CRAZY HEAT is Coming to the Northwest

[KneeGrinder]

Last year it got up to 114* here. The power went out for a whole day. When it got to much to bear we would go for a drive and cool off.

When I lived in an apartment in O.C. when I was single I used to take several cool showers in the evening with a few fans in the windows, it was still frigging hot.

My suggestion, move out while you still can. Word on the street is your gonna need a permit to move out of state soon...lol, J/K

 

[Snagglefoot]

Nominal 5 day forecast of high temp.

 

[IndyIan]

Hottest I've ever been in is 108F but with a wind and very dry in Australia. It dropped down to something reasonable that night so it wasn't bad sleeping in the camper van without AC. I did get an understanding of what an extreme or catastrophic fire warning is about though, so I hope your area isn't too dry!

 

[MasterSolenoid]

Yall are doing it backwards.
I heat my house in the Summer and air condition it in the Winter.

 

[53' Stude]

Forecasted high for my area in north Idaho (30 mi east of Spokane WA) is 108F on Monday and Tuesday next week. No AC in my house
Spokane is getting up to 110F. I hope this does not become the new normal. Last year we had no triple digit highs. Average for this time of the year is 76F

Going a part of the answer. My older house I’m renting is well insulated and new roof as of last fall. Keep my thermostat set at 75 in summer

 

[JavierH19]

Last time I was in the northern Mexico desert in the summer it was 117 if i remember right. hate the heat. I'm already counting the days when the weather begins to cool again. I couldn't imagine that heat again without AC. once it gets that bad you gotta start soaking no sleeve shirts and in cold water and wear them.

 

[manicrodder]

Pioneers in Lake Havasu in the 60's with no AC took wet towels to bed. Woke up during the night soaked em again and went back to bed.

 

[Brons2]

For a frame of reference, the all time high in Austin, Texas is 112. Portland is forecast to get to 113 on Monday.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Seattle area, away from the sound ... it's going to be miserable.

 

[01rangerxl]

I hate when high temps stay over the mid 90s for days on end. 110s plus sounds miserable. Houses down here have had good strong AC for years because of the humidity. I couldn't imagine those temperatures without it, regardless of humidity. My house has a Carrier packaged unit with some sort of Puron refrigerant that works well and doesn't cost me much. The gas bill side of it in winter is actually higher than the electric in summer, and usually temperature is set to 70-74 year round.

Summer has been mild so far here, but sometimes we'll have a really brutal August/September.

 

[aquariuscsm]

I'm already counting the days when the weather begins to cool again.

I'm right there with you on that one Javier!

 

[Pablo]

Yeah, they are talking OVER 110°F at my house................terrible............

We just (I kid you not) last week completed our full HVAC, $20K+, redo. State of the art system and even new ducting (previous thread, I believe). I think it got low 90's today. System does fine, all systems are variable, doesn't seem to be struggling and seems to like to just lope along, not stop and start. Hardly using much power. As a renowned t-stat jiggler, the temptation is there, but I am fighting the urge as there is no need.

 

[y_p_w]

Yeah, they are talking OVER 110°F at my house................terrible............

We just (I kid you not) last week completed our full HVAC, $20K+, redo. State of the art system and even new ducting (previous thread, I believe). I think it got low 90's today. System does fine, all systems are variable, doesn't seem to be struggling and seems to like to just lope along, not stop and start. Hardly using much power. As a renowned t-stat jiggler, the temptation is there, but I am fighting the urge as there is no need.

I was visiting a few years ago when they had what might have then been record heat. But that was temps in the 90s. The home I was staying at was well insulated for winter, but without A/C. It was absolutely nasty.

 

[Pablo]

I was visiting a few years ago when they had what might have then been record heat. But that was temps in the 90s. The home I was staying at was well insulated for winter, but without A/C. It was absolutely nasty.

We know this all too well. AC is no longer "nice to have" in the PNW. I mean it does cool at night, quite nicely, and if it doesn't matter when you sleep, you will live, but to crash at 10-11PM with AC ? OH BABY!!

One good trick that is not used here so much is/are very strong attic fans. Since it cools at night, the sooner you can get the attic cool the better. Worth that investment, at least.

 

[Oro_O]

Well, the upside of this is it made me stop procrastinating some things this past week.

Topped up the A/C in the Volvo to where it would blow 43.3F at idle when 75F.

And less than 37F at a steady 50mph! Yay!

Manky old heater core out and new one in, so now all tight and odor-free.]

Did the a/c in the truck, too so it blows 44f at 85F ambient, idle. Drained/filed the radiator, too.

I think if it is indeed near 110F on Monday as they project, I will drive up to Stampede Pass via the forest roads. Should be cooler at 5,400'! Start in Gig Harbor w/my cousin who is visiting from Louisville (unfortunate timing!), then come back via I-90/405/I-5. Spend the day sight-seeing inside a well a/c'd vehicle in the mountains.

(not Stampede Pass, but same mountains and the same vehicle this was Hole-In-the-Rock last June):

 

[ZeeOSix]

^^^ Cool photo.

 

[vtec260]

One of best investments two years ago. Resisted getting them for 8 years prior to and when the wild fire smoke from BC was wafting over for weeks at a time, we couldn't even open the windows at night to cool off. Not much of huge impact on electricity bill. With Covid and kids staying home to study/work last and this year, they are appreciative of the installation. They will definitely get a good workout this weekend and next week. Left one for upstairs and right one for main floor + basement. Right one rarely kicks in as cool air from upstairs flow down to cool rest of the house.

 

[BLND1]

Love the heat. Pool and grill time. Going to be hot this weekend. Temps over 100 are normal here

 

[4WD]

Love the heat. Pool and grill time. Going to be hot this weekend. Temps over 100 are normal here

hope the price of chlorine stops climbing already … some places sold out …

 

[Oro_O]

^^^ Cool photo.

Check it out sometime. It's actually a pretty easy drive just above Liberty, WA. "Hole-in-the-Rock."

Above it are some jeep trails and we drove higher on them and camped out. Amazing spots up there. This camping spot had 270-degree views all around. Go to bed and wake up with mountain tops all around you.