~Summer Around the Pacific Northwest~
RED FLAG WARNINGS will remain in effect for the northern zones into Thursday morning * Air Quality Alerts also continue until further notice for parts of our forecast area * Click here for all the latest details.......
Exclusive Inland NW Summary Issued: Friday, August 14, 2026 @ 6:30pm
WRITTEN BY: Climatologist Bob Lutz
(Summaries are issued as needed and will be updated more frequently during times of active weather)
SHORT-TERM FORECAST
Over the weekend, temperatures will warm up as the upper-level airflow turns more southwesterly. That flow will also bring with it more periodic cloud cover and the slight chance of a few scattered showers on Saturday, but most areas will stay dry much of the time. Sunday and Monday will continue to see warm temperatures with the chance of a scattered shower returning again on Monday.
LONG-TERM FORECAST
The overall pattern will feature more of a south to southwesterly flow. This will occasionally increase the chance of a few scattered showers & thunderstorms over the mountains, but probabilities remain low at this time for the valley locations. At the very least, this modified pattern will result in more occasional cloud cover along with higher humidities, which will certainly help with all the firefighting efforts around the Northwest!! Some models are still hinting at a slightly better chance of a stronger push of moisture moving overhead by the end of the period. Agreement on that scenario remains iffy as other models are calling for more mostly dry and hot weather with stronger high pressure in place.
General Short-Term Model Agreement: GOOD
General Long-Term Model Agreement: FAIR
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