Finally relief from the heat. Yippee! High temperatures with will reach the upper 80s, while that's still above normal it nowhere close to Tueday's 102 degrees. The temperatures maybe cooling but the fire danger stays red hot. A Red Flag warning remains posted from the crest of the Cascades east. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for most of the Willamette Valley & Coast Range.

The Thunderstorms I have in my forecast for tonight don't contain much rain. I think we'll see a fair amount of lightning and thunder in the Cascade foothills and possibly even in the metro area this evening. The chance of Thunderstorms decreasing on Friday as temperatures continue to cool. Daytime highs early next week will be in the 70s & that's actually about 5 to 6 degrees below average for this time of year.

Regards
Dave

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