Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Hail and gusty winds possible. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. South wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the evening shifting to the west overnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Monday
Mostly cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. West wind 5 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
... 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