PNW October 2021, Pumpkin Spice Edition

[TacomaWaWx]

0.31” so far today…3.02” on the month after that heavy rain a bit ago. 

[Blizzard777]

7 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

0.31” so far today…3.02” on the month after that heavy rain a bit ago. 

It has been a wet evening ….   .22 here 3.19 for the month 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Up to about 6.9" of rain on the month now. Above average!

[TacomaWaWx]

13 minutes ago, Jginmartini said:

It has been a wet evening ….   .22 here 3.19 for the month 

You’re beating my monthly total I’m jealous lol. 

[TacomaWaWx]

11 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Up to about 6.9" of rain on the month now. Above average!

Nice to see you get back to back above normal months…gfs shows a couple more inches down there by Friday too. 

[Front Ranger]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Yeah... I would not want to live in a brown, sunny place either.   But there are green places that are not as cloudy and damp for so long.  

Perfect is tough to find. And probably very expensive or lacking infrastructure.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

2 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Perfect is tough to find. And probably very expensive or lacking infrastructure.

Sandpoint, Idaho

[TT-SEA]

3 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Perfect is tough to find. And probably very expensive or lacking infrastructure.

Very true. 

[SouthHillFrosty]

Just now, TT-SEA said:

Very true. 

Issaquah is perfect where you’re close the city but also still in the foothills of the mountains. 30 minutes you’re in Seattle or 45 minutes you’re at Snoqualmie Pass

[MossMan]

Heavy duty rain currently! 

[TT-SEA]

Just now, SouthHillFrosty said:

Issaquah is perfect where you’re close the city but also still in the foothills of the mountains. 30 minutes you’re in Seattle or 45 minutes you’re at Snoqualmie Pass

I could live on Lake Sammamish... if the average price of a house was even remotely affordable!   

[Cloud]

Now that fall is in full swing our Guernsey lily is fully bloomed. We cut some today and decorate the house with them. Quite beautiful. 

[TacomaWaWx]

5 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Sandpoint, Idaho

Yeah I was just going to say some places in Idaho fit the bill in terms of climo “greenery” and affordability. 

[TigerWoodsLibido]

54F with some light rain.

[The Blob]

1 hour ago, TT-SEA said:

Yeah... I would not want to live in a brown, sunny place either.   But there are green places that are not as cloudy and damp for so long.  

Brown and sunny

[MossMan]

Guess two weeks is too long to go this time of the year without a gutter cleaning. Had a nice waterfall onto my deck a few minutes ago! 

[Gradient Keeper]

9:46 PM Radar Update

[TigerWoodsLibido]

7 minutes ago, The Blob said:

Brown and sunny

Where is this from? If it’s here would that be the Northern Pacific Rattler?

[GHweatherChris]

6 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Guess two weeks is too long to go this time of the year without a gutter cleaning. Had a nice waterfall onto my deck a few minutes ago! 

Ya, ours plugged again, I said eff it and gonna let them flood over during this next event, hopefully it will wash some of the crap out over the top.

[snow_wizard]

The GFS continues to trend sharper with the late week trough.  It also appears the easterly gradient won't get quite as strong as earlier runs had anticipated.  Good news if you want a couple of solidly cold nights.

[Gradient Keeper]

Just now, snow_wizard said:

The GFS continues to trend sharper with the late week trough.  It also appears the easterly gradient won't get quite as strong as earlier runs had anticipated.  Good news if you want a couple of solidly cold nights.

Good easterly gradients down here PDX-DLS at least -8mb.

00z ECMWF in 51 minutes

[Front Ranger]

28 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Sandpoint, Idaho

Northern Idaho is nice. Depending on your job, could work. Getting more expensive, at least for the nicest areas.

[snow_wizard]

It has been very wet here since mid afternoon.  I'll have to go check the daily total soon.

[snow_wizard]

3 minutes ago, DJ Droppin said:

Good easterly gradients down here PDX-DLS at least -8mb.

00z ECMWF in 51 minutes

Yeah...still there, but a notch less...at least up here.

[TT-SEA]

10 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

Ya, ours plugged again, I said eff it and gonna let them flood over during this next event, hopefully it will wash some of the crap out over the top.

Are you in the process of selling the house yet?

[snow_wizard]

Friday looks pretty crisp with north winds setting in and highs in the 40s, and then cold Friday and Saturday nights.

[snow drift]

36 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Sandpoint, Idaho

I look at Sandpoint, Bayview, CdA, and Bonners Ferry like it's my backyard. Lake Coeur d'Alene is just another lake among many in the area. I feel the same way about Lake Pend Oreille. Newman Lake is probably my favorite lake in the area. Liberty Lake is underrated, too.

[The Blob]

21 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Where is this from? If it’s here would that be the Northern Pacific Rattler?

Southern California 

[snow drift]

12 minutes ago, Front Ranger said:

Northern Idaho is nice. Depending on your job, could work. Getting more expensive, at least for the nicest areas.

There's not much work, and wages are low. I lived in Hayden for a few years. Kellogg and Wallace are even worse.

[Anti Marine Layer]

1 minute ago, snow_wizard said:

Friday looks pretty crisp with north winds setting in and highs in the 40s, and then cold Friday and Saturday nights.

Too bad there's no moisture with it.

[TT-SEA]

6 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Friday looks pretty crisp with north winds setting in and highs in the 40s, and then cold Friday and Saturday nights.

GFS is chilly because its shows rain until mid afternoon particularly in King County... ECMWF has been showing clearing that morning with highs in the low to mid 50s and then a decent east wind by Saturday morning.

[GHweatherChris]

8 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Are you in the process of selling the house yet?

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[The Blob]

I'm happy here. I grew up with brown, hot and dusty.  I appreciate the green we have, even in the summer. Maybe if we get lucky down the line we can move where we would get more snow, but at what cost?

[TT-SEA]

2 minutes ago, GHweatherChris said:

?

Thought you were moving to Montesano?

[snow_wizard]

Week two is looking pretty complex with some blocking features coming into play.

[snow_wizard]

5 minutes ago, The Blob said:

I'm happy here. I grew up with brown, hot and dusty.  I appreciate the green we have, even in the summer. Maybe if we get lucky down the line we can move where we would get more snow, but at what cost?

It gets pretty brown here in the summer most of the time.  It certainly did this year.

[snow_wizard]

9 minutes ago, Mr Marine Layer said:

Too bad there's no moisture with it.

For now I just want a couple days of cool weather, not that the current 48 degree rain is warm.

[GHweatherChris]

6 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

Thought you were moving to Montesano?

Not yet. We are renting our current house, landlord's a greedy ******* though, way out of touch with reality in what this house is worth, it's nice, but not that nice.  He can deal with the clogged gutters if we move soon !

[snow drift]

37 minutes ago, The Blob said:

Brown and sunny

He must be one of the local inhabitants. I don't know If I trust that fella. I don't like the look in his eyes. He won't shake hands. He has a fork tongue, and he slithers around on his stomach.

[snow_wizard]

1970 continues to show up as an analog on tonight's GFS run.  That has been there for days now.

Another one making a consistent appearance is 1962.  That one is certainly interesting.