After another day or so of warm-to-hot conditions, temperatures will cool down into the pleasant range for about 10 days.  Keep that Mug hot with a refill and let’s get this done —

Near triple-digits around the Willamette Valley today, with plenty of smoke (Air Quality Index range is MODERATE ~70-101 around the valley/Portland).   It will cool off a bit on Sat; more so on Sunday.  Smoke will drift to the east, away from the valley.

Next week looks dry, except for a few widely scattered dust-busting showers showers on Wed.  Temps likely in the 70s.  The weekend of Sep 14,15 is trending dry, pleasant.  

The first notable threat for region wide measurable precipitation is charting around Tue Sep 17 & 18, as an organized Low moves into the PNW from the BC coast.  Damp & cool for a couple of days.  By Thu the 19th, expect clearing and return to pleasant temperatures - possibly topping out in the 80s west side by Fri.  However, the chance for additional showers returns during the weekend of the 21st & 22nd.  California may also pick up a quick-shot of precip around the 21st.

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• Cool today, turning much warmer this short work week; temps popping into the high 80s - low 90s.
• Weekend of Sep 7,8 looks dry, with slight cooling on Sunday, more so on Mon the 9th.
• Week of Sep 9-13 trending mild (60s-70s primarily) with chance for showers over Vancouver Island on the 9th; another shot of showers on Wed, mainly over Cascades, east into ID. Fri the 13th looks rather warm.  Muggy mid-week.
• Weekend of Sep 14,15 looks dry & warm.  Mt Angel Oktoberfest time.
• Week of Sep 16-20 trending warm to start, then cold front dropping in from BC, to set up possible showers by end the week.  

Mug up here this Fri for our next update.  

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Friday August 30

Time to wrap up another month, along with the end of traditional 'summer vacation' with the big US Labor Day holiday weekend.  Great weather ahead for both the holiday and the beginning of September.  Are you Mug-ready?

Temperatures across the PNW will generally range from the mid-80s to mid-90s from today all the way until at least Sep 15.  The exceptions will the next 3 Sundays, as models indicate an onshore strong enough to cool down afternoon temps by approx. 5-8 degrees, for a day or so.  No specific storm systems nor high risk of thunderstorms are currently charting.

Another simple forecast: sunshine & dry for the next 16-17 days.  Take advantage, fall rains will arrive eventually.

Simple forecast, so let’s get to it, shall we?  Refilled?

A weak, cool Low will spin across the NW corner of the PNW for the next couple of days, setting up quick rounds of precipitation north of Everett later today, and for the entire Puget Sound area north by early Tue.  Other than that, the rest of the PNW will be dry this week, with temperatures beginning to build into the upper 80s, possibly the lower 90s in southern OR & east sided, by the end of the week.

Labor Day Weekend:  models keep the region dry, with warm temps in play on Sat, but a push of marine air will tap down temperatures around the PNW on Sunday and Labor Day.  Actually, very fine holiday weekend weather is our forecast.  Enjoy.  There remains a chance for thunderstorms developing over the OR Cascades Sunday.  We’ll update this on Fri.    

The onshore flow ends by Tue Sep 3, so expect regional temperatures to pop into the 80s to upper 90s just about every day from Sept 4 through 9/11.  The weekend of Sep 7,8 looks rather toasty, with possible thunderstorms developing over the Cascades (not unusual this time of year).

In Summary: summer temperatures will prevail for the next 16 days, excluding the brief downturn around the Sound the next 48 hrs, and late Labor Day weekend.  

Enjoy the cooler pattern;  summer heat will return soon.  Morn’n ☕️ time.

Cool weekend ahead.  Today & Saturday could present a few showers, or a thunderstorm, as a Low spins just west of Brookings/Crescent City.  It will be much wetter around the Puget Sound & southern BC, with the potential for nearly an inch of rain by Saturday night.  Sunday looks pleasant and drier.  As we enter the last week of August, our next HEAT UP will begin.

While a weak Low brings a chance for a shower or two over the northern Puget Sound on Mon/Tue, the rest of the PNW will begin the week of Aug 26-30 on the dry side, with temperatures warming up a bit each day.  Good chance for a few 90 degree plus readings by Thu or Fri in western OR, SW WA.  Puget Sound will dry out by late Tue, with temps reaching into the 80s late week.  

Labor Day Weekend:  While it will be rather warm on Saturday, model runs suggest an onshore flow will begin Sunday, for cooler inland temps, along with possible thunderstorms building over the Cascades, esp by Labor Day.  Not a bad holiday weekend to end ’summer vacation 2024’ for many.

The short week after Labor Day (Sep 3-6), is charting as dry & pleasant, although on the MUGGY side.  A SW flow aloft will set off a few thunderstorms over the Cascades, moving south-to-north.  We won’t rule out the possibility for a thunderstorm to drift over the eastern edge of the Willamette Valley.

The first full weekend of September is trending dry, with temps in the 70s / low 80s.  Nice.