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I've spent a few weeks in Seattle during winter. It was rather gloomy and damp. I remember it as the time when I really start to consider the effect climate could have on people's moods- something I'd never really thought about before.
I remember when I caught the bus to head south after my time in Seattle, that I felt really happy to be heading towards sunnier climes.
I've spent a few weeks in Seattle during winter. It was rather gloomy and damp. I remember it as the time when I really start to consider the effect climate could have on people's moods- something I'd never really thought about before.
I remember when I caught the bus to head south after my time in Seattle, that I felt really happy to be heading towards sunnier climes.
Unfortunately, its not just winter or November-March when there is the bad type of cloudy weather in Seattle. This also happens in Spring April-May most years with rather few exceptions, and usually persists into Early Summer almost all of June and then begins again Early to Mid Autumn. =/
Late Summer and Autumn: Late August, September, October is sometimes vulnerable to extreme cloudiness, especially this year.
It really feels like July, and half of August is the only consistently reliable sunny weather time in Seattle. This July recorded around 400 sunshine hours, but then August probably had less than 200 hours mostly only in Early August, September below 50 sunshine hours, and October below 25 hours... There is July, and then there is the rest of the year in Seattle, and too many years having up to 10 months of mostly endless cloudy weather.
Sunshine hours below 70 hours for an entire month seems pretty common for at least 7 months of the year in Seattle, and sometimes up to 9 to 10 months. Then there is some winter months with below 10 sunshine hours the entire month such as December 2012 last year: Weather History for Seattle Boeing, WA | Weather Underground
Yeah, I never believed this before weather is able to have such a negative effect on people, including mood, but now I believe this is able to happen sometimes. I don’t think I can live in Seattle Pacific Northwest Long term anymore, mostly just because of weather and I never expected to feel like this about weather. I plan to move to San Francisco-Berkeley California within 2 years. However, I am moving for other reasons too.
Most of Australia and New Zealand never has to worry about Seattle weather happening over there. Then again, there was someone from Melbourne making it sound like Seattle weather actually happens there.
NOAA is analyzing 52-foot waves with the strong storm about to affect the UK. Buoys - which are nowhere near the center of the storm - have quoted 38-foot waves in the last 12 hours
Hope it doesn't come when I'm there this Thanksgiving
neither do I. I want it to happen before. historically we should see temps our first night with temps in the 50s by Nov 7 so the fact we still haven't seen temps in the 60s yet is really quite shocking.
I noticed since September 12th, and up to now October 27 it was cloudy everyday, especially in the morning hours-early afternoon hours. There was maybe just 3 days since September 11th where there was very brief sunshine late afternoon hours and then going back to cloudy almost right away. It felt like Seattle had 45 cloudy days in a row since Middle of September.
Looking at what happened...it looks like an Upper Level low was stuck and parked in the area but not sure for a month. Last month might have been another reason. ULL's produce cloudy/cool conditions constantly. I would love for an ULL to sit over me in the winter for a long period.
Attached is the current map. The ULL moved south to California now.
Some snow reports from Montana this morning
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0300 AM HEAVY SNOW 15 SW DUPUYER 48.06N 112.76W
10/28/2013 E9.0 INCH TETON MT MESONET ESTIMATED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 7 HOURS AT
THE DUPUYER CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION IS 5750 FEET.
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0100 AM HEAVY SNOW 11 WSW BABB 48.80N 113.67W
10/28/2013 E6.0 INCH GLACIER MT MESONET ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 7 HOURS AT
THE MANY GLACIER SNOTEL. ELEVATION IS 4900 FEET.
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0400 AM HEAVY SNOW 11 SSW EAST GLACIER PAR 48.30N 113.33W
10/28/2013 E8.0 INCH GLACIER MT MESONET ESTIMATED 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 10 HOURS AT
THE PIKE CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION IS 5930 FEET.
That same storm Chicagogeorge posted above will drag a cold front into the East. NWS Boston says winds at 2-3,000 feet will be 70mph. That could mix down to the surface and give us 40-50mph wind gusts Friday! Then another cool down Sunday thereafter
CLASS NORWEIGAN CYCLONE MODEL UNDERGOING THE MATURATION PHASE AS IT LIFTS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA. AS SURFACE TO
MID-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS SOUTH AND EAST...RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW OF THE WARM-MOIST CONVEYER BELT DOMINATES.
CONCERNING WINDS...WILL SEE INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW AROUND 2-3 KFT
AGL LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH SPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH. THIS IS
LIKELY THE CONSEQUENCE OF BOUNDARY-LAYER DECOUPLING AS WARM-AIR
ADVECTION ALOFT LIMITS MIXING. WILL NOT RULE OUT STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH-SHORELINE OF NEW ENGLAND INCLUDING
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. WINDS MAY REACH AND/OR EXCEED WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA
Euro 00z says 50-60mph wind gusts at surface for Eastern CT/MA & RI
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, but then August probably had less than 200 hours mostly only in Early August, September below 50 sunshine hours, and October below 25 hours
... There is July, and then there is the rest of the year in Seattle, and too many years having up to 10 months of mostly endless cloudy weather. 
Then again, there was someone from Melbourne making it sound like Seattle weather actually happens there.
. historically we should see temps our first night with temps in the 50s by Nov 7 so the fact we still haven't seen temps in the 60s yet is really quite shocking.
