Pleasant wx pattern ahead to run out the month of July (hey, slow down summer!).  Mug time.

Indeed, temperatures will remain pleasant for the last days of July 2024; morning marine clouds will pop in, at times, esp over the Puget Sound north, with clearing in the afternoons (a shower or two possible for northern half of Vancouver Island).  Temp range will be 70s to low 80s NW WA; 80s for western OR, although a few 90s may tease out across southern OR and eastern basins of WA & OR.  No notable precip.

The first week of August is currently trending approximately 10 degrees warmer than these last days of July.  It will remain dry.

Topical Tropical:  an abundance of a very dry Saharan Air Layer across the hurricane ‘birthing zone’ of the tropical Atlantic will continue to inhibit the formation and/or intensification of tropical storms, at least in the short term.

Great time for wearing summer shorts; we’ll keep this short, too.  You know the refill drill.  Got it?

• No rain through at least Aug 6.
• Plenty of sunshine, although a few mornings will present a marine cloud deck - esp Puget Sound region.
• Temps will trend up a few days (this weekend), then down a few days - all within the range of 80-95, cooler on the coast.
• A few days next week will be the coolest since early June.  
• Possible storm cells along eastern slopes of the Cascades on Sunday the 21st.
• Afternoon breezes, esp Columbia Gorge.

There’s a new ’twist’ in the outlook the next couple of weeks.  ☕️ Mug time.

For this week, expect temps to continue in the 85-95 degree range, with Tue likely to push above the high side of that range; 96-100 possible in portions of western OR.  The lower end of that range will likely arrive Wed-Fri July 17-19.  Puget Sound region a bit cooler, of course.  Humidity will likely increase mid-week, with chance for thunderstorms along the Cascade Range, south-to-north.

The coming weekend - July 20,21 - is trending with temps climbing back up into the higher end of the range noted above.  Rather warm around the Puget Sound, north this weekend, as well.  After that, a pleasant cooling trend is likely.

The week of July 22 - 26 will present the first significant cooling down period of July.  A notable onshore push will arrive, as a trough approaches from the NW on Mon, ushering in marine clouds, drizzle along the coast, and even a chance for a shower or two over the Puget Sound & southern BC.  Strong westerly in the Columbia River Gorge; breezy elsewhere.  Coolest days will be Tue & Wed (70s).  By Fri, temperatures will begin to elevate once again. 

The last weekend of July is looking to rather hot.  Temps in the 90s probable; lower 100s southern OR.  Cooler pattern again the following week, but that’s too far out for ‘forecast’, per say.

No, our tag line is not about ‘going steady’ in the dating sense; rather, it’s about the range of temperatures for the next couple of weeks around the PNW.  Keep your Mug steady; no spills.  Here goes - - -

We see a steady summer temperature range ahead for the PNW for the balance of July.  No extreme heat is on the charts; no big cool down with rain.  “Steady as she goes”.  Western OR & SW WA temps will range from the mid 80s to lower 90s; the Puget Sound & north will be a few degrees cooler, per usual.  Eastern basins present classic summer hot; coastal zones cool, with marine clouds that may or may not clear off in the afternoons.  Marine clouds also will be in play around the Puget Sound, with periodic clearing & sunshine.  

East slope Cascade thunderstorms are possible - esp middle of next week -  but the quite stormy pattern mentioned in our last report has disappeared.

Humidity will trend normal for the PNW, helping with fire issues.  Afternoon winds will pick-up, at time, although no extremes are charting at this time.  Irrigation for the appropriate crops should continue.  

All-in-all, a simple forecast: a steady summer pattern.  Plan accordingly and enjoy the great PNW.  We truly live in a beautiful place.

'Baking the west' - that’s the impact of our current heat wave.  Temps will top out at or above 100 in many western OR & SW WA locations, and east of the Cascades today & Tue, before finally cooling down into the 80s to low 90s Wed & Thu (even high 70s in NW WA), as an onshore flow aids in heat relief.  By Fri the 12th, the onshore flow weakens, resulting in temperatures popping up again - probably into the 90s (bit cooler over the Puget Sound).  Overall, a warm-to-hot weekend coming, although not quite as toasty as the current ‘bake’.

The week of July 15 - 19 continues to trend much more pleasant, with a notable onshore flow component; temps should remain seasonal (80s primarily inland; tad cooler for NW WA, southern BC.  Morning marine cloud deck, at times.

By the July 20,21 weekend, a weak Low pressure trough will slowly work north from Brookings area, setting off possible thunderstorms over the Cascades; with Sunday likely to be STORMY over eastern WA & along the eastern slopes of the WA Cascades.  Hikers & Campers be alert, should this verify.

Pleasant summer temps are charting for the last week of July.  That could change, so keep your morn’n Mug handy as we continue to revise the long-range outlook here every Mon & Fri.