Thursday,  Aug. 22, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 38 • 12 of 30

Potential for Thunderstorms in Pacific Northwest Increases the Threat of Wildfire Activity

• A low pressure system, located off the California coast, will track northeast, bringing scattered thunderstorms to northern California on Thursday, and into Oregon, Washington, Idaho and parts of Montana on Friday. Abundant lightning and gusty winds are forecast for this storm system. As a result, fire weather watches and warnings are in effect for most of the region.
• Today: Partly sunny. Highs in the

Yesterday's Weather
High:  84.2°F at 3:51 PM
Low: 66.6°F at 11:50 PM
High Gust: 16 mph at 1:42 PM
Precip: 0.00

Record High: 105° in 1971
Record Low:  36° in 1904
Average High: 81°F
Average Low: 55°F
Average Precip in August.:  1.64
Precip to date in August.: 0.07
Average Precip to date: 15.50
Precip Year to Date: 11.82
Sunset Tonight: 8:29 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:45 a.m.

lower 80s. East winds around 10 mph.
• Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Highest heat index readings around 100 in the afternoon.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
• Sunday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Highest heat index readings around 100 in the afternoon.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
• Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
• Monday Night And Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

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