It's not that bad, I've seen worse around here. Good news is the forecast high for Saturday is 81 in Wenatchee. Last night when we got home from Seattle it was 94 at 10 pm.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
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It's not that bad, I've seen worse around here. Good news is the forecast high for Saturday is 81 in Wenatchee. Last night when we got home from Seattle it was 94 at 10 pm.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
It was 49 degrees here this morning when we put the boat in. I think we tied a record low or something going back to 1930. Now have windows open and it is perfect...in mid July...in Iowa...enjoying what is probably the best weather on the planet. Thanks for sending it over here. Not me but this is from this morning's perfection.
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Because it's hot and windy...?Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
Not bad if you get to work inside but my job takes me outside during the hottest time of the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by AaronWright
MmmmmmmmmmmmmQuote:
Originally Posted by uglymoney
High fire danger. By making the declaration it allows impacted individuals to apply for federal funds if and when their homes/farms burn.Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncsta....jpg?ve=1&tl=1
PORTLAND, Ore. – A handful of new wildfires, some started by lightning, grew dramatically Tuesday in central Washington, and several threatened homes even as firefighters made progress against a destructive Oregon blaze.
A brush fire that jumped containment lines Tuesday night temporarily closed a 20-mile stretch of Interstate 90 in the central part of the state, said Washington State Transportation Department officials. The highway reopened late Tuesday night.
State firefighting assistance has been ordered for the Stokes Road fire, burning in north-central Washington's Methow Valley. That lightning-caused fire has grown to 600 acres. Residents of seven homes were told to leave, fire spokesman Jacob McCann said.
Another fire 10 miles north of Leavenworth quickly raced across 200 to 500 acres in heavy timber, sending up a 20,000-foot column of smoke and spitting embers as far as a mile ahead of the main blaze, fire spokesman Daniel O'Connor said. Homes were threatened there too.
That fire, too, was caused by lightning, O'Connor said.
Washington's largest wildfire, the Mills Canyon blaze near the central Washington town of Entiat, was 40 percent contained Tuesday and holding steady about 35 square miles.
Kittitas Valley firefighters worked to protect farm homes in the Badger Pocket area near Ellensburg from a wildfire burning on the northern edges of the Army's rugged Yakima Training Center.
Winds forecast as high as 30 mph Wednesday could test the Washington firefighters on all fronts.
In southern Oregon, crews trying to save rural dwellings got help from a natural force they usually dread when winds turned around a spreading wildfire.
That kept the fire from breaking out of a 4-square-mile area near the ranching town of Sprague River where crews were trying to dig containment lines, fire spokeswoman Erica Hupp said Tuesday.
The fire claimed six houses when it broke out Sunday in the Moccasin Hill subdivision, and destroyed 14 other structures, such as barns and garages.
Hupp said it began expanding Monday afternoon, making a run that covered about half the length of a football field. It was in an area where bulldozers hadn't dug lines.
The flames were moving away from Moccasin Hill, Hupp said, but if the winds hadn't forced the fire back on itself, other homes in the area would have been threatened.
"It really did kind of help the firefighters," she said.
The fire, which has burned across nearly 4 square miles, or 2,500 acres, was 15 percent contained Tuesday. Hupp said many residents who had been evacuated were back at home.
Hupp said the cause hasn't been determined, but lightning has been ruled out. Elsewhere in Oregon, weekend lightning has been blamed for dozens of fires.
A stubborn wildfire in Northern California that authorities say was sparked by exhaust from a truck threatened dozens of additional homes on Tuesday.
The Bully Fire around the rural community of Igo in Shasta County was threatening more than 68 structures, said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Teresa Rea. Some of those homes were under mandatory evacuation orders, though she didn't know exactly how many.
The fire, which began Friday and has destroyed eight homes and 10 other structures, had burned through nearly 13 square miles, or 8,100 acres, of forest land. It was 20 percent contained.
A 27-year-old Sacramento man has been charged with recklessly causing the fire and with marijuana cultivation, both felonies. Authorities said he was delivering supplies to an illegal plot when the fire broke out.
In Idaho, residents of about 60 homes in a small central Idaho town remained under voluntary evacuation Tuesday as crews fought nearly 20 lightning-caused fires in the Boise National Forest.
Being stoned in sweltering heat...I´ll pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Well, unless Mr.Lawrence was onto something.
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Normally I would be right with you guys bitching but today it's a dry 76 here, so suck it.
56 and raining here.
Boner fucking city here in Minneapolis this week.
Upper 40's at night.
More importantly a dry, non-batwing 60's during the day.
Forecast says:
Tomorrow is forecast to be MUCH COOLER than today. High - 98.
LOL!! 98 is "much cooler". Ugh.
That riding arena I want to build may just turn into a swimming pool
Just sent guys up to Hells Canyon. They'll be happy to hear that it will only be 98 tomorrow.
Record low temps last night, today, and tonight. More headed our way tomorrow.
Today was the day to be on the golf course: 81, sunny, fluffy clouds, mild breeze, no rain, and beer.
Wow - that is not a place I'd want to be right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by grrrr
Here are the new daily records for today:
Station previous new records record/year record began
Pendleton(arpt), or 105 / 1941 105 (tied) 1934
Walla Walla, WA 105 / 1984 105 (tied) 1930
Yakima, WA 101 / 1973 107 1909
Redmond, or 100 / 1960 100 (tied) 1949
Hanford, WA 105 / 1970 110 1945
Hermiston, or 108 / 1941 108 (tied) 1906
Pasco, WA 109 / 1990 109 (tied) 1948
*jealous*Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
I didn't shoot that well if it helpsQuote:
Originally Posted by KQ
FinLly catching a break in the brutal heat wave we've been having here. Mid to high 70's for at least the last 10 days. High of 60 forecasted today. Good thing... My sweatshirts were getting lonely! Almost looked like it wanted to snow a little last night but I guess it was really hail/grapple..
^^^Now that is my kind of weather. Nothing over 70. No way is the wife living at 9,000 though. I finally broke down and bought one of the AC on wheel units for when it heats up again. My fur kids will thank me in September.
It's easier than you think... But that being said, there's a reason our neighborhood is referred to in some circles as "Divorce Gulch". I guess if you'd rather put up with 100 degree heat rather than some washboard roads and a little snow plowing, it's probably not for you. For us, it's the other way around.Quote:
Originally Posted by liv2ski
Yup, and choking thick with smoke from fires. I live 20 miles west so it was only 99! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
Lot better today though - only 92 and I can see N Sister from seven miles away
It was 104 on my car yesterday in Spokane. Today, it's officially only 88 right now but the smoke is thicker than hell and it's windy. We're getting hammered by the smoke from the Entiat fire. Virtually all of eastern Washington is under a red flag warning right now. Heading to Bend on Saturday for a week so I hope things clear up a bit in the next few days.
Absolutely gorgeous here in DC yesterday and today. Heat's back on for the weekend tho... bummer.
Hot weather makes me even more anxious. I hate it. Yeah, it's some kind of reverse SADD: the sun gives me the blues bad.. No way could I live out in EWA. See Rants.
Heard from a GF on the west side who said she can't get hay delivered because the DOT won't let the trucks cross the pass due to high fire danger. I-90 has been closed all day outside of Ellensburg. Multiple car accident due to smoke and ash.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoldMember
I was in town just now and saw several brush fires burning along the roads.
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Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
My problem with too hit weather is that is hard to enjoy doing things outside for most of the day. Of course in Utah I lived going on 2am runs as it started to get cool and there was a distinct smell as the air cooled down
Stevens is closed to Leavenworth due to fires, friends pictures from there are... smoky.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
Friends from Crystal are working the Entiat fire rather than getting their usual Alaska fire postings.
Sure be nice to have good hard rain.
Do they not have garden hoses in Washington? I thought that was the preferred method of fire prevention.
Well, it's official. It was the hottest July in 30 years according to the record keepers. Looking forward to this week when we might actually get below 70 at night.
Somebody check those records against coming El Nino winters.
Maybe for up North. The South enjoyed one of the mildest summers in like 30 years. Many times this summer, it was hotter in WA/ID/MT than it was in TX. Certainly odd.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
What's the story with people who live in hot places complaining about the heat? You didn't know that's what you were signing up for when you decided to live there? Perhaps the hipsters among you figured the people who named a place "Hell's Canyon" were just being ironic?
right - I was only speaking of where I live.Quote:
Originally Posted by AustinFromSA
Of course I knew it was hot which is why I moved here however this being "the hottest July in 30 years" it is outside the norm - get it? Restating for you - it's been 30 years since this happened meaning it's not normally this hot for this long. There is an average and this ain't it.Quote:
Originally Posted by stfu&gbtw
I've been to Hell's Canyon, which is 150 miles from me, and always believed its name came from the steep and unforgiving terrain as it is the deepest river gorge in the United States. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about it:
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The earliest known settlers in Hells Canyon were the Nez Percé tribe. Others tribes visiting the area were the Shoshone-Bannock, northern Paiute and Cayuse Indians. The mild winters, and ample plant and wildlife attracted human habitation. Pictographs and petroglyphs on the walls of the canyon are a record of the Indian settlements.[6]
In 1806, three members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition entered the Hells Canyon region along the Salmon River. They turned back without seeing the deep parts of the canyon. It was not until 1811 that the Wilson Price Hunt expedition explored Hells Canyon while seeking a shortcut to the Columbia River. Hunger and cold forced them to turn back, as did many explorers who were defeated by the canyon's inaccessibility. There remains no evidence in the canyon of their attempts; their expedition journals are the only documentation.[6] Early explorers sometimes called this area Box Canyon or Snake River Canyon.
Hey now, there's no reason that we need to get facts involved in this discussion.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
I tell ya what - I'm digging the monsoonal flow here in Central California. A bit of rain here and there and much cooler temps for a few days at least. It'll barely hit 80 at 3800' here today - low 60s at night. Very nice.
It's kind of weird. I've lived here (E. WA) for the majority of my life and we would occasionally have summers like this when I was growing up but it's been well above average this year, as KQ noted. But I think I'm actually getting used to it. Went mountain biking yesterday afternoon, 102 on my car temp, and I never really got too hot. A week ago, I almost passed out from the heat. This time, no problem. I just make sure I'm hydrated really well and was fine. Bring it!
I think I have this reverse SADD too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
WTF kinda statement is this?
From: West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes Severe Watches & Warnings (Public Information Statement)Quote:
The outlook for August and beyond...for the next two weeks the outlook is for below normal precipitation for all of Washington. The monthly outlook for August is calling for equal chances of normal...above...or below normal precipitation for the entire state. The three month outlook from August to October also calls for equal chances of normal...above...or below normal precipitation for the entire state.
Recreational marijuana...Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
It's gonna rain! Or not. But maybe a little.
At least the weather babes on Ch. 3 in Sacto have big tits!Quote:
Originally Posted by abraham
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On the english channels too?
It's goofy, but if you look at those long range forecasts that's the wording they always use. I think it's sort of code for "it's a crap shoot."Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
I thought the forecast was for 100% chance of rising tides of boiling seas.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
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