A Complicated Memorial Day Weekend Forecast. Are These Weekends Getting Higher or Worse?

May 27, 2022

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My podcast at present (see beneath to entry it), will describe the energetic and different climate that can strike the area this weekend. However there’s extra: I’ll discuss concerning the historical past of Memorial Day Weekend climate and the way it represents a transition time into June Gloom.

A serious function this weekend is an unusually sturdy low-pressure middle that can make landfall on the Oregon coast on Saturday afternoon (see beneath), with average rain extending over Oregon and highly effective winds alongside the coast. If you’re vacationing in Oregon this weekend… sorry.

Floor climate map at 11 AM Saturday.

Precipitation can be bountiful over Oregon, as illustrated by the 48-h totals ending 5 AM Monday. Oregon and northern Californa wants the moisture.

Monday can be a lot better.

My podcast additionally talks concerning the developments in Memorial Day Weekend climate. Think about the precipitation at SeaTac Airport for the Might 25-Thirtieth totals over the previous 70 years. Not a lot of a pattern, however it’s clear that many such weekends are moist (and solely about 10% dry).

Temperature? Beneath are the utmost temperatures for Memorial Day Weekend in Seattle. Numerous variability, however the pattern is barely DOWN. Not a lot world warming sign thus far.