Adjusting the Thermostat

Posted by Rufus La Lone on

Monday August 11
Nature will be adjusting the thermostat, cooling the region down as this week ends.  Looks like some raindrops are also in the works.  Let’s take a look.
  • This week, Aug 11-15: HOT today and Tue, with temps again teasing close to triple-digits (Medford 106 yesterday).  Puget Sound will be warm, but not nearly as hot as western OR.  Onshore flow increase mid-week, so expect Wed to cool down.  By Friday, SHOWERS possible as a cold front moves onshore from the NW.  Temps on Fri may not exceed 72.  Most of the precip will fall north of Portland, much like the system several days ago.  
  • The coming weekend, Aug 16,17:  Looks mostly dry, with some cloudiness following behind Friday’s cold front.  Temps will rebound a bit, into the mid-to-upper 70s.  Pleasant.
  • Week of Aug 18-22: Turning warmer by Wed the 20th, although not a heat wave.  Pleasant 80s; cooler around the Sound.  Fri the 22nd may top 90 in portions of western OR.
  • Weekend of Aug 23,24: Cooling again, as a weak surface Low tracks just off the OR coast.  Onshore flow, with marine clouds.  Late Sunday could present drizzle along the coast.
  • Week of Aug 25-29: Increasing warmth, with temps returning to expected Summer heat.  We don’t see a heat wave at this time, just seasonal temps for late August.
The future hurricane mentioned in our last report now looks to track well off-shore over the Atlantic.  As a “fish storm”, ERIN still looks to be a strong hurricane, but no threat for landfall.
“Each morning sees some task begin, each evening sees it close; 
Something attempted, something done, has earned the night’s repose.”  -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
-Rufus

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