Weather Eye: Summer continues with 80-degree days this week - The Columbian
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Summer continues its reign this weekend but with more pleasurable temperatures mainly in the 80s west of the Cascades. That hot stuff up to 100 degrees or higher remains east of the Cascades where it belongs. No complaints here. More of the same today and all of the upcoming week. We could see morning clouds tomorrow with afternoon clearing, but it should make it above the 80-degree mark.
Looking ahead, that hot high pressure over the Four Corners area of the U.S. is forecast to move westward toward us. This go around we expect no excessive heat here locally although by the weekend it could bounce back into the 90s. I’m sure even those of us that like it much cooler won’t complain when it gets 90 degrees after what we went through last week.
The Fourth of July will be pleasant except along the immediate coastline where low clouds and fog have hovered the past few days. I do expect some breaks and clearing periods here and there. Too difficult to predict when that marine layer will back off the coast.
Still no rainfall in the offing except perhaps the usual morning mist or drizzle.
June ended up drier than average of course but closer to the statistical average than we have been. I’m sure July is on track to be a drier than average month, but we get less than an inch of rain anyway in a normal month.
The results can be seen everywhere from our record breaking 100-degree plus weather. Brown and withered leaves on the south and west side of shrubs and trees. Even the evergreens took a hit. Douglas fir, cedar and hemlock are sunburned on the sunny side of the trees. Like native Northwesterners, they are not suited to be established and grow in such conditions.
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