I’m pretty happy with how the thunderstorm forecast worked out. Storms in our region of the world are usually very tricky to pinpoint, and as expected some locations really go hammered hard by storms (parts of west Salem out towards Amity) while other locations didn’t get a whole lot, but enough about the past lol. Let’s dive into what’s ahead!

Headlines

• Salem and the mid Willamette Valley remain in a dry pattern for the next ten days – maybe even longer. 
• Temperatures stay on the warm to hot side of things with yet another heatwave this coming week.
• Nighttime temperatures should be a little cooler than the awfully warm ones we have recently experienced.  Lows during the heat next week will range between 60 – 65° as opposed to 65 – 70° which is what we endured over this past week.
• Classrooms in schools without AC are going to be hot for the first week of school.
• Homes, apartments, and businesses without ac will also continue to be warm.

Details

Friday: Cool start to the day with a morning low of 57°. Upper 80s for highs and plenty of sunshine.

Saturday: The coolest day of the next ten with morning clouds likely and partly cloudy skies lasting throughout the day. Lows start in the mid 50s before rising up to around 81°. A very comfortable day! There is a slight chance for a shower, but the vast majority of us will experience yet another totally dry day. Just something to keep in mind.

The rest of next week: We have another heatwave in store for this coming week, and terrible timing for the kids, teachers, and faculty who will be filling our school buildings next week. I’m fairly confident at this point in time that next week will be very hot.

The graphic below covers my thoughts pretty well. Keep in mind green highlighting around the days indicates high confidence in that outcome/forecast, no highlighting indicates a regular level of confidence, and should you ever see yellow highlighting then that would indicate a lower than normal level of confidence. Just something I like to remind people about when displaying this graphic, especially considering how long it’s been since I’ve used it!

Enjoy the warmth the best you can. It’s definitely going to be hot, but I always try to find enjoyment with all of our weather patterns. This season of warmth will eventually give way to the colder and wetter months of fall and winter, so enjoy the best you can and stay safe out there!