~Summer Around the Pacific Northwest~
ry * Click here for details....... Exclusive Inland NW Summary Issued: Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 6:00am
WRITTEN BY: Climatologist Bob Lutz
(Summaries are issued as needed and will be updated more frequently during times of active weather)
SHORT-TERM FORECAST
INCREASED FIRE WEATHER concerns will continue early in the period as strong high pressure persists over the region. Cooler air will also start gradually making its way into the forecast area, resulting in breezy to windy conditions at times, especially on Saturday. A slight cooling trend will be felt later in the weekend and into early in the new workweek, but the heat will begin building back in shortly thereafter.
LONG-TERM FORECAST
Models are coming into better agreement, and unfortunately they are trending toward the hotter solution which means more of the same is in store for our region. That strong high-pressure ridge in the desert Southwest will likely build back into the Northwest, leading to another extended period of hot weather along with tinder-dry conditions! There are some indications of yet another dry frontal system moving through by next weekend which if occurs, would once again increase the wind potential over the Inland Northwest!
General Short-Term Model Agreement: EXCELLENT
General Long-Term Model Agreement: GOOD
