@charliep127
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, I Have Moved!, on the site Charlie's Weather 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Hi all, I know it’s been a LONG time since I’ve posted on this blog! I have a major life update: I recently accepted an offer from Iowa State University to begin a PhD program in electrical engineering. I will […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Stormy Weather To Continue For California, on the site Charlie's Weather 1 year, 11 months ago
Since Christmas, the storm track has shifted south to California, bringing heavy rain and mountain snow to the Golden State. Parts of the Sierra Nevada have seen over 20 inches of liquid-equivalent precipitation, […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Freezing Rain Out, Flooding Rain In, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years ago
Freezing rain is finally over for most of Western Washington. I went out for a walk around Sandpoint Way earlier this evening, and though temperatures were above freezing and the roads were bare and wet, the […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Tuesday Snow Update, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years ago
Quick forecast update. The storm tracked slightly further north than modeled, meaning that mild southerlies (and rain) extended to the King/Snohomish County line instead of staying south of Seattle. The Everett […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Arctic Outbreak and Lowland Snow Expected This Week For Western Washington, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years ago
I’ve always said that there are far more snow days forecast for the Pacific Northwest than appear in reality. There are a few reasons for this. The first is that there are multiple weather models, running m […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, A Very Tricky Snow Forecast Today, More Snow Possible Later This Week, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years ago
Snow is falling over Western Washington and parts of NW Oregon this morning. I’ve been riding the train down from Seattle to Portland and saw close to an inch in the higher elevations near Centralia. I’m now in […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Active Weather Returns To the Pacific Northwest, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 1 month ago
November 2022 started out with a bang. A very strong, westerly atmospheric river came through the area on Friday, November 4, resulting in extreme rainshadowing for the Seattle area but widespread flooding over […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, The Pacific Storm Train Is Here, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 1 month ago
After a record-hot and dry summer/autumn, storm season has finally arrived to the Pacific Northwest. A moderate cold front on Friday brought the first measurable rain of October to Western Washington, and on […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Summer's Grand Finale, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 2 months ago
Back in June, most extended forecasts were calling for near or slightly cooler-than-average temperatures for the Pacific Northwest with near or slightly below-average precipitation. It was a reasonable forecast; […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Summer Weather Persists Next Week, But End In Sight, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 2 months ago
October is a month of changes. Leaves turn from green to red, the weather turns from sunny to stormy, and the Mariners – at least for the last 21 years – hang up their cleats until the following spring.
But not […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Major Fire Breaks Out Near Skykomish, WA, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 3 months ago
5:30 pm
This weather event has played out as expected so far, with gusty, very dry easterly winds over parts of Western Washington and Western Oregon and rapid growth on existing fires. Smoke has also spread […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Critical Fire Weather Now Occurring for SW Washington and Western Oregon, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 3 months ago
A critical fire weather event is now underway for SW Washington and Western Oregon. Satellite imagery shows two large smoke plumes emanating from the Double Creek Fire in Central Oregon and the Goat Rocks Fire in […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Dangerous Heat for California and Desert SW Through Early Next Week, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 3 months ago
Summer 2022 is one that Pacific Northwest seasonal forecasters would like to have back. On the heels of a very wet and cool spring, and with La Nina conditions persisting in the Tropical Pacific, forecasters […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Dry Lightning Storm Ignites New Fires, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 4 months ago
6:30 pm EDT
Most wildfire starts during Pacific Northwest summers occur on just a couple of days, when large dry lightning outbreaks impact the region. The most extreme dry lightning outbreaks can cause […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, The Weather of New York City, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 4 months ago
I’m writing this blog from a hotel in Greenwich Village in New York City! I flew in here on Wednesday afternoon to spend a few days in the city before going to the Hamptons Jazz Festival on Long Island, a […]
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This recent strain of Covid is really contagious. We are all just getting over it but thankfully, not nearly as bad as the original. It’s a shame you had to get sick on your trip. Hope you get over it quickly. Take care.
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Significant Heat Wave To Impact Pacific Northwest This Week, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 5 months ago
7am Sunday
As you’ve probably heard by now, the Pacific Northwest will experience a significant, prolonged heat wave this week. Excessive Heat Watches are currently in effect for the Willamette Valley, N […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Hot Sunday and Monday, Then Some Relief, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 6 months ago
11 pm Saturday
After the coldest spring on record for portions of the Pacific Northwest, true summertime warmth has finally arrived! Seattle reached 77 Friday and 86 today, and Portland hit 84 Friday and 93 […]
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Charlie Phillips commented on the post, Historic Flooding In Yellowstone National Park, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 6 months ago
Agreed Cathie! The rest of the West really needs the rain – at this point, we can just hope for a good monsoon season over the Desert SW.
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Historic Flooding In Yellowstone National Park, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 6 months ago
Earlier this week, South-Central Montana – and Yellowstone National Park in particular – experienced extreme flooding as an atmospheric river dumped several inches of rain onto a rapidly-melting, […]
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It’s hard to imagine that happening in Yellowstone. It’s a shame that it couldn’t have moved south to New Mexico and S. California where they really need it.
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Agreed Cathie! The rest of the West really needs the rain – at this point, we can just hope for a good monsoon season over the Desert SW.
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Cold and Wet For Memorial Day Weekend, on the site Charlie's Weather 2 years, 7 months ago
We are finally starting to see some summer-like weather over the Pacific Northwest. I went for a nice bike ride on Sunday down to West Point in Discovery Park, and the weather was absolutely perfect, with highs t […]
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Congratulations Charlie! Don’t forget us here on Weather Together.
Congrats Charlie! I FINALLY completed my PhD at the end of December. Working on getting my dissertation published next. Still blogging regularly here.