NOAA Current Watches

...HEAT WAVE EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... .Strong high pressure over the Pacific Northwest will bring a stretch of unseasonably hot weather to much of southwest Washington and northwest Oregon beginning Friday and lasting through at least next Monday. High temperatures will run 20 to 25 degrees above normal for late June at many locations, putting Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-28T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Cascades in Lane County; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041007 041009 041027 041039 041043 041047 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ003 ORZ010 ORZ011 ORZ012 ORZ013 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210629T0400Z/

...HEAT WAVE EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... .Strong high pressure over the Pacific Northwest will bring a stretch of unseasonably hot weather to much of southwest Washington and northwest Oregon beginning Friday and lasting through at least next Monday. High temperatures will run 20 to 25 degrees above normal for late June at many locations, putting Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-28T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Willamette Valley; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; South Willamette Valley; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041009 041027 041039 041043 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.NEW.KPQR.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210629T0400Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with afternoon highs in the 90s and possibly near 100 Saturday and Sunday. * WHERE...Portions of westernl Washington. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Monday afternoon. Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-28T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Bellevue and Vicinity; Bremerton and Vicinity; East Puget Sound Lowlands; Everett and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; Lower Chehalis Valley Area; Seattle and Vicinity; Southwest Interior; Tacoma Area; West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes; Western Skagit County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053027 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ503 WAZ504 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ509 WAZ511 WAZ512 WAZ555 WAZ556 WAZ558 WAZ559 WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210629T0000Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 109 possible west of the Cascades and 100 east of the Cascades. Low temperatures as high as 72 degrees overnight. * WHERE...In the valleys and mid slopes of Oregon and northern Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-29T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Douglas County; Central and Eastern Lake County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 041037 UGC ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 ORZ029 ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.EH.A.0003.210625T2100Z-210630T0000Z/

...Abundant Lightning Expected Today and Wednesday Afternoons and Evenings... .Low pressure centered southwest of the area will send a series of disturbances into the area from the southeast. Scattered thunderstorms on dry fuels are expected over much of the forecast area this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorm activity on Wednesday Red Flag Warning 2021-06-22T14:34:00-07:00 2021-06-23T00:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Siskiyou Mountains FIPS6 041029 041033 UGC ORZ621 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0010.210623T2100Z-210624T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210623T0700Z/

...Abundant Lightning Expected Today and Wednesday Afternoons and Evenings... .Low pressure centered southwest of the area will send a series of disturbances into the area from the southeast. Scattered thunderstorms on dry fuels are expected over much of the forecast area this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorm activity on Wednesday Red Flag Warning 2021-06-22T14:34:00-07:00 2021-06-23T00:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Rogue Valley FIPS6 041029 UGC ORZ622 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210623T0700Z/

...Abundant Lightning Expected Today and Wednesday Afternoons and Evenings... .Low pressure centered southwest of the area will send a series of disturbances into the area from the southeast. Scattered thunderstorms on dry fuels are expected over much of the forecast area this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorm activity on Wednesday Red Flag Warning 2021-06-22T14:34:00-07:00 2021-06-23T00:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties; Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041035 041037 UGC ORZ623 ORZ624 ORZ625 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210623T0700Z/

...Abundant Lightning Expected Today and Wednesday Afternoons and Evenings... .Low pressure centered southwest of the area will send a series of disturbances into the area from the southeast. Scattered thunderstorms on dry fuels are expected over much of the forecast area this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorm activity on Wednesday Red Flag Warning 2021-06-23T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-23T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Siskiyou Mountains FIPS6 041029 041033 UGC ORZ621 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0010.210623T2100Z-210624T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210623T0700Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... A strong high pressure system will build over the Pacific Northwest by the end of this week and will continue through the weekend into early next week. Strong air subsidence and adiabatic heating of sinking air will result in record high temperatures Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-29T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053013 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ029 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210630T0300Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... A strong high pressure system will build over the Pacific Northwest by the end of this week and will continue through the weekend into early next week. Strong air subsidence and adiabatic heating of sinking air will result in record high temperatures Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-29T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053021 053071 UGC WAZ028 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210630T0300Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... A strong high pressure system will build over the Pacific Northwest by the end of this week and will continue through the weekend into early next week. Strong air subsidence and adiabatic heating of sinking air will result in record high temperatures Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-29T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible East Slopes of the Washington Cascades; Northwest Blue Mountains; Simcoe Highlands FIPS6 053013 053037 053039 053077 UGC WAZ030 WAZ520 WAZ521 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210630T0300Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... A strong high pressure system will build over the Pacific Northwest by the end of this week and will continue through the weekend into early next week. Strong air subsidence and adiabatic heating of sinking air will result in record high temperatures Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-29T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Oregon; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; North Central Oregon FIPS6 041017 041021 041031 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ041 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210630T0300Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... A strong high pressure system will build over the Pacific Northwest by the end of this week and will continue through the weekend into early next week. Strong air subsidence and adiabatic heating of sinking air will result in record high temperatures Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-29T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041049 041059 UGC ORZ044 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210630T0300Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... A strong high pressure system will build over the Pacific Northwest by the end of this week and will continue through the weekend into early next week. Strong air subsidence and adiabatic heating of sinking air will result in record high temperatures Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-29T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Grande Ronde Valley; John Day Basin FIPS6 041023 041061 041069 UGC ORZ049 ORZ505 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210630T0300Z/

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... A strong high pressure system will build over the Pacific Northwest by the end of this week and will continue through the weekend into early next week. Strong air subsidence and adiabatic heating of sinking air will result in record high temperatures Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-29T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Ochoco-John Day Highlands; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041031 041049 041059 041061 041063 041069 UGC ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ506 ORZ509 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210630T0300Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. High temperatures in the 90s to near 100 Friday, 97 to 107 Saturday, 100 to 112 Sunday through Tuesday. Mild overnight lows in the mid 60s to mid 70s. * WHERE...Portions of Central, East Central, North Central, Excessive Heat Watch 2021-06-25T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-29T19:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible East Slopes Northern Cascades; Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Moses Lake Area; Northeast Blue Mountains; Northeast Mountains; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Spokane Area; Upper Columbia Basin; Washington Palouse; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053017 053019 053023 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ031 WAZ032 WAZ033 WAZ034 WAZ035 WAZ036 WAZ037 WAZ038 WAZ041 WAZ042 WAZ043 WAZ044 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.EH.A.0001.210625T2100Z-210630T0200Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... Low pressure system off the coast with unstable southerly flow over the region. Scattered thunderstorms are expected over central and northeast Oregon during the afternoon and evening hours with little if any thunderstorm activity overnight. Red Flag Warning 2021-06-22T13:51:00-07:00 2021-06-23T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Mountains of Oregon; Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District FIPS6 041013 041017 041031 041035 041069 UGC ORZ611 ORZ640 VTEC /O.EXT.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210624T0600Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... Low pressure system off the coast with unstable southerly flow over the region. Scattered thunderstorms are expected over central and northeast Oregon during the afternoon and evening hours with little if any thunderstorm activity overnight. Red Flag Warning 2021-06-22T13:51:00-07:00 2021-06-23T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Blue Mountains; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains; Wallowa District FIPS6 041023 041025 041049 041061 041063 041069 UGC ORZ642 ORZ644 ORZ645 VTEC /O.EXT.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210624T0600Z/

...WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY TODAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON... .Warm, dry, and breezy conditions are expected this afternoon again Wednesday in Central Washington east of the Cascades. Relative humidity this afternoon will be as low as 15 to 25 percent today and 12 to 20 percent on Wednesday. The Ellensburg Red Flag Warning 2021-06-22T14:00:00-07:00 2021-06-23T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053037 053077 UGC WAZ676 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0002.210622T2100Z-210624T0400Z/

...WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY TODAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON... .Warm, dry, and breezy conditions are expected this afternoon again Wednesday in Central Washington east of the Cascades. Relative humidity this afternoon will be as low as 15 to 25 percent today and 12 to 20 percent on Wednesday. The Ellensburg Red Flag Warning 2021-06-23T13:00:00-07:00 2021-06-23T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053007 UGC WAZ677 VTEC /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0002.210623T2000Z-210624T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.FW.W.0002.210623T2000Z-210624T0400Z/