Dry, very warm and breezy weather is on tap in the Tuesday forecast across the region.{/h2}
A strong ridge of high pressure and upper level easterly wind flow will dry out and warm up the region today. Our wildfire season may be starting early this year- with very little rain in the forecast for these first weeks of June. Daytime highs today will be in the low 90s. Tonight's lows will drop to the upper 50s. Tomorrow, highs will again approach 90 degrees.
Windy spots include the Western Columbia River Gorge- where gusts will be near 30 miles per hour out of the east. Also the east slopes of the Cascades will experience a stronger north to northeast breeze. Red Flag Warnings are posted farther north in parts of the Southwest Washington Cascades - from N. Skamania to Lewis and Cowlitz Counties until tonight.
Rhonda