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JSGOOFN · 10-03-2011, 04:06 PM

Thanks, Mea-Oh - the more I read this forum and other sites, it looks more and more like I need to reassess the possibility of relocating to Seattle. Even though there may not be that much rain, the clouds are the problem. At least in those other cities with more rainfall, it usually clears up the majority of the time. Miami gets lots of rain, but it is almost always sunny in the morning, the clouds build, it rains then it clears up again. Not so in Seattle, I gather.... And it is interesting to note that when the weather is nice in the Seattle area it makes headlines!!

evergraystate · 10-03-2011, 04:44 PM

Yeah thats the really irritating part. The rare occasion that the weather gets nice, it makes the news, everybody ditches work, the roads are jammed, you can't find parking anywhere, don't even think about going to any of the parks in or near the city. Everybody behaves like a bunch of addicts trying to get some outdoor time before the clouds and rain roll in again.

Ultrarunner · 10-04-2011, 11:36 AM

I reminds me of the way bees act... as soon as the weather is nice... there is a flurry of activity...

Makes you wonder where did all these people come from...

Mid July through most of August is your best bet for summer.

Had friends come up for a visit from San Francisco and they were amazed having heard all the bad weather stories... it was warm, sunny and blue skies

Oh.. and unlike California... everything was emerald green

JSGOOFN · 10-04-2011, 07:07 PM

Gotta love the green, though! I was watching the football game on TV on Sunday and saw how beautiful the area was - they were showing some nice pictures of the mountains and the surrounding area. Too bad there isn't just another few months of clearer weather....

JSGOOFN · 10-04-2011, 10:25 PM

Another comment - I have read many of the posts regarding the cold that goes right through to the bone. I think I can handle cold but the chilling, humid cold sounds rather nasty. I know I get chilled easily and so I was wondering if anyone can help me out with how really cold it feels? Is it windy much? I know when the wind blows it makes the cold feel colder. I know there is a period where I would have to acclimate but after that, do any of the people who have been here a while still feel that chilled to the bones feeling? Just trying to get all the info I can before I make a really big decision to move. I am presently in Florida - it was 85 and sunny and low humidity today. I have lived here year round for a couple of years and during the summer (which starts in mi-April) it gets to 92 + high humidity. The dewpoint hovers around 65-75. The weather dudes say it is considered oppressive at 60 so that tells you how humid it is. The "feels like" temp goes the other way - when it is 90 it can sometimes feel like 100+. But I got used to it. So, I guess the same could be said for the cool/damp. I need to get a job and so far the only job that has come through is at Fort Lewis. It is only for 4 years so I guess I could hang in there knowing that I could leave. Anyway, comments are always welcome!!

Inkpoe · 10-05-2011, 12:44 AM

Well... anyone can handle the cold if they're properly dressed. Its definitely more windy in the winter/spring time.

This isn't Minnesota, so when people talk about Seattle being bone chilling... I have to look at them weird. It doesn't really bother me at all. It's... very very cool and fresh. What can beat that in winter?

Ultrarunner · 10-05-2011, 01:10 AM

I think it is what you are use to...

When friends that live in Hawaii visit CA, the wife is always cold...

When family visits WA... they seem not to be as cold... in other words, they keep their CA home at 72 and when visiting WA in winter and it is say 40 outside... they are perfectly content and say how nice and warm it is inside the house at 66

Botev1912 · 10-05-2011, 01:15 AM

Seattle is not cold. The only really cold days are the rare snowy/sunny days in the winter. Seattle is windy very rarely (2-3 days a month). It's usually rainy or cloudy which feels refreshing

movingwiththewind · 10-05-2011, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by evergraystate

Yeah thats the really irritating part. The rare occasion that the weather gets nice, it makes the news, everybody ditches work, the roads are jammed, you can't find parking anywhere, don't even think about going to any of the parks in or near the city. Everybody behaves like a bunch of addicts trying to get some outdoor time before the clouds and rain roll in again.

True.

And still, these hypocrites claim how much they like rain and everlasting greyness. Who are they kidding? Themselves?

I mean, rain and gloominess in themselves are not bad, but everything is bad if there is too much of it.

Inkpoe · 10-05-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by movingwiththewind

And still, these hypocrites claim how much they like rain and everlasting greyness. Who are they kidding? Themselves?

I mean, rain and gloominess in themselves are not bad, but everything is bad if there is too much of it.

Eh... Everytime we have a nonPNWer saying they just love rain/overcast, I have to scoff at that poster. Usually they're the first ones to head out because of the rain/overcast. They just don't know.