A pleasant cool-down today, with more heat on the way soon.  Mug refilled?  Good.

 

As expected, the onshore flow was turned on rapidly last night, cooling down the region and setting up a pleasant sunny weekend.  There is some precip falling over the Puget Sound on the leading edge of a weak front this Fri morning.  Enjoy the refreshment.

 

The summer ridge of High Pressure will rebuild next week so that by Wed, temps will pop back up into the uncomfortable range.  Thursday is likely to be the hottest day next week (with a triple-digit reading possible in some west side locations). What was looking to be an extended heat wave lasting on through Fri the 26 plus the Aug 27th-28th weekend is now charting as a ‘repeat’ of the current pattern.  Meaning, next Fri could also present a cool-down onshore flow for relief from the heat.  That is the newest trend for the past few model runs.  Let’s go with it for now.

 

As implied, the last weekend of August will be warm, but pleasantly so.  The next HEAT WAVE is looking to develop during the week of Aug 29 - Sep 2.  While tweaking back & forth as to the ‘start' date, all indications are for a substantial heat up as August ends.  Early Sep is also looking quite HOT (95-105).  Temps could ramp up rapidly as early as Mon the 29th, or pause a couple of days until mid-week.  The hot wx could last 5-7 days, although some model solutions limit the heat to 3 or 4 days (normal for such patterns, esp in late summer).  We’ll see.

 

For now, plan on having warm-to-hot summer wx conditions for the next couple of weeks, give or take a mild afternoons (80s) scattered therein.  On the plus side, the humidity should be in a more comfortable range, as compared to the past few days of sweat-city.

 

“A steering committee is four people trying to park a car.”   

 

 

Several dog days of summer on the way.  We can always expect a variation in the weather outlook, so read on for the latest adjustment.

 

This will be a warm-to-hot week around the great PNW.  Wed & Thu remain the hottest days in our forecast this week, although clouds may tap down temps a bit in OR on Thu because of possible mid-level moisture could set off thunderstorms late Wed into Thu.  Keep alert for this, as it is a new twist for the week.  Friday continues to look very pleasant, as Nature will turn on the onshore marine ‘air conditioner’.  

 

The weekend ahead should be pleasant; it will trend a few degrees warmer than Fri.  Puget Sound Patrons could see some drizzle and cloudiness late Sunday, as a weak Low pushes onshore.  Iffy.

 

For Mon - Fri, Aug 22-26, the wx models are now trending much warmer than our last report.  It will start out pleasant on 26th, with each day ticking up the afternoon highs.  What looked to be a mild temperature day to start the Oregon State Fair on the 26th, is now charting to be the beginning of yet another HOT streak for the PNW.  The onshore flow stops completely and the 'oven door’ of the desert SW gets left open - setting up another round of triple-digits in areas across the PNW during the final days of August 2022.

 

East side thunderstorms possible late Sunday the 28 into Monday the 29th.  HEAT is now charting well into the last day of August.  We present this as a possibility, as earlier computer runs suggested milder conditions.  As we have said many times, those older projections frequently end up the most accurate, so it may not get that hot.   Let’s hope so.  

 

In the meantime, enjoy the 'dog days’ of August this week while anticipating the broad cool down next week.  

 

 

 

It’s going to warm up again.  Here are the details.  

 

After a pleasant weekend ahead, temps will begin to edge upward into the 90s next week.  Wed & Thu are likely to be the hottest of the week, with mid-upper 90s for just about all locations inland a bit from the coasts of OR, WA.  Puget Sound?  Yeah, toasty there, as well.  Triple digits possible in the usual hot spots, such as southern OR and, as the week progresses, the Columbia basin.

 

Relief?  By Fri Aug 19, the onshore ‘fan’ will turn back on, but it is modeled to be just strong enough to tap down afternoon highs a bit, west side.  The weekend of Aug 20,21 is trending notably cooler than the previous week, even for eastern locations.  We do not see major thunderstorm action, at this time.  

 

Week of Aug 22-26 is trending a bit warmer for a couple of days, then cooling down into the pleasant range the start up of the Oregon State Fair on the 26th.  No rain on the charts, either by thunderstorm or pacific storm.  The last weekend of August is charting as ’summer-warm’, with temps climbing back into the upper 80s, to low 90s, west side.

 

Overall, we forecast dry & warm-to-hot for the remainder of August.  Let’s call it ’normal’.  Enjoy.

 

 

 

‘Song of Summer’ reports from our Patrons are coming in from Spokane to Eugene.  The sound of cricket chirps for the Summer of 2022 are just getting started.  The first chirps here in south Albany were heard on Fri Aug 5.  Thanks!

 

 

 

A 'nine times ten' degree weekend in store for most of the PNW, with a relatively long stretch of pleasant temperatures to begin next week.  Refill that Mug.

 

The weekend will be a bit too warm for many, as temps should top out in the low-to-mid 90s.  Monday is also on tap for 90+, as well.  (It will be a few degrees cooler in the north Puget Sound region, per usual.)  Good news, is on the charts for Tue Aug 9 on through the weekend of Aug 13,14 as cooler temperatures will begin.  In fact, by next weekend, it could be slightly below normal for high temps around the PNW.  In the meantime, expect temps to slowly cool each day after Monday the 8th.  Some moisture may ride up with a SW flow aloft over the eastern basins next week, so expect a shower or boomer to develop mid-week.

 

As stated, the second weekend of Aug looks on the cooler side of summer, with onshore breeze tapping down temps from the coast to the western slopes of the Cascades.  Cooler east side by Thu.  The week of Aug 15-19 is trending on the mild side, with afternoon temps rising a bit from the previous weekend, currently charting to top out in the low-mid 80s west side.  Given the potential flow aloft that week, regional humidity will likely be higher than normal for August.  We’ll see.

 

Early yet, but the weekend of Aug 20,21 is charting below normal for temps, as an onshore flow continues to dominate our wx pattern.

 

The Song of Summer.  It's being reported by Patrons that the annual "Song of Summer” is just starting in various locations from Salem north (your host, an Entomologist by profession, has written about listening for these classic Chirps of Nature for over 25 yrs).  Western field crickets are beginning their summer song, which typically starts across western OR & WA around Aug 6-10, depending on the overall wx pattern beforehand.  Once their chirps get going, the Song of Summer will last well into the frosts of Fall.  The fun part is listening in the evening for when that Song begins in your area.  Adults & children enjoy this annual exercise. Report your findings rrufus@yahoo.com, please.