Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.
Forecast for Lower Columbia Basin
Updated: 8:09 PM PDT on July 11, 2009
Rest of Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows 59 to 65. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 87 to 92. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Gusts around 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers overnight. Windy. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and large hail in the evening. Lows 61 to 66. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers in the morning...then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Windy. Highs 78 to 83. Southwest wind 25 to 35 mph.
... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Sunday morning through Monday morning for scattered thunderstorms in zones 609 630 631 and 675...
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire Weather Watch... which is in effect from Sunday morning through Monday morning.
A low pressure system off the coast will move inland Sunday and is expected to produce scattered thunderstorms across the region. The combination of dry fine fuels in the lower elevations and lightning may lead to numerous new fire starts. Following the thunderstorms there will be increasing westerly winds fanning any new fire starts Sunday afternoon and overnight.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings. For additional weather information... check out web site at www.Weather.Gov/Pendleton