What can I say about Thursday’s weather? It was unpleasant with afternoon temperatures in the mid-90s, smoke and haze from wildfires and some humidity to boot. For me, it was a stay inside with the air conditioning type day. Skies on Friday were still hazy with additional high clouds moving overhead. Kind of hot and stuffy although afternoon temperatures were in the mid-80s rather than mid-90s.
Today will see temperatures continuing their downward trend and high clouds will be present at times. The smoke will still be around to some extent until more westerly breezes push it off to the east. That trough of low pressure we discussed earlier will be taking up residence off the coast and will keep us cool all of next week. We will have morning clouds at times with afternoon clearing and highs, mostly in the 70s, more typical of June weather.
That is fine with me and I’m sure many of you will trade cooler and cleaner air for a while as summer winds down. I don’t see another heat wave on the horizon. It is possible we don’t have a high of 90 degrees or higher the remainder of the month, but we still have three weeks of August so the odds of that happening are slim. I’m sure in 10 days or so the pattern will change but I wouldn’t be disappointed if it didn’t, and the hot stuff remained at bay.
I heard my first cricket Thursday evening as I briefly sat outside after dark. It was still uncomfortable due to the heat and smoke, but I wanted to check on the crickets. Fortunately one paid me a visit in my backyard and I counted the chirps, and it was only off a couple of degrees relaying the temperature to me. I’m sure he was only getting started for the brief season these critters are with us. Remember the formula? Count the number of chirps in 15 seconds and then add 40.
