Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.
Forecast for Moses Lake Area
Updated: 5:08 PM PDT on July 5, 2009
Rest of Tonight
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms early in the evening...then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms overnight. Lows in the 60s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Monday
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. Breezy. West wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Mostly cloudy in the evening...becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the evening decreasing to west 5 to 15 mph overnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
... Red flag warning remains in effect until 11 am PDT Monday for a combination of winds and low relative humidities this evening followed by thunderstorms producing abundant lightning tonight...
A red flag warning remains in effect until 11 am PDT Monday.
A cold front will cross the Oregon Cascades this evening and continue moving northeast across the lower Columbia Basin through the overnight hours into Monday morning. Winds ahead of the front will increase this evening to around 10 to 20 mph. The winds in combination with relative humidities ranging from 8 to 15 percent will result in critical fire weather conditions.
Scattered thunderstorms will develop tonight with periods of enhanced lightning activity across the lower elevation Grasslands. Rainfall amounts are expected to be relatively light.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now... or will shortly. A combination of strong winds and low relative humidity will create explosive fire growth potential. For additional weather information... check our web site at www.Weather.Gov/Pendleton.
Volcanic Activity Statement
DTG: 20090705/2303Z
VAAC: WASHINGTON
VOLCANO: ST. HELENS 1201-05 PSN: N4611 W12210
AREA: US-WASHINGTON
SUMMIT ELEV: 8363 FT (2549 M)
ADVISORY NR: 2009/001
INFO SOURCE: GOES-11. VOLCANO WEB CAMERA. PILOT REPORT.
ERUPTION DETAILS: NO ERUPTION... RESUSPENDED ASH
OBS VA DTG: 05/2230Z
OBS VA CLD:
FCST VA CLD +6HR: 06/0430Z
FCST VA CLD +12HR: 06/1030Z
FCST VA CLD +18HR: 06/1630Z
RMK: AT 2215Z A PILOT REPORTED ASH DRIFTING NE FROM MSH. WEB CAM SUGGESTS THIS IS RESUSPENDED ASH DUE TO STRONG WINDS. NO ERUPTION IS OCCURRING. ... BIRCH