By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer
The weak upper level trough has finally kicked off to the east as expected, as high pressure built in and we start to warmup. It looks like we will have one more night of the marine layer getting pushed in, so we see increasing clouds again tonight with the northwesterly winds 5-10, the low tonight near 53.
Tomorrow, we see a low pressure area, that was over the Gulf of Alaska, moving southward which weakens the ridge some. While we do see the layer burning back slowly leaving sunny skies, with the winds northwesterly 8-12 gusting to 18, the afternoon high is only 68. We will see mostly clear skies tomorrow night, still with the breezy winds, northerly 10-15 gusting to 20, lows near 48.
Saturday and Sunday we have sunny skies, the highs near 68, still breezy in the afternoon and evenings, with mostly clear nights, lows near 48.
Then the real warmup starts with Monday looking sunny and 70, the low near 52, the highs peak on Tuesday the 4th, up near 78, the low that night only down near 55. The valley also heats up and is still looking at high temperatures reaching the mid 90s.
Wednesday things start to cool some with the highs up near 75. The interior is not so lucky, without the natural air conditioning known as the sea breeze, which helped to moderate our temperatures during this period, the valley is looking at highs in the 90s again Wednesday.
Finally, I again point out the concerns over this period by providing the following from the National Weather Service Portland:
This pattern will likely create elevated fire weather concerns due to prolonged drying of fuels. Onshore flow is expected to continue through the forecast period with periods of breezy northwesterly winds with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon and evening hours. These winds could exacerbate fire weather concerns, especially with holiday activities, though the overall pattern does not suggest high fire weather concerns. Those spending time outdoors should practice heat safety as well as fire safety.
