~Summer Around the Pacific Northwest~
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Exclusive Inland NW Summary Issued: Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 9:00am
WRITTEN BY: Climatologist Bob Lutz
(Summaries are issued as needed and will be updated more frequently during times of active weather)
SHORT-TERM FORECAST
The models have come into fairly decent agreement on the pattern for the upcoming week, which will once again be dominated by some degree of high pressure. Minor systems moving through the high pressure ridge will give us some periodic cloud cover, but as has been the case for many weeks, any appreciable precipitation will continue to elude our immediate forecast area. Temperatures will also rise to above normal levels as the week progresses.
LONG-TERM FORECAST
The models continue to hint at a pattern change for the upcoming weekend as higher pressure weakens and allows for more unsettled weather to clip the forecast area in the form of more cloud cover and cooler temperatures. Precipitation continues to be the wildcard, but there is at least some increase in the chances of showers and possible thunderstorms as some upper-level moisture associated with lower pressure moves toward the forecast area.
General Short-Term Model Agreement: GOOD
General Long-Term Model Agreement: GOOD
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