Huge June Precipitation Contrasts Across the Region
Updated: 2024-06-27 21:49:00
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 27, 2024 Huge June Precipitation Contrasts Across the Region If you think rainfall at your location is representative of the region . think . again This June there were huge precipitation . contrasts Consider the accumulated rainfall from June 1 to yesterday June 26 is shown below Wow . nbsp The windward western side of the Olympics received 5-7 inches so far in June . nbsp In contrast , nbsp only 1-1.5 inches fell over Puget Sound and under a half-inch dampened Sequim , northwest of the Olympics . nbsp Over TEN INCHES at some locations on the western slopes of the Cascades , declining to under a half inch along the eastern slopes of the Cascade and into the
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 25, 2024 A Benign Wildfire Year and Upcoming Rain So far this year we have enjoyed a below-normal wildfire season in the Northwest due to a relatively cool and wet June , among other . reasons Below is the typical distribution of fire frequency over Washington State by day of the year . Today is indicated by the purple line . nbsp We are now in the fire ramp-up period , with the highest frequency of the year on July 4th , when many folks start fires with . fireworks Today , there are only four fires going in WA and northern Oregon , and they are all predominantly grass fires ignited by humans . nbsp Keep in mind that only a few days of dry weather are more than
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 23, 2024 The Chemtrails Conspiracy Theory I get several emails each week from those interested in weather-related topics . nbsp I enjoy those . interactions But there have been an increasing number of messages from those promoting a chemtrails conspiracy , suggesting that aviation contrails in the sky are really the result of a clandestine , top-secret government program to spray chemicals in the atmosphere to control the climate or worse biological and chemical warfare Let me say it clearly : nbsp this chemtrails business is total nonsense and can easily be proven to be total . nonsense The lines in the sky are contrails and are the result of the water vapor and
: , , : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 21, 2024 Rain without Clouds , the Upcoming Cooling , and Strong Leeside Winds : All in My New Podcast The radar image this morning at 5:30 AM showed rain . some heavy . . offshore As shown in the satellite image at the same time , much of that area was clear while the clouds that were observed closer to the shore were stratus that would have some drizzle at . most What is going on In my podcast , I give the answer : nbsp cool air near the surface and warm air aloft produced an atmosphere lens that caused the radar beam to be deflected down to the ocean surface . nbsp Thus , the target was not raindrops but the ocean's surface I also provide the forecast ,
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 13, 2024 Undergraduate Scholarship Fund in Honor of Steve Pool Steve Pool was a leading television meteorologist in Seattle for nearly 40 years . but he was so much . more In addition to providing meteorological insights and weather education to millions of viewers across western Washington , Steve was among the first African-American TV weathercasters in the nation and frequently contributed to weather coverage on national programs such as Good Morning America He was committed to the University of Washington and the UW Atmospheric Sciences department , establishing an internship program that trained dozens of UW students in broadcast meteorology , including current
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: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 05, 2024 A Very Wavy Atmosphere The high-resolution MODIS satellite image taken mid-day yesterday was remarkable , with extensive wave-like cloud features east of the Cascade crest in Washington and Oregon see below More waves over Montana as . well Here is a closer look at the waves over eastern Oregon . nbsp Very regular features with north-south cloud lines and clear zones between . them Over southern Washington , there were still waves of clouds but they were distorted east of Mt . Rainier into more of a v . shape What is going on here You are looking at mountain lee-wave clouds or , more precisely , trapped lee-wave clouds . nbsp You will learn about the
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 03, 2024 A Winter Storm in June A combination of heavy rain and wind , more reminiscent of November than June , came through yesterday and this morning , and the effects were . substantial Winds gusting to 35-50 mph , acting on fully leafed out trees , led to massive loss of branches and trees . nbsp My bicycle commute to the UW along the tree-lines Burke-Gilman trail was interrupted by several major treefalls see picture below Tens of thousands of Seattle City Light customers lost power this morning . nbsp Same for Puget Sound . Energy Below is a plot of maximum winds overnight . Some mountain locations gusted over 60 mph , with over 45 mph near Puget Sound , the
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events May 31, 2024 Flooding of the Snoqualmie River and Record Rainfall We are about to begin a historic rain event , with the one or two-day rainfall being in the top five of the historical record over Puget Sound . nbsp Some other locations we do even . better Impressively , the Snoqualmie River is predicted to flood with record-breaking flows for any day in late May or the first half of . June The rain will start mid-day on Sunday and it will go on for several . days Let's start with the predicted total precipitation through Tuesday morning below Just wow . much of our mountain areas will receive over 3 inches , with limited areas getting over 5 . inches An extraordinarily