September 2024 PNW Weather Discussion

[snow_wizard]

SEA has really come out short changed on this system.  Only .13" for the entire event.

[iFred]

54 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

It's not fixed, in fact it is way worse now....

I’ll call Geek Squad in the morning.

[KeyPeninsula_Wx]

16 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

SEA has really come out short changed on this system.  Only .13" for the entire event.

I’ve had more than 10 times that just 15 miles away. That’s pretty wild. 

[Ken in Wood Village]

I thought I saw something this evening when I went out to get dinner but I thought it was my imagination. I wasn't able to record it because of driving but I'm glad Mark Nelsen posted this. 

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14oq4wHkPj/?mibextid=xfxF2i

[RentonHill]

Skunks are loving this fall weather 

 

 

[jcmcgaffey]

13 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

I’ve had more than 10 times that just 15 miles away. That’s pretty wild. 

I’ve had almost five times that 10 miles north. I still think there is something odd with the SEA station. It could be that personal stations read more than official stations. That combined with persistent bad luck with SEA being a dry outlier this entire year so far. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Definitely starting to feel like autumn out there with this overperforming rain event.

[snow_wizard]

11 minutes ago, jcmcgaffey said:

 

I’ve had almost five times that 10 miles north. I still think there is something odd with the SEA station. It could be that personal stations read more than official stations. That combined with persistent bad luck with SEA being a dry outlier this entire year so far. 

SEA is the premier station around here so I'm sure the gauge is accurate.  Shadowing.

I finally managed to break the shadow curse today and it is insane.  Over an inch with this event now.  Down to 54 degrees.

[High Desert Mathew]

10 hours ago, snow_wizard said:

That spot in the eastern part of Nino 3 is REALLY cold.  I think it will end up moderate at the strongest given the very late start.

Great winters after strong El Niños, usually are weak Nina’s. Let’s hope it doesn’t get too strong or that it’s a little late in the formation of it. 

[GHweatherChris]

36 minutes ago, iFred said:

I’ll call Geek Squad in the morning.

Or... You could just make sure my IP address when I am on here using my home internet is not being throttled, cuz I know that is a thing and all.  Which would make sense based off the quagmire the other night and the other deleted reply you made to me involved in it.

[High Desert Mathew]

3 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

Or... You could just make sure my IP address when I am on here using my home internet is not being throttled, cuz I know that is a thing and all.  Which would make sense based off the quagmire the other night and the other deleted reply you made to me involved in it.

Seems like a certain party some are involved with. No pun intended. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

11 minutes ago, High Desert Mat? said:

Great winters after strong El Niños, usually are weak Nina’s. Let’s hope it doesn’t get too strong or that it’s a little late in the formation of it. 

I think we’ll be ok. 

[the_convergence_zone]

32 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

SEA is the premier station around here so I'm sure the gauge is accurate.  Shadowing.

I finally managed to break the shadow curse today and it is insane.  Over an inch with this event now.  Down to 54 degrees.

I assume Sea-Tac’s gauge is a tipping bucket with wind shields, so it should track 10-20% higher than an unshielded gauge. Who knows what the calibration schedule is though…those things are known to drift. Or get debris in them.

In any event, I’m at 0.16” here about 9 miles north of the airport. 

[iFred]

1 hour ago, GHweatherChris said:

Or... You could just make sure my IP address when I am on here using my home internet is not being throttled, cuz I know that is a thing and all.  Which would make sense based off the quagmire the other night and the other deleted reply you made to me involved in it.

*because

[GHweatherChris]

2 minutes ago, iFred said:

*because

Wow, real classy man.  Sorry not sorry I called you out on that.

Edited September 15 by GHweatherChris

[iFred]

2 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

Wow, real classy man.  Sorry not sorry I called you out on that.

It’s “sorry-not-sorry” or use quotes to encapsulate the text.

[GHweatherChris]

1 minute ago, iFred said:

It’s “sorry-not-sorry” or use quotes to encapsulate the text.

At least you admit you are trying to censor me to an extent on here, it is very childish honestly though.

[iFred]

13 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

At least you admit you are trying to censor me to an extent on here, it is very childish honestly though.

I get 10 dollars a day from ActBlue for every voice I silence. Anyway, you’ve fought valiantly and have forced my hand, so the weighty chains of neomarxist censorship have been lifted from you and your Comcast connection.

[High Desert Mathew]

Testing

[Jbolin]

14 minutes ago, High Desert Mat? said:

Testing

123

[MossMan]

28 minutes ago, Jbolin said:

123

 

37 minutes ago, Jbolin said:

123

12…3???

[MossMan]

Had a low of 49.

Here is my damp deck. 

[snow_wizard]

That is one gorgeous trough on the 6z GFS.  Big time below normal temps if that actually happens.

[MossMan]

4 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

That is one gorgeous trough on the 6z GFS.  Big time below normal temps if that actually happens.

Conflicting reports…Tim says leave my boat in longer as sun and warmth is coming…And Jim is saying the boating (I don’t like 50’s and boating) season is over…

[snow_wizard]

26 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Conflicting reports…Tim says leave my boat in longer as sun and warmth is coming…And Jim is saying the boating (I don’t like 50’s and boating) season is over…

There will probably be some nice days still with highs in the 60s and 70s.

[Front Ranger]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Had a low of 49.

Here is my damp deck. 

Uh oh...deck pics again. 

[iFred]

8 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Uh oh...deck pics again. 

Go get my banning stick.

[KeyPeninsula_Wx]

Low of 52 this morning with 0.01” of rain. Looks like that might be all the rain we get for a couple more days. It also looks like this month should get close to or hit average rainfall here. Was expecting September to be warmer and drier relative to average but doesn’t look that way. 

[snow_wizard]

15 minutes ago, TacomaWx said:

Low of 52 this morning with 0.01” of rain. Looks like that might be all the rain we get for a couple more days. It also looks like this month should get close to or hit average rainfall here. Was expecting September to be warmer and drier relative to average but doesn’t look that way. 

I ended up with 1.24" from the entire system.  Looked like it was going to be a big bust for a while though.  I'm pretty impressed with it being 54 at 10am this early in the season.

[snow_wizard]

11 hours ago, the_convergence_zone said:

I assume Sea-Tac’s gauge is a tipping bucket with wind shields, so it should track 10-20% higher than an unshielded gauge. Who knows what the calibration schedule is though…those things are known to drift. Or get debris in them.

In any event, I’m at 0.16” here about 9 miles north of the airport. 

Looks like they ended up with a ridiculous 0.09"

[snow_wizard]

This is kind of a jaw dropper.

[snow_wizard]

ECMWF shows a lot of clearing tonight.  Could be a chilly morning tomorrow.  Summer ended pretty early this year.

[van city]

6 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

This is kind of a jaw dropper.

How much snow?

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

There will probably be some nice days still with highs in the 60s and 70s.

Bank on it. Don’t think I’ve seen an October go by without ’em. And half of September is yet to go!

[snow_wizard]

10 minutes ago, van city said:

How much snow?

Probably some good amounts in the mountains if this run is accurate.

[Groundhog]

[Blizzard777]

16 hours ago, The Blob said:

In coming!

I drove through that intense blob yesterday on my way home!  I enjoyed

[Blizzard777]

12 hours ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Definitely starting to feel like autumn out there with this overperforming rain event.

My acclimation,  past 3 days 

111* Phoenix area sunny

32* wells Nv sunny

55* Federal Way currently moist gray !!! 

 

 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

8 minutes ago, Blizzard777 said:

My acclimation,  past 3 days 

111* Phoenix area sunny

32* wells Nv sunny

55* Federal Way currently moist gray !!! 

 

 

The Navajo call Phoenix, Hoozdo, “hot area.”

[Tenochtitlan]

Yesterday’s mini squall line was pretty cool. Some dramatic clouds, decent gusts of wind and then sudden heavy rain. Also I did hear that one thunder boom so it was technically my third thunderstorm of the summer! 

It helps that I saw it on Powell Butte, which must be the best place in Portland to watch incoming storms.