Forecasting Skill

Forecasting skill - 2-3 days - excellent | 3-4 d - moderate but useful | 5-6 d - marginal | 7-10 d - occasional

Portland Thunderstorm

Portland got drenched by a quick thunderstorm. 1.34 inches of rain in 1 hour.

May Thunderstorm

Quick, windy thunderstorm out of Snoqualmie Pass Friday afternoon. Lots of downed trees & beautiful time lapse video.

Ellensburg Winds

Ellensburg has strong winds due to Snoqualmie Pass & high pressure ridges in the west. Fri/Sat sunny 60s. Sun/Mon overcast sprinkles 60.

Wet wet wet

It was wet here this winter. Not so in California. Its wet here now.

Eclipse visible in satellite images

Visible satellite images show the eclipse (dark patch moving across image over time).

Clouds block annular eclipse

High chance of clouds blocking views of annualar eclipse in the NW. Views would have been partial as we're too far north.

Ghost Rain

Temperature inversions cause radar to show ocean (not sky) sometimes. Spooky.

Climate Forecast Spending Trumps Weather Forecast Spending

We spend more on modeling computers for climate change than for weather.

Large Temperature Swings

Clear skies, no-to-light winds, and compressional heating lead to large mood temperature swings in the NW this weekend.

Warm Weekend

Temperatures to 80 in Seattle this weekend, 85 in Portland, 90 in Medford.

Windy Coastal Oregon

Southern Oregon (Brookings) / northern California (San Francisco) coast often has 30mph sustained winds during the warm season due to pressure & temperature differentials.

Surface Temperature <> Air Temperature

Surface temperature can be up to 40 degrees F warmer than air temperature. Seeds require specific temperatures to grow.

Return of the Warmth

Sunday - warm & sunny. Monday - more so - high in 70s. We had large convergence zones recently.

Nothing really changes...

People have been complaining about the weather around here since 1855. And still are.