Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Weather Update

Yesterday the local metereologists announced that it looks like summer here in the Willamette valley may be canceled. July temperature are predicted to be mid 60s to low 70s and -surprise - wetter than normal. Our range of weather looks like "partly sunny" to "mostly cloudy."

Today I checked the forecast for Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon. I head out on my trip on Thursday - flying in to Las Vegas and then early Friday morning we are bussed to the put-in at Lees Ferry.

In contrast to the local predictions, here's what we can expect in terms of the weather on our 8-day rafting trip.


Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 111. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 110.


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