By Rod Hill on 2009-08-13
This weekend will kick-off what is expected to be warmer than normal temperatures through the rest of August. A weak, but strengthening El Nino began to develop in June across the equatorial waters of the Pacific. Near surface water temperatures are forecast to warm to 2 degrees celsius above normal in the coming months. The forecast outlook through October calls for the Northwest to see drier than normal weather. At this time, little confidence in the temperature forecast is available.
High praise to the National Weather Service. Their forecast outllooks have been SPOT-ON this summer! ( I hope I have not given them the "Forecast Jinx").
