The HEAT BUILDS UP by mid-week

So now regarding the heat and our ridge. Looking through todays 6z through 18zGFS and tonights 0zGFS, they all basically show rather STRONG and amplified ridging that looks to continue through at least Fri/Sat. But the exception to this ridge will be the chance of afternoon/evening storms over the Cascades in which some could drift over the lowlands with few showers, but only briefly(Water vapor image from this evening). But this will do LITTLE in the way to help out with our ever so dry conditions. And adding flue to the fire is our soaring temps each day in which we will be really cooking by mid-late week as highs look to be up in the upper 90`s under mainly sunny skies. But tomorrow may very well perhaps be warmer or just as warm....upper 80`s to maybe 90. Someone on here mentioned about Portland reaching 90 today. But Mon will really be the start of the up hill climb as the HEAT GETS TURNED UP. And 00zWRF for Mon shows upper 80`s to maybe low 90`s with Tue showing low-mid 90`s, Wed-Thurs upper 90`s to maybe A FEW SPOTS seeing lower 100`s and Fri 'cooling' back down a bit with upper 80`s to low 90`s showing up for highs(image shown is for 2pm Wed). So for what the models are worth, it will be pretty darn HOT and pretty SUNNY so you will want to take many breaks and stay WELL HYDRATED as not to over heat.

Things might cool down a bit for the up coming weekend as low level temps and upper level heights lower a bit as models hint at some sort of brief split-flow late in the weekend into early following week. However in regards to the upcoming weekend, it appears there could be a chance of storms over OR/WA as an upper level low swings ashore somewhere to the northern west coast in which this may give us a decent chance as it has in SE-ESELY flow at 500/700mb. But since this out past 5 days, will have to see what models do with this forecasted upper level for the coming weekend ahead.