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Weather Eye: After dry August, early September looks dry, warm, too

By Patrick Timm
Published: September 3, 2014, 5:00pm

The weather Tuesday was perhaps the most delightful, with afternoon highs in the low 70s. Ideal?

Warming begins today, with highs back in the 80s and maybe 90s Friday and Saturday. Of course, the kids are back in school. Good timing, huh? The rising temperatures are thanks, in part, to an offshore flow and east to northeast winds. Extremely low humidity will accompany the warming, making fire danger very high, so be careful when out camping or hiking. We usually see a few outbreaks of easterly winds in September that really dry things out and raise high temperatures. It will even be warm at the coast.

The good news is that it should cool off by the early morning hours. The other day, many outlying areas reported lows in the mid-40s. That’s cold enough to see your breath. It won’t be that chilly the next few days, however.

Forecast models show a cooler system arriving late Sunday and maybe a few light showers, but we will return to warm weather by Wednesday. There could even be a dusting of snow in the high mountain peaks. But overall, the next 10 days look dry.

August was dry for many in our area, but for others, a few widely scattered showers dumped a considerable amount of rain in gauges. Ellen Smart of Ridgefield reported 1.60 inches for August, with 1.20 inches falling in one day. Robert Star of Cougar measured 1.16 inches. In contrast, Irv St. German on Prune Hill only recorded .07 of an inch, and I had just .14 of an inch in Salmon Creek. Irv added that just 10 years ago, he measured 4.65 inches for August.


Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at patricktimm.com.

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