Smoke from wildfires will keep a hazy look to the sky through Friday.
Big cool down during the day Friday with increasing clouds and breezy winds at times.
A chance for a shower or two on Saturday.
Sunday we start another warming trend with more dry weather for next week.
I just performed some big time surgery to the forecast. In the past 24 hours or so the nice cool down and chance for a good soaking rain next week has quickly been replaced with more hot & dry weather. Yes, that means the heat will return sooner than previously expected. Details below:
ALSO, I made some major changes to the website in an attempt to make it more user friendly and useful for my super awesome followers. First, there’s an archive column on a couple of the pages which should make it easier to go back and reference old posts, you know, in case you need something to read for falling asleep quicker 😉 Then we have the new homepage. This homepage is actually somewhat useful now with info such as snapshots of the current and extended forecasts. I hope you all like the changes as much as I do and hopefully they make this site more valuable. Okay, now back to the weather…
Basically hot and dry for another 10 or more days with no rainfall in sight. Enjoy these next couple of “cooler” days, cause by Monday we will be back in the 90s.
Nerdy weather stuff below only for the bravest of men, and women 😉
Now I understand this is a huge change from my previous forecast and I know I have much more to learn in the forecasting world, but with that said, take a look for yourselves at just how crazy it has been trying to give an accurate forecast for next week: Below is a map from Monday of the estimated total precipitation for western Oregon valued through early next Wednesday morning.
This is suppose to be one of the most accurate weather models in the world and here it’s showing around an inch of rain falling for the mid Willamette Valley along with a good soaking rain all across the region.
But, now look at what the same computer model is showing as of tonight:
Basically no rain at all for any of us, and instead it has another hot air mass moving right over Oregon. Thus the sudden change. It looks like I still have more to learn if I’m going to be better than the pros… 🙂
Have a wonderful day and be safe out there!!
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Some changes are finally on the horizon in regards to the weather. Biggest change is the decent chance we have at seeing widespread rain next week. Details below.
Thursday & Friday: Morning clouds will be slow to burn off. Afternoon sun.
Weekend: Mild & dry. Increasing clouds late in the day Sunday, but should still stay nice & dry.
Next week:
Monday – Wednesday: Rain showers will dominate this time frame. Looks like Tuesday could be the wettest day.
Thursday: Warming up & drying out.
Next weekend: Currently looks very nice.
Our hot weather peaks this Sunday and Monday with highs close to 100 both days and lows only dipping down to the mid to upper 60s. Humidity and smoke will also be on the increase through Monday.
Tuesday will still be quite warm: high 87.
We gradually cool through the week with highs by next Saturday and Sunday only getting into the mid 70s.
Still no rain in sight or any chance for mountain thunderstorms through at least the next 6 days.
The title just about says it all. Sunday will kick off a 7 plus day stretch of high temps in the 90s. This means the warm nights will return with lows staying in the 60 -67 degree range, so good luck staying cool this week … 
Cascade Range and Central Oregon
Sunny & hot with no chance for thunderstorms in sight which is very good news for the wildfire threat. This is also good news if you have recreational plans as it will stay high and dry for you.
The heat will continue for the next couple of weeks with the “coolest” highs only being in the mid 80s.
We have one little hiccup for today’s forecast. There’s a chance for Cascade thunderstorms today and tonight and a small chance those drift close to the valley later today.
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