This outlook is issued every Wednesday to update the Sunday weekly forecast and provide a weather outlook for the next 10 days.
The east and west coast of the U.S. will have dramatically different weather this weekend. The east coast will deal with Hurricane Irene, which could track northward right along the coast.
Meanwhile, over here on the west coast we will have mostly sunny skies, light winds, and warm temperatures. Thursday through the weekend, Redding will have high temperatures in the upper 90s to near 100. A weak low pressure trough will pass by to the north with the chance of afternoon thunderstorms near the Oregon border. Temperatures will cool to the low to mid 90s early next week, but then should warm a little starting Thursday (September 1st). Gusty north winds could occur the 1st through the 3rd, during the morning hours.
-The Old Forecaster
Chris Fontana, aka The Old Forecaster, started his career as a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Sacramento. After four years as a weather officer in the U.S. Air Force, Chris transferred to the NWS office in Redding, where he was the meteorologist in charge from 1976 until the office closed in 1996. From 1996 until his 2005 retirement, he was the meteorologist in charge of the U.S. Forest Service Predictive Service Unit. Chris and his wife Jane have been married over 40 years and he works as a window covering installer in her business, Westwood Window Coverings.
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