It looks like after a brief break, the heat returns to the Inland Northwest.  Dennis Hull with the National Weather Service says the first 11 days of July have been very hot for the region.

 

“Temperatures averaging anywhere from six to seven degrees above normal in the Tri-Cities and up in Wenatchee area. In fact, every day has been a 90 or above in the Tri-Cities at the Pasco airport.  And only one day, in Wenatchee that got below 90.”

 

Hull notes the cooler weather to start this week, was not really cooler, just a return to normal.  But, Hull said it looks like the heat will return to the Inland Northwest by the weekend.  And Hull says not only will it be hot, but we’re going to be very dry.

 

“We’re kind of stuck in the middle between the moisture moving north out of old Mexico, and then the upper level low moving off to the west of British Columbia and we’re kind of in no man’s land, and there’s not really any strong storm systems moving in this way.”

 

Hull said the hot weather will be beneficial for wheat growers, which should kick off harvest in the not too distant future.  Hull added that the region is still behind the growing degree days when compared to 2015 and 2016, but we are now slightly ahead of the 30 year average.

 

 

 

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