Wednesday, November 23, 2011 9:23 A.M. The Pacific Northwest has seen incredible amounts of rain over the last 48 hours. A stationary front stalled over our region and directed relatively warm, moist air over our region, giving us heavy rain and strong winds, especially further south along the Oregon coast. In the lowlands, anywhere from […]
Thin Band of Heavy Rain
Monday, November 21, 2011 12:03 P.M. Valid 01:00 pm PST Tue, 22 Nov 2011 – 33hr Fcst – UW 12z 4km 1-hour precip, 10m winds I just got out of my atmospheric sciences class, and I want to talk about a specific feature associated with this front that will make a huge difference in determining […]
Major Storm On Tuesday
Sunday, November 20, 2011 8:43 P.M. Carol Snider – Urban Flooding in Seattle – December 3, 2007 Approximately four years ago, one of the strongest storms to ever hit our area, the “Great Coastal Gale,” brought hurricane-force winds to the coast and major flooding throughout the area. While the inland areas didn’t get hit quite […]
Yesterday’s Weather, Turning Colder
Saturday, November 11, 2011 1:59 P.M. Before I elaborate on what I think the weather will be like, I’d like to point out the strength of the front we saw yesterday. Yesterday’s front wasn’t big and didn’t produce a whole bunch of rain, but it was strong and consolidated, and it really packed quite a […]
Heavy Showers
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:28 P.M. Last night, I went walking with some friends around the UW campus just to get a breath of fresh air and get some relief from the plethora of work thrust upon us by our most excellent professors. I knew that showers were in the forecast, but I failed to […]
Storm Today, and then Seasonable Weather
September 26, 2011 1:53 P.M. Just a quick note today… the storm we had today had remnants of tropical moisture, which is why it has been so wet! In fact, some places in the Olympics have had over 3 inches already, and they will continue to pick up more. Looking into the future, it looks […]
Updated Forecast, Heavy Rain on Monday?
Tuesday, September 21, 2011 1:08 P.M. I’m writing this from the Seattle Public Library since I am not at home right now. I’m actually waiting for ID from the Department of Licensing downtown, which will take a while. Anyway, the models have not changed their thinking much today. That big storm from that powerful wave […]
Mostly Dry This Week, Wet Next Week, and Watermelons
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 6:57 P.M. Painting or time-lapse photo? Autumn officially begins 2:05 A.M. PDT Friday, September 23, but we’ll still have some nice weather for the next week or so. Looking at the models and National Weather Service discussions today, it seems as though we won’t be quite as sunny as we previously […]
Pacific Storm Train Update
October 18, 2010 4:04 P.M. So, that strong surface low that looked like it was going to plow right into Western Washington has gone away, but the models are still showing an active pattern with a lot of rain possible. Here are some shots from this morning’s MM5-GFS run (12 UTC cycle). You can see […]
Refreshing Rain to Start 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010 5:28 P.M. There was quite a bit of rain this morning, as I’m sure many of you noticed as you headed off to school or work. The radar certainly lit up, and I was impressed when I looked at it right before I darted out of the house this morning. It […]
