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Does Sequim WA Really Have Sunny Weather?
Author: Charles Marunde21 Jul
I received this question from a gentleman today, “Does Sequim, Washington really have sunny weather? Is it all they say it is? The answer is yes, but there is much more to the story. I’ve written elsewhere about Sequim weather and the rain shadow or blue hole as some call it. Perhaps the best way to answer this question is with a series of short articles I wrote on the subject of Sequim, the weather, and the retirement attraction. People also often ask if the weather is much different in Port Angeles. Does it rain more in Port Angeles than Sequim, and what about temperatures?
You may want to bookmark this first article, because it shows you the live temperature and weather in Sequim and Port Angeles 24/7. The difference is not typically significant. Sequim Weather vs. Port Angeles Weather. And here are more articles on point.
Sequim Rainfall vs. Port Angeles Rainfall
Sequim Rain Shadow: A Technical Explanation
Does it Rain in Sequim WA? ( photo with proof that it does)
Sequim WA: The Rain Shadow (a typical afternoon of sunshine)
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Buying and Selling Real Estate in the Rain Shadow
Author: Charles Marunde10 Jan
The title of Chuck Marunde’s new book is Buying and Selling Real Estate in the Rain Shadow. It will be published and available for purchase in a paperback version or an eBook verson downloadable online right here. It covers the most important issues buyers and sellers ask about and is 313 pages long. Want a peek at what subjects are covered? Here are the contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1 Things Buyers Ought to Know
Buyers Are Cherry Picking The Best Houses
Cash is King and Queen in This Market
Distinguish the Market and One House
How to Buy a Home in This Market
Friendly Advice to Buyers
In Search of a Luxury Home
The Same Mistake Again and Again
Buyers of Homes Using Powerful Internet Resources
A Buyer’s Market in Sequim
Searching the MLS in Sequim and Port Angeles
Chapter 2 Building Your Dream Home
Selecting the Right Home Builder
The Biggest Mistake
To Build or Buy
Building a New Home and Saving Money
Why Building a Home is Smart
To Build Yourself or Hire a General
Home Builders – The Lowest Bidder
Home Builders – Does Size Matter?
Build Now at Low Interest Rates
Custom Home Quality or Not
Home Builders Offering Incentives
Chapter 3 Things Sellers Ought to Know
How to Price a Home for Sale
Negotiating Price
Why Can’t I Just Sell My Own Home?
For Sale By Owner
Chapter 4 Marketing Real Estate
Why Gimmicks to Sell Real Estate Don’t Work
Advertising Real Estate For Sale
Selling Your Home – Words Matter
Billboards Not Working for Real Estate
Print Newspapers Losing Readers
How to Advertising a Home for Sale Part 1
How to Advertising a Home for Sale Part 2
How to Advertising a Home for Sale Part 3
Chapter 5 Dual Agency
The Conflict of Dual Agency
Dual Agency: A Buyer’s Nightmare
Dual Agency: Buyers Waking Up
Chapter 6 Real Estate Agents
How to Find a Great Agent
Biggest Client Complaint
Real Estate Brokers in Trouble
Brokers and Agents Quitting
The Future of Real Estate Brokerage
Chapter 7 Legal Traps for the Unwary
What Should I Know About Buying My Mother’s House
Should I Invest in Real Estate Notes?
Real Estate and Divorce
Community Well Agreements
Due on Sale Clauses
What Documents Does a Buyer and Seller Need?
Asbestos Removal and Greener Alternatives
Mold and Indoor Air Quality
Chapter 8 Foreclosures
Clallam County Foreclosure Market Chaotic at Best
Buying Bank Foreclosures
The Truth About Buying Foreclosures
Sequim Foreclosures and Short Sales
Foreclosures and WAMU
Foreclosures, Short Sales, and Credit Scores
Chapter 9 There’s Much More Under The Rocks
Adult Communities Reducing Age Limits
Buy a Home and Get a Bentley
Sequim and Port Angeles Price Volatility Low
Why are Californians Moving to Sequim?
Real Estate Investors Struggle to Find a Good Deal
What the Market Crash Taught Me About Real Estate
Buy Real Estate for Your IRA
Real Estate Raffles and Lotteries?
The Perfect Storm
You Can Put Lipstick on a Slow Market
Sequim Rainfall v. Port Angeles Rainfall
Retire in Port Angeles
Port Angeles Homes Selling
Sequim v. Port Angeles Utility Fees
Water View or Not
You can download the Introduction right now absolutely free by going to:
Introduction to Buying and Selling Real Estate in the Rain Shadow. Stay tuned right here for the first announcement of the book’s availability. It should be available in February on Amazon.com and at your favorite bookstore. It will also be available here as an eBook download.
About the Author: Chuck Marunde started in real estate in Alaska in the 1970′s as a Realtor, practiced real estate law for 20 years, and now is a Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate Broker and Author.
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Chapter 1 Things Buyers Ought to Know Buyers Are Cherry Picking The Best Houses Cash is King and Queen in This Market Distinguish the Market and One House How to Buy a Home in This Market Friendly Advice to Buyers In Search of a Luxury Home The Same Mistake Again and Again Buyers of Homes Using Powerful Internet Resources A Buyer’s Market in Sequim Searching the MLS in Sequim and Port Angeles |
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Chapter 2 Building Your Dream Home Selecting the Right Home Builder The Biggest Mistake To Build or Buy Building a New Home and Saving Money Why Building a Home is Smart To Build Yourself or Hire a General Home Builders – The Lowest Bidder Home Builders – Does Size Matter? Build Now at Low Interest Rates Custom Home Quality or Not Home Builders Offering Incentives |
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Chapter 3 Things Sellers Ought to Know How to Price a Home for Sale Negotiating Price Why Can’t I Just Sell My Own Home? For Sale By Owner |
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Chapter 4 Marketing Real Estate Why Gimmicks to Sell Real Estate Don’t Work Advertising Real Estate For Sale Selling Your Home – Words Matter Billboards Not Working for Real Estate Print Newspapers Losing Readers How to Advertising a Home for Sale Part 1 How to Advertising a Home for Sale Part 2 How to Advertising a Home for Sale Part 3 |
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Chapter 5 Dual Agency The Conflict of Dual Agency Dual Agency: A Buyer’s Nightmare Dual Agency: Buyers Waking Up |
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Chapter 6 Real Estate Agents How to Find a Great Agent Biggest Client Complaint Real Estate Brokers in Trouble Brokers and Agents Quitting The Future of Real Estate Brokerage |
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Chapter 7 Legal Traps for the Unwary What Should I Know About Buying My Mother’s House Should I Invest in Real Estate Notes? Real Estate and Divorce Community Well Agreements Due on Sale Clauses What Documents Does a Buyer and Seller Need? Asbestos Removal and Greener Alternatives Mold and Indoor Air Quality |
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Chapter 8 Foreclosures Clallam County Foreclosure Market Chaotic at Best Buying Bank Foreclosures The Truth About Buying Foreclosures Sequim Foreclosures and Short Sales Foreclosures and WAMU Foreclosures, Short Sales, and Credit Scores |
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Chapter 9 There’s Much More Under The Rocks Adult Communities Reducing Age Limits Buy a Home and Get a Bentley Sequim and Port Angeles Price Volatility Low Why are Californians Moving to Sequim? Real Estate Investors Struggle to Find a Good Deal What the Market Crash Taught Me About Real Estate Buy Real Estate for Your IRA Real Estate Raffles and Lotteries? The Perfect Storm You Can Put Lipstick on a Slow Market Sequim Rainfall v. Port Angeles Rainfall Retire in Port Angeles Port Angeles Homes Selling Sequim v. Port Angeles Utility Fees Water View or Not |
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About the Author Internet Resources |
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Compare Sequim Weather and Port Angeles Weather
Author: Chuck Marunde13 Apr
Here’s a great way to get an instant comparison of the weather in Sequim and Port Angeles, Washington. Just go to Sequim News & Weather, and you will see in the upper right side the live temperative for both Sequim and Port Angeles. I love to pull this site up for the news and links, but the first thing I look at are the temperatures. With all the talk about Sequim being “sunny” and having a “rain shadow” I like to see how the weather compares in both cities, which are only 15 miles apart. You never hear anything from Port Angeles about the weather or climate. People wonder about how the weather compares. Now it’s easy to know. Details of the weather are visible by just clicking on the temperature.
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Sequim Winter Weather – Bookmark
Author: Chuck Marunde21 Dec
Sequim and Port Angeles seem to be escaping some of the nasty winter blizzards in Western Washington, in large part because of the rain shadow that shields our area.
The National Weather Service reports:
A blizzard warning will shortly replace the current winter storm watch for the Western Strait (from about Joyce westerly) and the North Coast in Clallam County, including Forks, LaPush, Neah Bay, Clallam Bay, and Sekiu. Blizzard conditions are expected to start Saturday afternoon and continue through the evening, moderating by Sunday morning. The NWS defines a blizzard as large quantity and/or a blowing snow with winds of 35 mph or stronger, and visibility of 1/4 mile or less for more than three hours. For Western Clallam County the NWS expects 6 – 12″ of snow accumulation, and winds of 35 – 45 mph and gusts to 60 mph. This is a potentially dangerous situation for the West part of the County and citizens are advised to prepare now.
For the east end of the County, lowland areas are expected to see new snow accumulations of 1 – 3″ and winds of about 20 mph. The NWS is not however declaring a storm warning for the Eastern part of the County. The shadowing effect of the Olympics is expected to make Port Angeles and Sequim one of the least impacted areas from this storm, however, I would emphasize that these forecasts are subject to change. Residents are advised to watch weather forecasts for updates. Furthermore, even in Eastern Clallam County, those living at higher elevations may experience considerably greater snowfall.
In the Olympic Mountains, snowfall is expected to be extremely high (2 – 3 feet.) Also for the Olympics the NWS has issued an Avalanche Warning. Earlier “weak” snow is going to be covered with a large accumulation of new “strong” snow, creating extremely hazardous avalanche conditions. The possibility of triggering an avalanche by mountain travel, particularly on side hills is significant. Accordingly, winter activities in the higher elevations of the Olympics should proceed only with great caution.
Read updated National Weather Service reports for Sequim.
Read updated National Weather Service reports for Port Angeles.
Finally, you can compare the weather in Sequim and Port Angeles LIVE right here.
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Bookmark this article so you can come back periodically and see the weather comparison yourself. Courtesy of Chuck Marunde and Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate, LLC.
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Sequim Weather – The Rain Shadow
Author: Chuck Marunde2 Nov
What is the Sequim weather report? Sequim, Washington is in a rain shadow, and it has become a retirement haven on the west coast. Is there a rain shadow? Is it warmer and does the sun shine more in Sequim than in Port Angeles? Well, this is a topic of conversation from Port Angeles to Santa Barbara, to Houston, and all the way to Florida and New York. Finally, you can compare the weather in Sequim and Port Angeles LIVE right here.
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Bookmark this article so you can come back periodically and see the weather comparison yourself. Courtesy of Chuck Marunde and Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate, LLC.
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Sequim Rain Shadow – A Technical Explanation
Author: Chuck Marunde25 May
The dominant airflow during rainy days around here is from the southwest. As that air runs into the southwestern face of the Olympics, the mountains push the air upward.
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As the air lifts, it condenses and squeezes out its moisture — think of it as the mountains acting like a sponge soaking up and then squeezing out the rain. That’s the reason there are vast rain forests on the southwestern side of the Olympics. They receive over 200 inches of rain a year.
On the flip side, once the air reaches the Olympic Summit, now it’s pretty much lost its moisture. As it goes over the top of the mountains and comes down the northeastern slopes, it sinks. And just like rising air condenses, sinking air dries out as it encounters warmer air near the surface. So you already have semi-dry air becoming even drier.
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And, of course, Sequim sits on the northeast side of the Olympics, so they are almost always in this dry slot — although the shadow affects Port Townsend and the San Juan Islands as well. Sequim only gets about 18 inches of rain a year. Meanwhile, just 90 miles to the west, Forks receives over 120 inches of rain a year.
Check out this map of state annual rainfall totals. You can see how dry it is around the Sequim area, and how wet it is on the southwest side of the Olympics.
One interesting statistic: Port Angeles receives about 27 inches of rain a year. However, for each mile you go west of that city, you pick up an extra inch of annual rainfall.
Not Just For Sequim
But the Olympics just don’t cast their rain shadow over Sequim. In cases where the wind pattern is more westerly, the shadow will then be over the Seattle Metro area. That’s why Seattle only receives about 37 inches of rain a year — there are plenty of rainy days where Seattle gets less than others as we get the benefit of the rain shadow. If the Olympics weren’t there, Seattle would probably get closer to 50-60 inches of rain a year.
Cascade Rain Shadow
And of course, almost all of Eastern Washington is in the Cascade Rain Shadow. The physics are the same — the Cascades squeeze out most of the moisture and leave very little to make it over to Eastern Washington. That’s why it’s so dry over there. Meanwhile, rainfall totals pick up once again as you head into the western Cascade foothills.
Source: KOMO TV
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