April 2026 Weather In The PNW

[MossMan]

Its raining. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Hey, some light rain!!! Currently 47F and we've had 0.05" so far.

[Front Ranger]

16 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Hey, some light rain!!! Currently 47F and we've had 0.05" so far.

No foolin??

[SeattleMarineLayerFan]

I really wish it was 112 degrees and sunny right now. This rain is so gloomy and miserable. I'm getting depressed.

[KeyPeninsula_Wx]

Models definitely agree that it’s going to dry out after today for atleast a week. We will be due for a wet pattern in the second half of April into May…hopefully that materializes. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Its raining. 

Actual wet snow here.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 minute ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Actual wet snow here.

April fool.

[MossMan]

27 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

April fool.

Thought I saw a positive splat this morning, was 38 when I left the house.

[SouthHillFrosty]

It always rains the first wed of everything month. Idk why but clockwork lately it seems 

[LowerGarfield]

Maybe some light rain here later. Working a half day then going to the tropics to sip on coladas.

[Eugene-5SW]

Watch what happens to the total QPF over 6 hours of successive HRRR runs targeted on 11 a.m. PDT this morning:

Still would love an explanation of why almost every storm dries up on the home stretch like this, over and over and over.

(And no, it's not just an HRRR thing -- it happens on every model. The HRRR's hourly interval just shows it more graphically.)

[TT-SEA]

5 minutes ago, LowerGarfield said:

Maybe some light rain here later. Working a half day then going to the tropics to sip on coladas.

Where are you going?

[Deweydog]

 

[fubario]

2 hours ago, MossMan said:

Its raining. 

April fools!

[Phil]

84°F before noon today. You people whining about sun and warmth have no room to complain.  

So far this hasn’t felt like the typical progression into a Niño from a -ENSO base state (usually mild winter that transitions into a cooler spring/summer). Actually been the opposite.

 

[MossMan]

3 minutes ago, Phil said:

84°F before noon today. You people whining about sun and warmth have no room to complain.  

So far this hasn’t felt like the typical progression into a Niño from a -ENSO base state (usually mild winter that transitions into a cooler spring/summer). Actually been the opposite.

 

Good…Means we are going to have a great winter out west this coming season! 

[StormchaserChuck1]

11 minutes ago, Phil said:

84°F before noon today. You people whining about sun and warmth have no room to complain.  

So far this hasn’t felt like the typical progression into a Niño from a -ENSO base state (usually mild winter that transitions into a cooler spring/summer). Actually been the opposite.

 

Leading into El Nino's are actually cold Winter's in the NE. 10 times since 1950 2 consecutive cold NE Winter's have been followed by an El Nino. 

[TT-SEA]

Starting the loop tomorrow... dry spell incoming!

[MossMan]

Some chilly memories. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

51 minutes ago, Phil said:

84°F before noon today. You people whining about sun and warmth have no room to complain.  

So far this hasn’t felt like the typical progression into a Niño from a -ENSO base state (usually mild winter that transitions into a cooler spring/summer). Actually been the opposite.

 

Scored your first 70 dew point yet?

[the_convergence_zone]

56 minutes ago, Phil said:

84°F before noon today. You people whining about sun and warmth have no room to complain.  

So far this hasn’t felt like the typical progression into a Niño from a -ENSO base state (usually mild winter that transitions into a cooler spring/summer). Actually been the opposite.

 

The warmest day of the year at KSEA is still a high of 62 on February 4. 

[BLI snowman]

46 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Some chilly memories. 

Pics or it didn't happen.

[MossMan]

20 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Pics or it didn't happen.

Back in the days before the cloud where there was no backup when your phone died

[T-Town]

2 hours ago, Deweydog said:

 

The judges would have also accepted:

 

[Phishy Wx]

Pouring and 41

[SeattleMarineLayerFan]

First 70 burger of the year today.

[SeattleMarineLayerFan]

57 minutes ago, the_convergence_zone said:

The warmest day of the year at KSEA is still a high of 62 on February 4. 

We've had warmer Januarys than this past March. Honestly the best March in a long time. Very cool snow event around SeaTac as well.

[Phishy Wx]

7 minutes ago, SeattleMarineLayerFan said:

We've had warmer Januarys than this past March. Honestly the best March in a long time. Very cool snow event around SeaTac as well.

we've been warmer than normal for at least the past year straight I think, likely longer, I need to look

[MossMan]

Currently 45 degrees and raining. 
.16” so far on the day, 16.74” for the year. 

[BLI snowman]

5 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

we've been warmer than normal for at least the past year straight I think, likely longer, I need to look

Yeah, February 2025 was the last cooler than average month for GEG and for the inland PNW in general. 

Even the 2014-15 and 2015-16 torches at least offered cool Novembers there (and a cool September in 2015). 

[SeattleMarineLayerFan]

13 minutes ago, Phishy Wx said:

we've been warmer than normal for at least the past year straight I think, likely longer, I need to look

Hm yeah I guess the ARs did keep it warm. But at least no incessant torching at any point in the month.

[TT-SEA]

The ECMWF AI ensemble shows lots of nice weather ahead... after we kick this current system out.

[Phishy Wx]

17 minutes ago, BLI snowman said:

Yeah, February 2025 was the last cooler than average month for GEG and for the inland PNW in general. 

Even the 2014-15 and 2015-16 torches at least offered cool Novembers there (and a cool September in 2015). 

brutal

[StormchaserChuck1]

Global SSTAs look about as classic as it gets for a later in the year El Nino

[SeattleMarineLayerFan]

I get if you're in the East Coast you probably like El Nino.

Definitely confusing if anyone on the West Coast likes it...

Soggy weather for @Anti Marine Layer, and warm dry torch all winter for the PNW with limited snow.

[LowerGarfield]

5 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

Where are you going?

Driving to Spokane in about an hour and then los cabos tomorrow for 5 days.

[MossMan]

16 minutes ago, SeattleMarineLayerFan said:

I get if you're in the East Coast you probably like El Nino.

Definitely confusing if anyone on the West Coast likes it...

Soggy weather for @Anti Marine Layer, and warm dry torch all winter for the PNW with limited snow.

Can’t do much worse than what we just had to endure…I’ll take my chances with a Nino at this point. 

[SeattleMarineLayerFan]

Just now, MossMan said:

Can’t do much worse than what we just had to endure…I’ll take my chances with a Nino at this point. 

Trash IPWP, -QBO, weak La Nina... Not a good combo.

Technically next winter can do "better" (it's a matter of inches anyways). But it won't be good unless we pull Feb 2019 level luck again.

[Phil]

4 hours ago, StormchaserChuck1 said:

Leading into El Nino's are actually cold Winter's in the NE. 10 times since 1950 2 consecutive cold NE Winter's have been followed by an El Nino. 

That is not always the case, there are different ways the lower frequency tropical forcing/general circulation can systemically evolve into a fully coupled El Niño. The in-situ state matters too.

Events such as 23/24, 02/03, etc, emerged from system states that were not favorable for eastern cold beforehand. While others such as 15/16, 82/83, etc emerged from states that were quite favorable for eastern cold (more WPAC/+TNH dominant). 

[Phil]

2 hours ago, TT-SEA said:

The ECMWF AI ensemble shows lots of nice weather ahead... after we kick this current system out.

You can kind of see the trend will be to nudge the GOA ridge farther north into Alaska with more western troughing undercutting.

Anything that leads to a stronger eastern ridge will win.