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AFDPDT

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
448 PM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

.UPDATED DISCUSSION.

.AVIATION DISCUSSION...00Z TAFs...VFR conditions prevailing for
the entire period. Large area of ridging will keep weather
conditions dry with light and variable winds (up to 12 knots). No
VIS or CIG issues expected with the lowest CIGs being SCT skies at
25,000 feet.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 137 PM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025/

SHORT TERM...
Tonight through Wednesday night...Dry northwesterly flow will
continue through the short term. A weak short wave will move
across the region Tuesday night into Wednesday, but it has no
moisture with it.

High temperatures will warm a couple of degrees each day and will
average about 5 degrees above normal through the period.

LONG TERM...
Thursday through Monday...The dry weather will continue through
the period, with virtually no chances of rain. The northwesterly
flow will continue through Friday before a ridge begins to build
over the Pacific Northwest into early next week.

There is still some discrepancy in the guidance as to how strong
the ridge will be and how hot it gets over over the weekend and
into early next week.

However, temperatures will continue to rise at least into the mid
to upper 90s across portions of the Columbia Basin, Blue Mountain
Foothills, and Yakima Vally during this time. HeatRisk should be
moderate at least. Some of the current guidance suggests that the
Columbia Basin could see its first triple digit readings of the
year. Of course, we are a week away, so things could change.

By Saturday, the ECMWF EFI has values of 0.6 to 0.7 for high
temperatures extending from central Oregon through the COlumbia
Basin. On Sunday, the areal coverage increases to cover most of
the states of Oregon and Washington and the values increase to
between 0.7 and 0.8. This far out, the NBM probabilities of high
temperatures >=100 degrees on Monday are between 20 and 30
percent.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT  46  79  49  82 /   0   0   0   0
ALW  50  77  54  81 /   0   0   0   0
PSC  48  84  50  86 /   0   0   0   0
YKM  49  82  51  85 /   0   0   0   0
HRI  47  83  51  85 /   0   0   0   0
ELN  48  79  50  82 /   0   0   0   0
RDM  38  76  40  79 /   0   0   0   0
LGD  42  74  45  77 /   0   0   0   0
GCD  41  75  43  79 /   0   0   0   0
DLS  50  80  53  80 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...None.
WA...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...77
LONG TERM....77
AVIATION...95