Warm weather continues until further notice. Variable high clouds Friday and today help to keep us cooler than on Thursday, when Vancouver reached 99 degrees, breaking the old record of 98 degrees in 2015. I don’t expect any record-breaking high temperatures coming up as the records are well over 100 degrees.
Today may be shy of 90 degrees depending on the clouds. Sunday fewer clouds ensure we reach into the low 90s. Next week we have variable clouds from another cool trough of low pressure swinging across British Columbia and that may keep a day or two in the 80s, but warmer weather returns later in the week, back into the 90s.
At least the extreme heat is staying to our east this go-around, unlike last month when we had 100-degree high temperatures. The humidity will remain with us this weekend and then more comfortable levels next week with the warm temperatures. So far we have had 15 days of 90 degrees or above, which is close to average.
The Climate Prediction Center issued its August outlook and with no surprise, continued warm to hot weather and little if any rainfall. The wildfire danger is high enough and will be with us the remainder of the month and then the chances of days and days with 90-degree highs diminish. The trade-out then, however, is we usually begin getting east winds through the Gorge, which can keep fire danger elevated.
