frd Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, CAPE said: Monday into Monday night still looks good for showers and a few t-storms on guidance. Who cares if more rain falls well SW/NE, as there is a high probability for some widespread rains through our region. A half inch to an inch is a major win at this point. We beggars. Yes, I am a beggar. Take what we can at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Thought a storm was arriving, but it is a wall of smoke with reduced visibilities and darkness. Strange times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpeast Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 AQ is much better now. Thinking the worst is behind us now. Unless HRRR has another round for us overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormchaserchuck1 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 It's been strangely cloudy but no chance of rain the last 2 days. I wonder if anything different is going on weatherwise (besides the smoke). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Feels like things have gotten worse again in the last 90 based on visibility out my window in Courthouse. This has to be the current front runner for Weather Event of the Year (WEY) in these parts, right? Decent duration, high unusuality score, top story everywhere…. edit: maybe the darkness is more this than the smoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said: Feels like things have gotten worse again in the last 90 based on visibility out my window in Courthouse. This has to be the current front runner for Weather Event of the Year (WEY) in these parts, right? Decent duration, high unusuality score, top story everywhere…. edit: maybe the darkness is more this than the smoke Actually had a few sprinkles from that. Problem is that the air quality is worse on the east side and it is moving west. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09-10 analogy Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 51 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said: Feels like things have gotten worse again in the last 90 based on visibility out my window in Courthouse.This has to be the current front runner for Weather Event of the Year (WEY) in these parts, right? Decent duration, high unusuality score, top story everywhere…. edit: maybe the darkness is more this than the smoke I'd say so. Even if there was some competition (which I can't think of, 2023 has to be the most boring year in recent memory up to this point), this is historically noxious air. (Even the fleeting Xmas cold wave was 2022.) Shame that's it coincided with such (otherwise) conventionally beautiful weather. This isn't exactly fun, but I'll probably remember it more than some 4-8" snowstorms (not that those occur anymore around here.) Kind of like the March 2018 long-term wind event: just very unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09-10 analogy Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 6 hours ago, high risk said: Consistent with reports in this thread, low-level smoke concentrations are dropping in areas north and northwest of DC. Still lousy air but some modest improvement: The HRRR smoke products have been consistently showing this scenario. Here is the latest run's forecast for low-level smoke later this afternoon. Tomorrow, unfortunately, looks worse again: An MSS (mesoscale smoke system)? I mean, it's not convection, but it's horizontal dimension seems > 50 miles, and it sure is persistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 3 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said: Feels like things have gotten worse again in the last 90 based on visibility out my window in Courthouse. This has to be the current front runner for Weather Event of the Year (WEY) in these parts, right? Decent duration, high unusuality score, top story everywhere…. edit: maybe the darkness is more this than the smoke just walked back to the Metro from a work dinner downtown (around 730), and it was really bad. Put my mask on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Terpeast said: AQ is much better now. Thinking the worst is behind us now. Unless HRRR has another round for us overnight. Unless we can get some backend smoke, this event looks to be over. Hope everyone enjoyed theirJebwalk in the haze. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high risk Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 37 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Unless we can get some backend smoke, this event looks to be over. Hope everyone enjoyed theirJebwalk in the haze. Curious as to why you would say that. HRRR has been pretty consistently showing some pretty substantial low-level smoke concentrations persisting through tomorrow. 00Z cycle this evening 21h forecast valid later Friday afternoon: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Seems to be improving substantially over the past 30-45 min. Viz at DCA is up to 8 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 10mi viz for the first time in days at DCA. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather Will Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 WB 0Z EURO v. GFS. The drier model has been winning out so far this year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Weather Will said: WB 0Z EURO v. GFS. The drier model has been winning out so far this year.... WPC cut back totals again in the East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Looks substantially clearer this morning. And low of 50F! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 22 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Looks substantially clearer this morning. And low of 50F! Yes! Doesn't look foggy for a change. low of 48 here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceFrederickWx Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Air Quality is still trash in Southern MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Noticeably clearer for first time all week, no acrid stench outside either. Tempt got down to 55 and now on rebound...AQI at nearby Mt. Vernon is 97. Looks like things will improve a bit today on HRRR: https://hwp-viz.gsd.esrl.noaa.gov/smoke/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Sun was much brighter and not as hazy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 3 hours ago, frd said: WPC cut back totals again in the East. They generally seem to love the GFS. The other globals have been consistently wetter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Much nicer air this morning and maybe we get to enjoy a beautiful Friday. Here's the closest AQI measurement to me -- look at that spike early Thursday morning reaching 409 at 5 am 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 36 minutes ago, vastateofmind said: Noticeably clearer for first time all week, no acrid stench outside either. Tempt got down to 55 and now on rebound...AQI at nearby Mt. Vernon is 97. Looks like things will improve a bit today on HRRR: https://hwp-viz.gsd.esrl.noaa.gov/smoke/index.html Maybe I'm missing something but it looks pretty bad to me and even looks bad tomorrow now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high risk Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 9 hours ago, high risk said: Curious as to why you would say that. HRRR has been pretty consistently showing some pretty substantial low-level smoke concentrations persisting through tomorrow. 00Z cycle this evening 21h forecast valid later Friday afternoon: So far, yesterday's HRRR smoke output does not not appear to have a good handle on today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 9 hours ago, high risk said: Curious as to why you would say that. HRRR has been pretty consistently showing some pretty substantial low-level smoke concentrations persisting through tomorrow. 00Z cycle this evening 21h forecast valid later Friday afternoon: Was just trying to make a joke about snow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Low of 42.0 this morning, just missed record of 41 from 1980 and 1998. Haze/smoke is better this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 No stench here and visibility is much better than yesterday morning. Nice morning out there for the most part! Low of 49 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Much clearer this morning! Still some odor rn. Low 51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpeast Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Low of 52. Finally see blue skies again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Sooo much better today after yesterday's dumpster fire! Now all we need is a few days of nice rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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