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Month: June 2018

Possible Thunderstorms Later Today?

Possible Thunderstorms Later Today?

This is going to be real quick, but after a decent thunderstorm near The Dalles on Saturday and a big storm with outflow winds, for the Portland Metro on Sunday – today we’re going to have another good shot at widespread thunder action. We have a hot atmosphere, and moist southerly flow in the upper-middle layers.  That, combined with intense surface heating from the June sun, should trigger storms along the Cascades.  Furthermore, an incoming marine ‘front’ in the Willamette…

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Spring 2018: Continuing The Warm Trend

Spring 2018: Continuing The Warm Trend

What a fun weather day for June! In the Portland Metro area there were heavy thunderstorms with dime-sized hail in places, and even reports of a minor tornado in East Vancouver. Here in The Dalles though, the big change has been a sharp chill in the air. Today’s high was only 68 degrees, a full 10 degrees below normal for this time of year. By 8pm the temperature had dropped to 55; we were about as cool as the normal…

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