We almost made 100 degrees Saturday for three days in a row but topped out at 98. Could you feel the cool-down? Boy, 103 on Thursday and 101 on Friday. What a heat wave as our long, hot summer weather continues.
Today we will “cool” down to the low 90s — let’s say 95 degrees or so as the thermal trough of low pressure slides east of the Cascades. That will allow some cooler ocean air to filter inland. Monday through Wednesday we could see some morning low clouds venture up the Columbia into Clark County.
We’ll also see thunder clouds or what’s left of them drifting off the Cascades or moving northward through the Willamette Valley. Monsoonal moisture over Nevada will move northward and kick off scattered thunderstorms over and east of the mountains and also in southern Oregon.
There has been lots of rain over southern California, Nevada and Arizona, which usually happens this time of the year. With the flow of air circulating around the hot ridge of high pressure we will see some of the clouds, humidity and maybe lightning. Raindrops, please!