I hope you enjoyed the cooler weather Wednesday as things are getting ready to heat up once again. Today will be pleasant during the transition to the hot stuff. In addition, we will see more thick smoke in the skies as time goes on. It will be quite uncomfortable: highs near 100 for days and thick smoke.
Many folks had ash from the forest fires falling on their property around Clark County the other day. The air was unhealthy, to say the least. A weak weather system that brought some light rain to northern Washington Wednesday helped push the smoke away from us.
Some neighborhoods had some light drizzle early Wednesday morning. Felida and Salmon Creek had enough moisture to wet the streets. A fitting fashion to the first day of school, huh? However, the official weather station in Vancouver had no measurable moisture. It sure felt good, cool and damp.
After today you will be hot and damp, as in sweat, so be careful outside and keep hydrated. We could see highs during the Saturday-through-Wednesday period reach 100 degrees. That would be quite a feat in early September, with a lower sun angle and less daylight hours. The thing about this next heat wave is the duration. It will last a while. Highs 90 or better for five or six days through Sept. 6. That is how it looked as I wrote this column Wednesday evening.
