Weather for PAX

dragon keeper x

well i just looked at it, and its supposed to rain all weekend =/

Curse-Ten

Yep, normal Seattle weather if you ask me.

I'm glad it's not going to be hot.

dragon keeper x

ya true. i was hoping for at least sun, like how its been the last 3 PAX's

Valander

What does it matter much what the weather is, anyway? We are going to be inside most of the weekend...

Mid- to upper-sixties, light drizzle, grey. Yup, Seattle.

tr0tsky

yay rain. My natural habitat.

Dreamwriter

But not all rain all the time - that's not how Seattle works. It also rarely rains hard here, regardless of what you may see on movies and TV shows that take place here Seattle is famous for rain because of the number of days in the year we get rain, and we get a lot of days of light sprinkles for an hour and nothing else. Other cities like Chicago and New York actually get more rainfall per year.

Anyways, here's what the local weather report says:
You'll get a little bit of everything weather-wise on Thursday and Friday. Clouds? Absolutely. Showers? There is a good rain chance on both days, but it will come in waves. You'll have showers for a few hours... but then it'll dry out for a while. Sunshine? Yep, you'll even get a little bit of that, too. Expect mainly cloudy skies -- a few peeks of sun -- and highs around 70 to end the week.

The weekend will remain unsettled as the upper-level low hangs out nearby. Saturday and Sunday will feature mainly cloudy skies, highs in the mid 60s, and a decent shower chance. The "driest" day of the Labor Day holiday weekend will be Monday. That doesn't mean it'll be dry; rather, Monday will merely have the smallest rain chance.

Oh, and the entire block in front of the Convention Center is covered, and you'll find most sidewalks have cover next to buildings.

cocowoushi

I'm trying to decide if I should bring an umbrella or just use my hoodie. While I do plan to be inside most of the time, I don't really don't want a soggy hoodie if I do go out for lunch. But saving space in my bag is a plus.

Hmm..

causabon

Just use your hoodie, or bring a hat. You're looking at nothing worse than intermittent drizzle and light rain -- an umbrella would be overkill. If it looks annoying outside, wait five minutes and the weather will change again!

Valander

Hoodie is definitely the way to go. Umbrellas are actually fairly useless up here, because the "rain" is often really more of a "mist" and it swirls around and comes up under the umbrella anyway. Also, an umbrella definitely marks you as a tourist or Californian transplant.

trickycoolj

cocowoushi wrote: »

I'm trying to decide if I should bring an umbrella or just use my hoodie. While I do plan to be inside most of the time, I don't really don't want a soggy hoodie if I do go out for lunch. But saving space in my bag is a plus.

Hmm..

Well a true Seattleite would never use an umbrella, if you want to blend in and get the true experience.

You'd be fine with a light rain jacket or hoodie that would stuff in the bottom of your bag when you go inside. So many of the buildings downtown have awnings that if you're going a few blocks you won't really get wet. As mentioned before, we get off and on drizzle, not constant serious downpours as made famous by that one movie with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Hours of clouds will go by before the drizzle returns especially in downtown where we're frequently protected by the Olympic Mountain rain shadow.

The only time I use an umbrella is waiting for the bus to work since I'm typically dressed up and my hair is long so if it gets too damp it looks weird and takes hours to dry.

Plus if you get really savvy with the downtown bus tunnel, you never have to go outside. Westlake Center, Nordstrom, and Macy's are all connected underground. Very useful when it's windy, rainy and dark in December.

If you do think you'd prefer an umbrella be sure to bring one. They cost a fortune at the nearby drugstores.

stabn_

Yah we don't use umbreallas here at all. Just tough it out.

Soda241

No big lol, Rain is great, just bring a coat if you plan on walking for food Think this will be the first pax that gets some rain.

Teknotronic

Time for the first annual PAX Wet T-shirt contest! Lets bring out those moobies!

cb2000a

I love it!!! Here in our part of Maui we hardly ever get rain. So we love the rain.

Umbrella's are for NOOBs.

Soda241

I think its wet outside already. I'm way to lazy to go look.

Curse-Ten

I got lots of practice, it finally turned sunny where I live (south of Olympia) with all the days previous being the same shade of grey I've been used to for over six years. Yeah, Seattle probably won't get any hard showers but you should bring a jacket lest you catch something.

Raykefire

The only Umbrella anyone ever needs is the Umbrella Umbrella.

Asiina

As long as it doesn't rain on Thursday night for the bar crawl which is when I'll be spending most of my time outside, I don't really care.

Curse-Ten

That may be the greatest Umbrella I have ever had the pleasure of laying my eyes on. I'll have to ask for that for my birthday.

Stupid

We arrived in Seattle today (wednesday) and have been walking around in the lovely sunshine all afternoon. The NWS says light rain in the morning, but from my 20th floor viewpoint, it looks pretty darn clear to me.

Tomorrow may be a different day completely, however.

Ferquin

Yeah, it's sunny today. Perhaps the forecast will change as it gets closer. I was expecting it to be overcast today. As long as it doesn't rain, I'll be fine. Although, won't we all be pretty much indoors anyway? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the lines probably won't stretch so long that it'll be out on the street. That is, unless you're at will call for your badges. (Sucks to be you in that case.)

Dreamwriter

Well, most people will be walking at least from their hotels to PAX, and some of them may be descended from witches, thus not want to get even a single drop on them. And a lot of folks will want to eat at some point as well - the restaurants at the convention center will be slammed, so external food outlets would require such water avoidance.

Ferquin

Hmm. Well, I guess I would suggest umbrellas then. Just in case.

Trisha Lynn

Don't forget that some people will be carrying DSes, notebooks, netbooks, and other electronic devices in backpacks or messenger bags that might not be waterproof. And a few of us will also be carrying discreet bags of cookies to hand out to people waiting in lines.

I'm going to bring my umbrella with me, because I'm a fucking New Yorker.

Binkley

I'm packing my umbrella and rain/golf jacket...but I am from SoCal so I might melt if I get wet.

Toeman

Teknotronic wrote: »

Time for the first annual PAX Wet T-shirt contest! Lets bring out those moobies!

Are guys applicable if we have big enough boobs?

trickycoolj

Something that just occurred to me as I was putting away my shoes, definitely wear some shoes you don't mind getting wet. It's a real drag to be in flip flops or shoes with no tread when it's really slick on the sidewalks. We haven't had much rain at all this summer so when it does, it will be pretty slick on the sidewalks and streets until the dust and oils wash off.

Sir_Lag

I FUCKING LOVE RAIN!
.......Damn, too much sugar again, I was supposed to save that for friday......

Jeppy

Yup... rain. Lots of the wet stuff.

Vander

Binkley wrote: »

I'm packing my umbrella and rain/golf jacket...but I am from SoCal so I might melt if I get wet.

It's true. That's why we always panic when it rains.

PikaPuff

today and yesterday were NICE. who cares during pax? you'll be indoors. sucks if you're staying someplace far from the center though.

Vander

PikaPuff wrote: »

today and yesterday were NICE. who cares during pax? you'll be indoors. sucks if you're staying someplace far from the center though.

I love rain and overcast and wind but I hate flying into an airport that's currently under those conditions.

mavrick88

Vander wrote: »

PikaPuff wrote: »

today and yesterday were NICE. who cares during pax? you'll be indoors. sucks if you're staying someplace far from the center though.

I love rain and overcast and wind but I hate flying into an airport that's currently under those conditions.

Then be happy and sad cause right now it is pouring and last checked, it is gonna be like that for the weekend.

Dreamwriter

Now now, it's not going to be *pouring* all weekend. In fact, the weather's been updated to no rain at all on Friday! And this morning's rain is supposed to be gone by noon. Saturday, however, they are saying gonna be pouring morning through noon, then off and on small showers the rest of the day.

BTW, there's actually been thunder this morning - that's rare for us Seattle folk. We don't get many actual thunder showers...

Mages

I don't know about Seattle but in NYC it seems the month of July has about 2 or 3 weeks straight of rain. Pouring rain and it gets incredibly dark out.

causabon

Vander wrote: »

I love rain and overcast and wind but I hate flying into an airport that's currently under those conditions.

Not too much of a problem here; Sea-Tac Airport was built with the local weather in mind, and they recently opened another runway exclusively to handle additional landings in poor visibility. The forecast doesn't show anything severe enough to slow down flight operations.

Curse-Ten

Hmm, seems pretty dark over here, I'm actually hoping Seattle might have a brighter shade of grey than what is by my house. This is the time of year for thunderstorms but I reallllly doubt anything like that will happen up north.

Blackvigil

Northwesterners don't use umbrellas. You will look like a tourist.

trickycoolj

causabon wrote: »

Vander wrote: »

I love rain and overcast and wind but I hate flying into an airport that's currently under those conditions.

Not too much of a problem here; Sea-Tac Airport was built with the local weather in mind, and they recently opened another runway exclusively to handle additional landings in poor visibility. The forecast doesn't show anything severe enough to slow down flight operations.

Airlines that frequent SEA are quite used to it. I have better landings here in rain and wind than I do on business trips in Sacramento in sunshine. My cousin told me Alaska Airlines is even rated to fly in zero-visibility because of some fancy new technology their fleet has. Those guys that fly up to AK are real good.

stabn_

Those guys that fly up to AK are real good.

Very true. As is a little rain not being a problem for landing at SEA.

Soda241

Blackvigil wrote: »

Northwesterners don't use umbrellas. You will look like a tourist.

So True, Unless your in a suit, but then you look like a guy here on work.