July 2025 PNW Weather

[Blizzard777]

Looks like you all have been enjoying some nice weather back at home! I arrived in Verrado Az to 116* !!! 
what a day to show up lol. It was like inhaling a hot beverage I swear!!! We got blessed with some beautiful storms yesterday!  I basically sat in a chair in my garage watching the show all evening long and then fell asleep to rolling thunder and rain! 
i’m attaching a few pictures prior to the action happening when everything was primed to go off. The rain was so heavy. It was hard to even take pictures as all I could see were pulsating skies of light.  

[Blizzard777]

I have never seen a small cloud like this before…not in this form anyways.
Kind of cool I thought I would share. 
 

 

• That silky, smooth top is a pileus cloud, created when strong updrafts in the thunderstorm punch upward so quickly they push moist air above them into condensation.

 

[TT-SEA]

20 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Yeah... the big marine push is happening this evening.    You can see a c-zone cloud signature over King County as well.  Clouds are all gone by tomorrow afternoon with the east side of the Oympics and west sound the last places to clear out early tomorrow afternoon.    Good mixing overall and not the type of low, stagnant marine clouds that get stuck.

As ECMWF showed yesterday... east side of Olympics and the west sound are the last places to really hold onto the clouds this afternoon.  

[Tyler Mode]

Perfect weather in the Palouse this morning, and returning home to perfect weather too!  74 degrees with a nice breeze.

[TT-SEA]

10 minutes ago, Tyler Mode said:

Perfect weather in the Palouse this morning, and returning home to perfect weather too!  74 degrees with a nice breeze.

Go Cougs!

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

2 hours ago, Front Ranger said:

Just proving the point they all change after day 4 or 5. The run before troughy was the trend. EPS shows a nearby trough about ten days out, I trust that probably the most, maybe it trends towards us.

[Port Angeles Foothiller]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

As ECMWF showed yesterday... east side of Olympics and the west sound are the last places to really hold onto the clouds this afternoon.  

What does it say for tomorrow from 4 to dark?

[TT-SEA]

1 hour ago, Port Angeles Foothiller said:

What does it say for tomorrow from 4 to dark?

For you?   Sunny up there.   High clouds won't make that far north and west.   Of course it won't be sunny after dark.  

[Phil]

 

[Phil]

6 hours ago, Blizzard777 said:

I have never seen a small cloud like this before…not in this form anyways.
Kind of cool I thought I would share. 
 

 

• That silky, smooth top is a pileus cloud, created when strong updrafts in the thunderstorm punch upward so quickly they push moist air above them into condensation.

 

We get those on cumulonimbi here in the summer, especially on those stagnant flow days in August. Less so during the first half of summer (not sure why).

[Chewbacca Defense]

11 hours ago, Number1AIFSfan said:

Considering taking a sweet job in Everett, but I'm genuinely hesitating because I don't want to move off the Ridge and give up my microclimate, lol. The commute would be hell during rush hour, even with a self driving car.

What do y'all think is the best area for snow within an hour of Everett during rush hour? Was thinking about maybe somewhere up north by Mossman. Or even around Lake Samish or Sudden Valley on Lake Whatcomb (I know that would be an hour drive still, but I've always wanted to live near Bellingham)

NO.....just.....no..no....no to Sudden Valley.  You can get a really great house in Sudden Valley for really cheap, and there is a reason for that.  They don't sell.  Sudden Valley is a HOA from hell.  Want to change your landscaping, trim a tree, paint your fence....all subject to approval (for a fee of course) and LOTs of residents more than willing to help the HOA with rules enforcement.  

I have no idea how Lake Samish does for snow, I know generally speaking, the canyon can get down right treacherous in the winter time, but I don't know what parts.

Yew Street hill typically does good with the elevation, but I think they are sensitive to the direction the storm is moving in from.  But they are high enough to get snow when we have the "foothill" snow events down to around 500-1000ft.

The best, most interesting weather up here is the north county...pretty much north of the Smith Rd.  Thunderstorms, raging winds in the Frasier outflow, and more snow on average.  Ferndale generally does pretty good.  But, I-5 through Bellingham really sucks, and is backed up often.  Driving down to Everett, you'll probably avoid the morning mess, but afternoons/evenings can suck.  It's not *as* bad now with the number of Canadians coming down being less, but if things ever change and they decide to start coming down here again in mass, I-5 will get worse again.  And, not trying to make any political statements, just sharing observations as someone who lives within about 20 miles of the border.

 

Your best bet is to probably try to become Randy's neighbor.  I would do it in a heartbeat, but I can't with the current mortgage rates.

[iFred]

In Pacific Beach for the next few days. Staying up on a hill with a great view of the ocean, the clear skies, and fireworks tomorrow. A lovely 62º out.

[iFred]

11 hours ago, Number1AIFSfan said:

Considering taking a sweet job in Everett, but I'm genuinely hesitating because I don't want to move off the Ridge and give up my microclimate, lol. The commute would be hell during rush hour, even with a self driving car.

What do y'all think is the best area for snow within an hour of Everett during rush hour? Was thinking about maybe somewhere up north by Mossman. Or even around Lake Samish or Sudden Valley on Lake Whatcomb (I know that would be an hour drive still, but I've always wanted to live near Bellingham)

No idea what sweet job you found that would be better than being a pleb at SporkEx.

Mt Vernon is about the northern limit of a good commute. If you can WFH for a few days, Skykomish or Gold Bar would be decent climate wise.

[OysterPrintout]

Not a bad night for some baseball 

[TT-SEA]

24 minutes ago, OysterPrintout said:

Not a bad night for some baseball 

We were at baseball game too.  

Just saw Julio strike out and Cal ground to end game with runners on 2nd and 3rd.  :(

[Meatyorologist]

33 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

We were at baseball game too.  

Just saw Julio strike out and Cal ground to end game with runners on 2nd and 3rd.  :(

Tim hand pic before GTA6?

[Meatyorologist]

KSEA managed a pretty great 69/53 spread today. Underperformed on the high temperature after a cool clear night. Not much in the way of cloudcover, just a more maritime flavor to the lower atmosphere, and decent offshore winds to reinforce it.

Locks in the sub-70 burger in July 2025, too.

[Meatyorologist]

We're running a -2/-5 T/Td departure relative to ths time yesterday (now 62/46), with even cooler boundary layer conditions, weak subsidence aloft, dead pressure gradients, and an even drier airmass at the ground. Also technically a few extra seconds of darkness. Conditions are about as ripe for a July 40-burger as they reasonably can be in the second quarter of this beloved 21st century. 

[Meatyorologist]

2 hours ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

NO.....just.....no..no....no to Sudden Valley.  You can get a really great house in Sudden Valley for really cheap, and there is a reason for that.  They don't sell.  Sudden Valley is a HOA from hell.  Want to change your landscaping, trim a tree, paint your fence....all subject to approval (for a fee of course) and LOTs of residents more than willing to help the HOA with rules enforcement.  

I have no idea how Lake Samish does for snow, I know generally speaking, the canyon can get down right treacherous in the winter time, but I don't know what parts.

Yew Street hill typically does good with the elevation, but I think they are sensitive to the direction the storm is moving in from.  But they are high enough to get snow when we have the "foothill" snow events down to around 500-1000ft.

The best, most interesting weather up here is the north county...pretty much north of the Smith Rd.  Thunderstorms, raging winds in the Frasier outflow, and more snow on average.  Ferndale generally does pretty good.  But, I-5 through Bellingham really sucks, and is backed up often.  Driving down to Everett, you'll probably avoid the morning mess, but afternoons/evenings can suck.  It's not *as* bad now with the number of Canadians coming down being less, but if things ever change and they decide to start coming down here again in mass, I-5 will get worse again.  And, not trying to make any political statements, just sharing observations as someone who lives within about 20 miles of the border.

 

Your best bet is to probably try to become Randy's neighbor.  I would do it in a heartbeat, but I can't with the current mortgage rates.

Just have rich parents duh

[TT-SEA]

58 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

Tim hand pic before GTA6?

Actually that was the hand of a kid sitting in front of us.    Misleading perspective now I that look at it.   

[Eastwind]

On 7/1/2025 at 6:13 PM, Omegaraptor said:

PDX was the only station in the metro that didn’t hit 90.

Sensor overcorrection?

It’s prevented PDX from scoring its first official heatwave (3 straight 90+ highs) of the year. 

[TT-SEA]

45 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

KSEA managed a pretty great 69/53 spread today. Underperformed on the high temperature after a cool clear night. Not much in the way of cloudcover, just a more maritime flavor to the lower atmosphere, and decent offshore winds to reinforce it.

Locks in the sub-70 burger in July 2025, too.

Interesting that SEA failed to get to 70.   Our reliable car temp sensor peaked at 75 in Issaquah while driving to T-Mobile around 5:30 and then dropped to 72 after crossing Lake Washington into SODO.   Didn't look at it again when we got close to stadium but BFI had a high of 71.   It was very comfortable at the game and even after dark during fireworks. 

[Meatyorologist]

2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Interesting that SEA failed to get to 70.   Our reliable car temp sensor peaked at 75 in Issaquah while driving to T-Mobile around 5:30 and then dropped to 72 after crossing Lake Washington into SODO.   Didn't look at it when got close to stadium but BFI had a high of 71.

The Normandy Beach area is prone to stubborn sound breezes. It's involved with the top of that immediate Puget Sound inversion layer which persists all day below 500' above the water, and how it interacts with and crests over the terrain. SeaTac's sensor is prone to being in the crossfire of persistent "cold fingers", or basically inversion drainage spilling over the terrain and onto the airport. It's a very localized microclimate that can run up to 10F+ colder than the rest of Seattle.

[Eastwind]

10 hours ago, Blizzard777 said:

Looks like you all have been enjoying some nice weather back at home! I arrived in Verrado Az to 116* !!! 
what a day to show up lol. It was like inhaling a hot beverage I swear!!! We got blessed with some beautiful storms yesterday!  I basically sat in a chair in my garage watching the show all evening long and then fell asleep to rolling thunder and rain! 
i’m attaching a few pictures prior to the action happening when everything was primed to go off. The rain was so heavy. It was hard to even take pictures as all I could see were pulsating skies of light.  

Getting to 116 with clouds impressive!

[TT-SEA]

45 minutes ago, Meatyorologist said:

We're running a -2/-5 T/Td departure relative to ths time yesterday (now 62/46), with even cooler boundary layer conditions, weak subsidence aloft, dead pressure gradients, and an even drier airmass at the ground. Also technically a few extra seconds of darkness. Conditions are about as ripe for a July 40-burger as they reasonably can be in the second quarter of this beloved 21st century. 

High clouds are already here... might ruin a frosty night.  

[Meatyorologist]

59 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

High clouds are already here... might ruin a frosty night.  

low level airmass is cold enough that it only needs to go isothermic to reach 48/49 or so

[ShawniganLake]

1 hour ago, Meatyorologist said:

low level airmass is cold enough that it only needs to go isothermic to reach 48/49 or so

Clinton BC was at 37F at 1am.  Could see some frost in that part of BC tonight. 

[Dan the Weatherman]

5 hours ago, iFred said:

In Pacific Beach for the next few days. Staying up on a hill with a great view of the ocean, the clear skies, and fireworks tomorrow. A lovely 62º out.

Are you vacationing in San Diego, or is that another place called Pacific Beach in the PNW?

[Groundhog]

From the Rockies to now the Prairies. It was hot in the Rockies even at 4-5k feet, around 85F. The ULL made its presence known yesterday as we arrived at my aunt & uncle’s farm just north of Red Deer. Temps fell to the 50s. But it cleared up nicely. 
 

Edit: Jim would love this. Got down to 40 this morning. High of 68 predicted today around Red Deer, Alberta.

[Front Ranger]

I see a few lows in the mid 40s in the northern sound.

On the other end of the spectrum, I wonder how HIGH phishy was last night?

[ShawniganLake]

5 hours ago, ShawniganLake said:

Clinton BC was at 37F at 1am.  Could see some frost in that part of BC tonight. 

Clinton hit 31.6F on the hourly obs.  

[Ken in Wood Village]

Happy 4th of July everyone

Looks like the Eastern parts of Oregon are already having some fireworks going on this morning

[Anti Marine Layer]

35 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Clinton hit 31.6F on the hourly obs.  

That is frigid. Where is summer?

[ShawniganLake]

14 minutes ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

That is frigid. Where is summer?

My mom reported 34 from our cabin at Watch lake.  Not super unusual for early July.  Probably be frost again by late August 

[TT-SEA]

Beautiful holiday morning... might get close to 80 as models are now keeping most of the mid and high level clouds to the south this afternoon.   06Z ECMWF actually shows 82 at SEA today while the GFS shows 79.

Our weekend plans changed because of Mariners game.   My mom is a huge fan and she watches every game so we decided to take her to the game last night and then stay down here for the weekend instead of going up there.

 

[Deweydog]

2 hours ago, Front Ranger said:

I see a few lows in the mid 40s in the northern sound.

On the other end of the spectrum, I wonder how HIGH phishy was last night?

oof

48 here for a low despite the HIGH clouds 

[TT-SEA]

[BLI snowman]

Pretty cloudy down here Tim would be devastated

[iFred]

7 hours ago, Dan the Weatherman said:

Are you vacationing in San Diego, or is that another place called Pacific Beach in the PNW?

Pacific Beach, Washington. A very tiny town with a very beautiful view.

[iFred]

Beautiful skies on the coast this morning with temps in the mid 50s.