There may be some of you that like hot weather, but I bet even those people will head indoors for the air conditioning or out along the water. It is going to get hot, folks. This is a well-advertised weather event heading our way in only hours. I have been in the weather business all my life and that is many, many decades. I have never seen forecasted upper air temperatures this warm. Vancouver’s all-time record high for any month is 108 degrees, during that severe heat wave back in July 2009.
Before we go further let’s dwell on Wednesday’s weather. A few morning clouds here and there and highs in the low 80s. Today we will be in the mid-80s.
Friday, we jump back into the low 90s, which sets the stage for the next three days. There will be enough of a pressure gradient, I believe, to bring light east winds down the Gorge over the weekend to ensure we reach over 100 degrees.
OK, here are my predictions with the existing records in parentheses: for Saturday 105 degrees (101 in 2006), Sunday 109 degrees (97 degrees in 2000) and Monday 106 degrees (100 degrees in 2008). What about the temperature records? I will list what I have for Vancouver. Be patient, read carefully as there are plenty of numbers.
