Weather Eye: Make yourself comfortable: Weather pattern stable
By Patrick Timm
Published: July 29, 2023, 6:08am
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I could easily cut and paste words from Thursday’s column today, as our weather pattern is remaining stable. We will continue to enjoy highs in the 80- to 85-degree range through the end of July and most likely the first several days of August, although on occasion, we might top 85 degrees.
Reaching 90 or even 100 degrees is unlikely, as that large area of hot, high pressure will remain to our east and southeast. It is forecast to build northward, but we remain on the western peripheral, so the hot stuff should stay to our east.
It is, of course, something to watch if the weather pattern changes and we get in a prime position to catch that excessive heat. But for now, we remain comfortable.
With no rain expected through Monday, July will go in the record books with only a trace of rain in Vancouver’s official rain gauge.
We also will log another month a few degrees above average.
The National Climate Center issued the outlook for August several days ago and indicated that temperatures would be above normal. Guess we can expect more 90-degree weather.
The question is: Will we reach 100 degrees this summer? Maybe, but I won’t be disappointed if we do not.
Last July, we ended up with an average temperature 3.4 degrees above normal — about what we will accomplish this month. We had two days over 100 degrees in July 2022, but many were only in the 70s. Otherwise, the average would have been much warmer. Rainfall was .24 of an inch, compared to a trace this year.
During the run of the Clark County Fair, which opens Friday, it could be in the 85- to 90-degree range. At least that is how it looks as of this writing. There is a remote possibility of some instability, so a shower or thunder activity could pop up. Forecasts change, as we know, so stay tuned.
We’ll chat Tuesday and see where that large area of heat is and where it is going. Meanwhile, enjoy the pleasant summer weather — sunny, with passing clouds at times and highs in the 80s.
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