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06/05/2026

4JUN2026 - 1805 PDT
Good evening, everyone! Welcome to Meteorological Summer! After a few very warm and even hot days, Summer is going to switch off for a bit and mild “Juneuary” will take the stage through next week…

A seasonally strong trough of low pressure is currently moving out of the Gulf of Alaska towards our region. This will bring in a cooler air mass, rain showers, and a slight chance of thunderstorms. High temperatures will drop down into the upper 50s for Saturday with low to mid-60s through the first half of next week. Low temperatures will get down into the middle to upper 40s. Scattered rain showers will arrive late tonight into Friday morning and continue through most of Saturday. Due to the seasonably cold air mass aloft, there will be instability for a couple thunderstorms, especially in any convergence zone activity. The best chances for any t-storms will be from about central Whidbey down through the Puget Sound and in the mountains…

We get a break in the rain on Sunday before another trough comes in right behind the first one on Monday. We look to remain dry for at least the first half of Monday before shower chances slowly increase through the evening and especially into Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening…

There is already a growing faint light at the end of the tunnel for those that want more summer weather as models are growing in agreement of a potential heatwave later next weekend. I’ll be keeping a close eye on how that trends over the coming week. I hope everyone has a great rest of their week, take care, and may God bless!

05/28/2026

⛈️❓️Quick weather update for today through early next week!

Widespread thunderstorms with scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are currently developing east of the Cascades. The remnants of some of these could make it into parts of western Washington later this evening into very early tomorrow (Friday) morning, but cooler marine air will likely keep the Whidbey area out of most of the thunderstorm action. Some shower chances will continue into part of Friday before a longer period of dry, sunny weather arrives through the weekend and into early next week!

Gusty to locally strong westerly winds will also occur later tonight through Saturday morning, especially for areas closer to the water and near the Strait of Juan de Fuca where a ***Gale Warning*** is in effect. Gusts up to 35-45mph (locally 50mph) are likely. Isolated power outages are possible, primarily for the North Whidbey area. Regular breezy westerly winds can then be expected most afternoon/evenings from Saturday onwards.

05/25/2026

Here are the max wind gusts today across Whidbey! The 35-45mph gusts that I mentioned a couple days ago in the forecast seemed to have been spot on with 45mph being the max at NAS Whidbey. Anyone get any light tree damage? Normally these would not be an issue at all, but it is May with trees in full leaf so the wind can grab hold easier.

05/24/2026

☀️⛅23MAY2026 - 1720 PDT🌧️💨
Happy Saturday, everybody! The very nice weather is about to come to an abrupt end as we go into next week as a rather strong storm for this time of year moves through the Gulf of Alaska into our region. Rain and gusty winds will accompany it….

Currently, it is a partly cloudy to mostly sunny afternoon with temperatures in the upper 50s to mid-60s across the Whidbey Island area. A westerly breeze is starting to pick up along the Strait of Juan de Fuca as a low-pressure system develops across the Canadian Rockies leading to a west to east pressure gradient over the mountains. A ***Gale Warning*** has been issued for these winds on the Strait. These will continue to pick up this evening with gusts 30-45mph likely for the northern half of Whidbey and other areas along western facing beaches closer to the Strait, Admiralty Inlet, and the Saratoga Passage. These winds will calm down overnight as per usual…

Sunday will be very similar to Saturday but even more enjoyable without the blustery westerly winds…

On Monday, a 978-982mb cyclone will move out of the Gulf of Alaska and weaken as it approaches us. A cold front will bring southerly winds with gusts up to 35-45mph to the area in the morning through sometime in the afternoon. Periods of light to moderate rain will also occur during this time and last through Monday night for some people. We will likely be quite rain shadowed, so it is hard to know just how much rain will make it through into the Whidbey area. High temperatures will be cooler in the upper 50s to low 60s…

Scattered rain showers will continue into Tuesday morning before things mostly clear up as the day progresses with sun likely during the afternoon. High temperatures may be 1-2F warmer than Monday….

We look to dry out on Wednesday and Thursday as some high pressure builds in leading to temperatures getting back well into the 60s for much of the region. Even a few 70s are possible on Thursday!

A disturbance looks to move in around Friday, but models disagree on the exact timing/position of the system. It looks quite a bit weaker than Monday’s system so scattered rain showers would be the main impacts. These could continue into part of the weekend as well. Basically your typical “it’s okay” type of weather. Not the best, but not the worst!

I hope everyone has a terrific rest of their weekend! Take care and God bless! : )

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05/23/2026

Hello, everyone! Just wanted to put in a quick update that I will have a forecast out this evening. Finally taking a break from traveling and storm chasing for a bit. A late season storm looks to arrive for the PNW in a couple of days so I'll be discussing that and more later today in the forecast. In the meantime, here's the awesome sunset I saw just west of Kansas City last night!

05/15/2026

Question for everyone!
I'm about to head out on a long storm chasing trip to the Great Plains to maybe see supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes. Would anyone like me to share my storm chasing adventures on this page (pictures, where I am/going to, what weather I may get, etc)? I'll still be doing my forecasts as per usual, which will always be pinned to the top of the page for those that just want to see those! The storm chasing stuff will just be bonus things. Let me know in the comments!

05/14/2026

After a pretty drippy day, this amazing sunset tonight was extra special! Anyone else see it?

05/13/2026

About 45 minutes ago there was a small thunderstorm on the Olympic Peninsula near Quilcene. Only produced one lightning bolt and then died off. Here's a shot I got of it from Lagoon Point!

As of 6:23PM, we only have a few showers along the Peninsula and starting to move over Admiralty Inlet. Some of these could become thunderstorms at any point, but they will be very hit or miss and won't last long. There will be more thunderstorm chances later tonight as well.

05/12/2026

☀️11MAY2026 - 2140 PDT⛈️
Good evening, everyone! Feels like we have already started the endless dryness of Summer, but we’ll get back into reality later this week as we get some weather systems back into the area. The first of which is arriving tomorrow (Tuesday) with the chance for thunderstorms across the region before it turns to just steady rain on Wednesday morning. Isolated showers will then remain possible through Thursday until a weak system brings in another influx of light to moderate rain late Thursday through Friday. The weekend currently looks mostly dry with perhaps a couple of odd rain showers…

Let’s talk about the one word that is now on everyone’s mind from the 3rd sentence: thunderstorms! As per usual with almost every Washington thunderstorm event, the confidence is on the low side. However, this event is potentially going to be a more classic region-wide type event as a trough of low pressure takes on a negative tilt ( \ ) as it comes into the coast. What this does is bring unstable air, aka thunderstorm fuel, up from warmer regions to our south (California and the SW U.S.). This will happen during the afternoon tomorrow with high temperatures getting into the mid-70s to low 80s for places away from the water. The first chance for thunderstorms will be around 3-8pm and then again around 12am to 5am on Wednesday. There is quite a wide range of outcomes and various timings in the models so watching radar will be the key to success when it comes to finding out when and where the thunderstorms will be popping tomorrow. I will have radar and satellite updates during the afternoon and evening tomorrow!

The thunderstorm activity will turn to plain rain by about 5-7am on Wednesday and will continue through part of the morning before we clear up in the afternoon as cooling westerly winds with gusts 25-40mph push into the area. These will mostly just affect the northern Whidbey area and will calm down through the evening…

Thursday morning looks mostly dry, but there is a small chance for an odd rain shower or two to make things damp for a few people. This will change later in the afternoon and evening as a larger bout of rain moves through before turning to showers through most of Friday…

I hope everyone has been enjoying their May so far! Mine’s been busy so I am thankful we have had lackluster weather the past couple of weeks. Been a mix of work, college finals, and preparing for a long storm chasing trip that I will be heading out on later this week (later on that in a near-future post). Take care and God bless!

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05/07/2026

Goodbye to the short-lived heatwave! The onshore flow has kept clouds around much longer than expected today leading to mostly cloudy skies with high temperatures around the mid-50s to low 60s. Similar conditions are expected on Thursday and Friday, but a few more sun breaks will be possible. 05-06-2026

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