Quick forecast, as there are no major changes foreseen in the summer pattern.  Mug time.

 

Dry for the next two weeks.  No Rain.  Fire risk will remain High.  

 

Warm-to-hot temperatures will likely occur during the following periods: this weekend, the weekend of July 24,25, and the last day or so of July into the first couple days of August.  In between, temps will be pleasant with an onshore flow & possible morning marine clouds.  Showers may develop east side & along the east slopes of the Cascades in the July 25,26 period.  Coolest period ahead looks to be the last week of July. 

 

There will likely be adjustments as to timing of the warmest days ahead, but overall, normal July weather can be expected.  Enjoy with caution, relative to the high fire risk.

 

 

 

Late posting today (as may be the case this summer, given our Giant Pumpkin Project (below).  Good, steady summer weather remains the call, so not much to report as to long-range outlook.

 

No rain nor out-of-the-norm weather foreseen through the balance of July.  Temps should cool down a bit as this week progresses.  Onshore flow will increase, tapping into our marine air-conditioning.  Thank goodness.  The coming weekend (July 17,18) promises to be on the cooler side of summer, making for excellent outdoor activities, excluding swimming.  It will be a bit BREEZY in the afternoons.

 

Next week should remain cool early on, then present another warm period as the weekend of July 24,25 approaches.  Temps likely to pop back into the mid-upper 80s west side; warmer to the east.  By Sunday the 25th, another cool push of marine air will drop temps again, to provide a pleasant period for the rest of July.  Coastal drizzle at times during the cooler days mentioned.

 

Third Cup:  Here at the Mennonite Village retirement community in Albany, 3 of us are attempting to grow a Giant Pumpkin - first time for the Village; first time for us.  The Project is going very well (see image).  Our pumpkin is now growing at a fast pace and should be adding 25-40 pounds PER DAY in August.  We spend 2+ hours every morning working The Patch and tending to the Big One.  Our weigh-off will be in October.  We are doing this just for fun & to provide a focal point of interest for fellow Village residents.   

 

 

 

We remain in a very balanced weather pattern.  Sure, we’ll catch a few days of temps in the upper 80s to lower 90s; however, most afternoons should top out in the upper 70s to lower 80s between now and July 28.  

 

The warmest stretch out of the next 14 days will likely be this weekend.  Onshore flow will gradually increase heading into next week, so temps will be tapped down 5-8 degrees.  Morning marine clouds are possible at times next week.  Plenty of sunshine.

 

Another notch down in temperatures is likely after next weekend (July 17,18), as a weak trough will approach from the NW.  Coastal drizzle and delays in the sun’s 'burning off’ the marine cloud deck in western valleys will hold down temps to a bit below average July 19-24.  Warmer weather may arrive again after the 25th.  

 

NO RAIN is foreseen on the long-range charts.  Drat.  

 

Solemn Moment.  While the negative impact on agriculture from the recent historic PNW heat wave is still unfolding, regionally, the latest death toll figures are frankly staggering.  For WA, OR & BC the cumulative number of deaths has reached 680, 116 of those in OR alone (July 8, 2021 figures).  Seriously, what weather event or natural disaster in the PNW has caused that many deaths in the past?  Broken temperature records are one thing, but the huge loss of life is breathtaking.  How can we be better prepared?  

 

 

Weather will be very steady over the next 2 weeks, making it easier for planning summer activities.  Mug up & read on, Patron.

 

The warm temps over the holiday will ease up by a few degrees this week, then pop back to ‘warm' again this coming weekend.  Nothing extreme.  Some areas will have a morning marine cloud deck that will burn off by the afternoon.  Similarly, temperatures east of the Cascades be in the usual warmer-than-the-west-side pattern through the next 14 days.

 

Regionally, the onshore flow will increase notably around Tue or Wed, July 13,14.  Temps will cool down on both sides of the mountains; the marine cloud deck could hold on most of the day, esp north of Olympia.   That onshore flow should increase another notch by Sunday July 18, as a weak Low positions just west of the BC coast.  Cool for a few days.  Morning drizzle along the coast probable.  This could be our first below-normal temperature period of the summer.  

 

Bottom line:  DRY and seasonal for the next 14 days.  Summer in the PNW.

 

You may have already seen this, but it is funny:  “On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell makes the first phone call ever.  Moments later he was notified that his horse & buggy’s extended warranty had expired."

 

 

The Holiday weekend upon us.  So many celebrating getting out from under masks, along with the arrival of seasonal temperatures.  Call it Normal.  

 

It will warm up a bit during the long holiday weekend, but nothing extreme.  Eastern basins will remain hot, although temps are dropping back into the normal range. Thank goodness.  Overall, the weather for this 4th of July holiday will be some of the best.  No rain.  No extreme heat.  Fire issues will remain critical. 

 

As the month of July get under way, the pattern will remain dry & seasonal.  Chance for warmer weather later next week (upper 80s, lower 90s west side) before a run of several days with morning marine clouds, coastal drizzle and rather cool temps for July in the 13th - 16th period.  Hopefully, as many PNW crops will be harvested. 

 

California will continue on the hot side for the next couple of weeks; Utah & Nevada will in right in the center of the heat oven.  So dry.