By Rod Hill on 2011-06-19
Summer begins with the solstice Tuesday morning at 10:16 a.m. our time. This will be the day with the sun high in the northern sky and is known as the longest day of the year. The weather should cooperate with sunshine and Portland metro highs in the 80s! I still believe a very nice summer is in store for us. I look for our typical dry, sunny season July and August. Last year saw July & August average about 1/2 degree below normal temperature. The two months were below normal in precipitation. I think what we remember, was the high number of cloudy mornings into early afternoon.
This summer, I expect near normal temperatures, which means lots of days 70-85 degrees. Normal rainfall, which means most days will be dry and mostly sunny skies by noon if not before most days. In fact 15 July days could be sunny from from mid-morning through the afternoon. Our traditional dry season is July 6th - August 20th. This time span averages roughly a 15% chance of daily rainfall. The 7 week span can be totally dry some years!
Happy summer - I hope we all enjoy!!
Warm & Dry Month Possible