It’s beautiful day out there and honestly, I see very few changes to our nice summertime weather for the next 10 days. Check out the webcam from this morning overlooking the Newport waterfront.

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The amount of ocean (marine) air coming eastward into the Willamette Valley will be the primary influencer or wildcard concerning temperatures day to day. Today for example will be pretty reasonable despite the abundant sunshine as cooler air from the Pacific Ocean sort of leaks inland.

Lows through Sunday morning will be in the low to mid 50s. Highs will range from 77 to 82°. I see we started out this morning at 52°. Saturday will probably be the “coolest” day with a high of just 77° as more marine air pushes inland that day.

Next Monday through Wednesday will likely be warmer, but still not “hot” with highs soaring into the 80s. I’ll go with 84° for Monday, 86° for Tuesday and back down to 82° on Wednesday. Lows during this time will only fall into the mid to upper 50s.

In recent days maybe you’ve heard about a “heat dome” or some other phrase to describe the heat to our east. This heat dome will be expanding and moving closer to us next week, but it’s clear to me that we will remain on the edge of it with enough marine influence still to prevent any sort of heatwave. Take a look at this map for next Tuesday showing the large high pressure (heat dome) way to our east. The warm colors correlate with hot weather, the white or lack of shading is fairly average, and the blues indicate cooler airmasses up above (about 18,000′ above sea level).

The bottom line is our reliable, dry, and warm Oregon summer weather is in full force. There is no rain in the forecast, no heatwaves (for now), and no chances for thunderstorms here in the Willamette Valley. Enjoy summertime living in this beautiful corner of the world we get to call home. 🙂