By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer
The upper level low pressure area that triggered numerous thunderstorms over the Cascades yesterday, has drifted northeastward and into Washington and a strong ridge of high pressure has settled in and will block systems from affecting our area for the rest of the week, through the weekend, and into the start of next week.
So, we can expect the marine clouds to push in tonight, and with the calm winds, we could see some patchy fog develop later tonight into the morning hours, the low down near 53.
Tomorrow, we can expect mostly sunny skies as the clouds slowly burn back, the winds becoming northwesterly 5-10, highs do make it up around 74. Mostly cloudy again tomorrow night, light winds, some patchy fog possible again, lows near 52.
It looks like we have an enhanced onshore flow that will keep the marine clouds in longer Thursday, so we expect mostly cloudy skies after the patchy fog lifts again, the winds becoming southwesterly 4-8, highs a more seasonable 67. More marine clouds push in Thursday night, the winds ease and the patchy fog returns, lows near 51.
Friday on through the weekend we see a typical summerish pattern, the marine clouds move in at night, then clear back to or near the coast each afternoon leaving partly to mostly cloudy afternoons. With the onshore flow increasing over the weekend, while we can expect afternoon temperatures reaching around 67 Friday with the nighttime lows near 53, they cool Saturday to near 64 for a high and 48 for a low with Sunday still partly sunny, but breezy, the high near 62, the low near 47.
Looking at the long range pattern, it looks like we will be stuck in this pattern until later next week, so we can expect more fair, dry and mild weather past at least Wednesday of next week.