘17? It was consistently cold here. Everywhere really I know. Any SSW’s that winter?

About average.

FWIW, the state of the PV is more critical for the PNW in -QBO years. With mature +QBO/niña this winter, it’s possible the NPAC could amplify sufficiently without stratospheric help, although it never hurts.

[TacomaWx]

12 minutes ago, T-Town said:

A little gray for my liking this time of year but if it comes with rain then I will take it. 

Was working in silverdale almost all day but it cleared out up there around 1-2pm there. 

[the_convergence_zone]

45 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

So we're in agreement Seattle is > than Portland now?

The grass is always greener on the other side. Except in Portland because it's too D**n hot there. 

[TacomaWx]

2 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

The grass is always greener on the other side. Except in Portland because it's too D**n hot there. 

IMO Seattle area and Puget sound is better than Portland in terms of climo…but also the Puget sound and lakes water access, Olympic mountains and the Washington cascades. I do like central and eastern Oregon a lot more than Eastern Washington though. 

[Front Ranger]

Absolutely perfect evening in Portland. Hanging out in the Alberta Street neighborhood. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Just now, Front Ranger said:

Absolutely perfect evening in Portland. Hanging out in the Alberta Street neighborhood. 

Indeed. Up in Mt Tabor park at the moment. Just lovely out.

[T-Town]

16 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

IMO Seattle area and Puget sound is better than Portland in terms of climo…but also the Puget sound and lakes water access, Olympic mountains and the Washington cascades. I do like central and eastern Oregon a lot more than Eastern Washington though. 

Oregon coast also > Washington coast. 

[Front Ranger]

2 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Indeed. Up in Mt Tabor park at the moment. Just lovely out.

We almost went there! So close to that elusive high five.

[TacomaWx]

8 minutes ago, T-Town said:

Oregon coast also > Washington coast. 

Yes, it’s not even close the Oregon coast towns are way better. The far north coast of Washington is pretty cool though but I’m not a big fan of ocean shores, Westport or Long Beach. I’ll take Astoria, seaside or cannon beach over those any day. 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Coke is wayyyy better than Pepsi….or is it Pepsi is way better than Coke?

[Front Ranger]

8 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Yes, it’s not even close the Oregon coast towns are way better. The far north coast of Washington is pretty cool though but I’m not a big fan of ocean shores, Westport or Long Beach. I’ll take Astoria, seaside or cannon beach over those any day. 

Yeah, but none of those have a teen vampire book/movie series based out of them...

[Phishy Wx]

which state has the best weed?

[Cascadia_Wx]

25 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Absolutely perfect evening in Portland. Hanging out in the Alberta Street neighborhood. 

Shhhhh…. Remember, it’s terrible and dangerous here. Might even be forced to look at some poor people if you’re not careful. Best for folks to stay away.

[Dave]

It was an ugly drive back from Bend. My car was covered by ash and it was super smoky/yucky in Bend. On the way back there were lane closures, delays, pilot cars, fire trucks, helicopters, etc. There are plenty of new fires, unfortunately. Hope we can get some relief in the next few days with cooler temps and perhaps some rain.

[snow_wizard]

52 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

IMO Seattle area and Puget sound is better than Portland in terms of climo…but also the Puget sound and lakes water access, Olympic mountains and the Washington cascades. I do like central and eastern Oregon a lot more than Eastern Washington though. 

Well...the Wenatchee Mountains, Okanogan Highlands, and the Selkirks in NE WA are pretty awesome.

[MossMan]

67/55 on the day. Currently 61. 
.01” on the day, .02” on the month. 

[Tyler Mode]

55 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

IMO Seattle area and Puget sound is better than Portland in terms of climo…but also the Puget sound and lakes water access, Olympic mountains and the Washington cascades. I do like central and eastern Oregon a lot more than Eastern Washington though. 

I think Eastern Washington is pretty cool.

[Deweydog]

Early autumn over the airfield!

[T-Town]

Checking in from crappy old Washington. 

[MV_snow]

7 hours ago, iFred said:

Northern Ireland, the Hebrides, Bergen (all though I think they are on par with us for snow).

There was another comment about the 2° margin between something significantly icier and not, quite a bit of truth to that when you factor valley shadowing and how our geography makes for some epic inversions for a six month window. When you read up on the Cordilleran ice sheet, you learn how easily and quickly that formed in the early throws of previous glaciations.

I read this as “Covington ice sheet” at first and had to do a double take!

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 hour ago, the_convergence_zone said:

The grass is always greener on the other side. Except in Portland because it's too D**n hot there. 

Vancouver is better than both, so there. 

[Dave]

21 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

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.  

Here's an entire limit of dungeness in one pot. A one hour soak. It's good living in the PNW.

[the_convergence_zone]

32 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Vancouver is better than both, so there. 

Hard to argue with that. Portland does win on affordability though, Vancouver was unaffordable before it was trendy. 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

6 hours ago, BLI snowman said:

RIP James Earl Jones

 

[Cascadia_Wx]

Lovely sunset from Mount Tabor park this evening. 

Ended up with morning clouds, afternoon sun and a mild 81/59 spread here. Some scenic high clouds moved in late. Currently 68 with a light NW breeze. Looking forward to cooler and hopefully some wetter days ahead.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

6 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

 

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. 

[Phishy Wx]

2 hours ago, Phishy Wx said:

which state has the best weed?

I guess there are no Cannabis connoisseurs around here?  that's a shame 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

4 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

I had no idea it got that crazy there.  Wow!

Here's a webcam video from Detroit during the fires, towards the end the camera actually melts.

 

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

3 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

So we're in agreement Seattle is > than Portland now?

Well the surroundings of Seattle is better than that of Portland, but both cities are shiitholes, maybe 1 less than the other, but both suck. When you think about it, is there really any big city left in the USA that isn't a dump? Maybe salt lake city, I guess it depends if you consider it large enough to be a major city.

 

8 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

I guess there are no Cannabis connoisseurs around here?  that's a shame 

Its a shame that nobody here is addicted to what is basically a drug? Not to mention how bad smoking is for you.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

2 hours ago, Dave said:

It was an ugly drive back from Bend. My car was covered by ash and it was super smoky/yucky in Bend. On the way back there were lane closures, delays, pilot cars, fire trucks, helicopters, etc. There are plenty of new fires, unfortunately. Hope we can get some relief in the next few days with cooler temps and perhaps some rain.

Somehow 1 post managed to complain more about the fires and smoke here than all 3 central oregon posters have combined.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

31 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

Hard to argue with that. Portland does win on affordability though, Vancouver was unaffordable before it was trendy. 

No disagreement there. Every place has its sucky aspects. The housing situation is definitely one of Vancouver’s.

[the_convergence_zone]

We really need some weather to happen, but the 10+ days are a total snoozefest.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

68F with clear skies. Should be a nice evening.

[Cascadia_Wx]

23 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

We really need some weather to happen, but the 10+ days are a total snoozefest.

Yeah, endless ridging and smoke would be so much more exciting.

[Dave]

43 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Somehow 1 post managed to complain more about the fires and smoke here than all 3 central oregon posters have combined.

Weenies don't bother me any more. Even giant weenies. It was pretty bad in Bend. The worst I've seen since the 2020 fires. It was a bit surreal seeing helicopters flying over HWY 126 with full bucketfulls of water. I've been here nearly 10 years and growing a thick skin happens here or you won't last for long. Weenie me up. I'm kind of hungry.

[Meatyorologist]

58 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

Well the surroundings of Seattle is better than that of Portland, but both cities are shiitholes, maybe 1 less than the other, but both suck. When you think about it, is there really any big city left in the USA that isn't a dump? Maybe salt lake city, I guess it depends if you consider it large enough to be a major city.

 

Its a shame that nobody here is addicted to what is basically a drug? Not to mention how bad smoking is for you.

I'm 5 days off the stuff now, first time i've tried to "quit" in nearly a year.

[StormchaserChuck1]

17 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

I'm 5 days off the stuff now, first time i've tried to "quit" in nearly a year.

Weed is so overrated, it just dries you out. Psychedelics is where it's at.. The Earth naturally produces some really incredible stuff. I did something like 50 Ayahuasca journeys while living in AZ a while ago. Would climb up the mountains at midnight and do it up there until the sun rose. Next day is like magic.  You can feel everyone waking up at 4-5am though. 

[iFred]

11 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

I'm 5 days off the stuff now, first time i've tried to "quit" in nearly a year.

Uh?

[iFred]

Just now, StormchaserChuck1 said:

Weed is so overrated, it just dries you out. Psychedelics is where it's at.. The Earth naturally produces some really incredible stuff. I did something like 50 Ayahuasca journeys while living in AZ a while ago. Would climb up the mountains at midnight and do it up there until the sun rose. 

Uh….?!