A little something popping up just south of Mt Baker

Convection!

As I delve deeper into my 20s, I'm finding myself liking the heat more and more. I'd appreciate it in its proper context; i.e. the ~3 or so days a year on average that Seattle is supposed to hit 90F, rather than the endless hot smokefests we've grown accustomed to; but to tell you the truth, the summer sun is just one of those god given things I just can't go the year without. Our climate is so perfect and temperate. I used to think I could live in a Juneau-esque summer climate, however, while a persistent summer lushness would kick ass compared to brown lawns and a total absence of weather, I just don't think I could deal with almost no heat the entire year. Here in Seattle we can have the mildness and the sun at the same time. It's truly brilliant. Truth be told, Iowa probably has my absolute most ideal summer climate. Baking hot, sunny, and convectively productive with dynamic weather systems. Plus, it's the wet season, so everything is tropical green. (I am like a tick's exact target demographic istg)

Supposed to rain on graduation day which is Thursday. Might be thundery too.

I don't get why a lot of people prefer to roast and sweat with 70s and 80s and clear skies. Me personally, the feeling of the sun hitting your skin and making you sweat is very uncomfortable... but could just be me. And wanting 90s and 100s is another level of masochistic. I understand not wanting rain and cloudy skies... That's a weird aspect about me personally. Perhaps because I grew up around here and got acclimated to our winters. However, a day like yesterday with partial clouds, a slight breeze, and minimal convection just feels a lot better even if it's 70-75 degrees or even 80. Slightly tropical in a nice way. Seems like a uniquely American thing to want to soak up infinite sun and tan so much. 10-15k deaths a year across the country from various sun cancers. In contrast, people from Europe or Asia complain about how hot summer is. In the UK, even 76 is considered a heat wave.