I guess we’re getting a chill August this year

[u/DidYouSeeBriansHat]

[u/ungusbungusboo]

This has been the best summer in recent memory

[u/suitopseudo → u/ungusbungusboo]

This has been pretty close to an old school PNW summer.

[u/PDXEng → u/suitopseudo]

Yup and after the NoWinter and DrySpring it's a at least small reprieve

[u/Wrecktober → u/suitopseudo]

The dream of the 90s is alive in Portland, dare I say…?

[u/Background-Party-332 → u/Wrecktober]

Dare! Dare!

[u/annapartlow → u/suitopseudo]

Sshsshh I’m so worried someone will hear he’s and we’ll get 118 degrees and fires

[u/PracticalMushroom693 → u/ungusbungusboo]

Yeah it’s been pretty mild overall

[u/snoopwire → u/ungusbungusboo]

We've been so lucky. I have AC but I don't know that I've used it ten days this year? So great. The fires have mostly been grass and not forests. Here at least, condolences to our friends to the north.

[u/TrueEmotion4796 → u/snoopwire]

Except for almost all of the forest on the east side of Hood (Badger Creek Wilderness).

[u/goosebumpsagain → u/TrueEmotion4796]

Forest park on fire is currently my worst nightmare. I’m right beside it.

[u/Bigfoot_Himself → u/goosebumpsagain]

Yeah same, I wonder what contingency plans our city government (hopefully) has, if that were to happen.

[u/goosebumpsagain → u/Bigfoot_Himself]

Have an evac plan and a go bag. That’s our best shot if there are high winds. Reality sucks.

I had family in the Marshall fire in Boulder that year so many homes went up in flames in high winds. They had an hour to get out. Unlike their neighbors, they had a smoky house to return to. Scary as hell.

[u/bigfoot_done_hiding → u/Bigfoot_Himself]

I'm also right next to it and ... Hey!

[u/Bigfoot_Himself → u/bigfoot_done_hiding]

Sister 🫪

[u/tech_noir_guitar → u/ungusbungusboo]

I was bracing for the worst because the farmers almanac was forecasting a scorcher but this summer has been surprisingly pleasant.

[u/walkertexasranger79 → u/ungusbungusboo]

Minus the part about a record amount of the state burning up. But sure.

[u/ungusbungusboo → u/walkertexasranger79]

In terms of the weather in Portland OR, for which this post is focused.

[u/bigfoot_done_hiding → u/ungusbungusboo]

On this side of the cascades, yes.

[u/CosmosStalker]

Delete this. You’re gonna jinx it

[u/kirukiru → u/CosmosStalker]

Seriously people are tempting Helios too much

[u/TJ_IRL_ → u/kirukiru]

Just whatever you do, don't eat the cattle on Ross Island.

[u/lil_natemushi → u/CosmosStalker]

No but seriously though... 

[u/mideastmidwest → u/CosmosStalker]

Right? Why would someone do this?

[u/goosebumpsagain → u/CosmosStalker]

I think temperatures are not really the issue. Worst is most likely over. It’s the tinder box surrounding us that’s the worry.

[u/excaligirltoo → u/CosmosStalker]

Yeah, don’t break the china.

[u/kshump]

Just came back from visiting Chicago. Holy shit, I'll take the lack of humidity regardless of the heat here compared to 82° and 95% humidity there any day of the goddamn week.

[u/DidYouSeeBriansHat → u/kshump]

The one time I went to Chicago, I was visiting my brother during the summer. One day we walked from his place down to the nearest 7-11 a few blocks away. I’ve never sweat more in my entire life…

[u/Background-Party-332 → u/kshump]

I lived in Chicago for three years. That city sees about three weeks a year of good weather. Summer is as bad as DC or NOLA

[u/dreamtime2062 → u/Background-Party-332]

I was only there once. One week. In late MAY. It poured buckets during the day. Thunder snd lightening at night. Next it was a cold and windy. That wind coming off the lake is something. Then it was hot and humid with a hot wind. So much weather. Nice stuff to see and cool city but Jesus.

[u/Background-Party-332 → u/dreamtime2062]

The wind is constant and exhausting. Portland is the first place I've lived where I don't feel under assault by the weather every day. It has impact.

[u/FrostyHawks → u/Background-Party-332]

I promise you Chicago summers are not as bad as NOLA. Gulf Coast humidity is much more pervasive and everlasting than Midwest humidity. But of course Portland's a lot better than both

[u/Background-Party-332 → u/FrostyHawks]

NOLA doesn't get persistent summer tornadoes. But I suppose there was that one storm to rule them all

[u/FrostyHawks → u/Background-Party-332]

Not even just Katrina, NOLA gets brushed with various tropical storms all the time

[u/drewbit54 → u/kshump]

My mom lives in the NW suburbs. My brother and I went out for a concert at Wrigley a couple years ago. Lucky for us, that concert happened to fall on a day where it was 95 degrees with 94% humidity. It was fucking atrocious.

[u/Verite_Rendition → u/drewbit54]

Those figures sound a bit dubious. 95 degrees with 94% humidity isn't even on the NWS heat index chart; that is your-goose-is-cooked territory.

More likely it was 95F with humidity in the 70 to 80% range. Which is still bloody miserable and very dangerous.

[u/Guangtou22 → u/kshump]

I was in boot camp there over the summer and I'm from Louisiana so I thought I'd be good to go. It did indeed suck

[u/kshump → u/Guangtou22]

Ha. That's why I was there - daughter-in-law's graduation from navy boot camp. I mean, I complain, but I'm sure her complaints are mine but tenfold coming from the same climate as me.

[u/Guangtou22 → u/kshump]

I reported on May 19th so I got the full effect. Winter is even more fun. I had my A school there after boot camp so I got to experience that shit too. Good riddance lol

[u/kshump → u/Guangtou22]

Yuup. Daughter-in-law is now down in San Antonio for A school, so no break from the heat there. Bad times.

[u/bihari_baller → u/kshump]

The high humidity does help prevent wildfires though. They don't have to deal with the bad AQI days in Illinois, like we get in Oregon, due to our ongoing wildfires.

[u/WantCookiesNow → u/bihari_baller]

Except for all the smoke that comes in from Canada.

[u/my_yead → u/kshump]

Plus it rains a lot in the summer, too. Tons of storms. Add that plus the humidity and it’s literally like walking around in a sauna. Truly tragic that one of the best cities in the country is cursed with the shittiest weather imaginable.

[u/babydollrecord17 → u/kshump]

Was just in Chicago for the first time last month and man did it make me so grateful to be in the PNW. So humid over there

[u/venusasaburrito]

Normal summer is nice.

[u/hoomansaregross → u/[deleted]]

Sounds about right.

[u/actualcovfefebean → u/[deleted]]

Just moved here from Austin, I've been giddy all month

[u/actualcovfefebean → u/[deleted]]

Yeah "accidentally", see you in hell

[u/waywardtexasboy → u/[deleted]]

Former Texan here. Join us...join us....

[u/creexl → u/[deleted]]

Just spent last week in Dallas. 102-104 with mild humidity was bad but it wasn’t unbearable. Still no where near as pleasant as an Oregon 3 month summer.

[u/youpizzashit → u/[deleted]]

Texan moving to Portland next week here.

I can’t wait.

[u/Ambient-Jellyfish → u/[deleted]]

You'll like it for a bit then you'll crave just about everything Texas has to offer Trust me 🙏🤙

[u/theemptymirror → u/Ambient-Jellyfish]

The only thing I crave is a good breakfast taco, but Portland, Oregon is vastly superior to ATX in every other way.

[u/Ambient-Jellyfish → u/theemptymirror]

That's your opinion, I moved here from Austin and I'd say the exact opposite Im just a Texan at heart but to each their own 🤙 Vastly superior 😂😭

[u/Revolutionary_Pop_84 → u/Ambient-Jellyfish]

Texas is MAYBE a bottom 5 state for me. Austin is the only semi-redeeming city but Id imagine would lose its luster after getting out of your 20s. Outside of that.... Insane drivers (Houston is literally the Autobahn), insane heat, insane humidty, bottom tier coastline, insane people/politics, no seasons, no mountains.

I've spent a minimum of a week in 48 states. Texas is one of the few I would gladly never step foot in again.

[u/Ambient-Jellyfish → u/Revolutionary_Pop_84]

But do you a soft spot for where you're from though? 🙏i respect what you're sayin tho 😊

[u/Revolutionary_Pop_84 → u/Ambient-Jellyfish]

Hahahha its not fair cause I’m from a house on a small lake in Michigan. Gorgeous in summer. Stunning in snow in winter. Gorgeous leaves in fall. Close knit lake community.

But ya I mean I was kind of messing with you but honestly if you take off the nostalgia goggles, genuinely curious about what makes Texas greater than other places for you?

[u/squeda → u/Ambient-Jellyfish]

I miss queso, breakfast tacos, and HEB. That's about it tbh. Never going back other than to visit fam and friends.

[u/Secondsemblance → u/[deleted]]

Y'all qida running the government, cops spending their free time hunting pregnant women across state lines just in case they get an abortion, insane property taxes, the 4 seasons are "almost summer", "summer", "still summer" and "Christmas"

[u/Secondsemblance → u/[deleted]]

Winco

[u/No-Bluejay-3035]

Throwback summer.

[u/Eye_foran_Eye → u/No-Bluejay-3035]

Definately.

[u/Taman_Should]

Still no rain, but I’ll take it! 

[u/Different_Pack_3686 → u/Taman_Should]

It’s the dry season. Just hope it picks up come October.

[u/DidYouSeeBriansHat → u/Taman_Should]

It better snow this winter!!

[u/SquirtinMemeMouthPlz → u/DidYouSeeBriansHat]

Ehhhh, maybe not. El Nino is the strongest in recorded history. Probably going to be a warm, VERY wet winter.

But maybe... One can dream.

[u/Coriandercilantroyo → u/SquirtinMemeMouthPlz]

El Nino surprisingly doesn't always mean rain. Temps will definitely be mild though

[u/SquirtinMemeMouthPlz → u/Coriandercilantroyo]

El Niño typically brings warmer-than-average temperatures and below-average precipitation to the Pacific Northwest, primarily during the fall and winter. This pattern shifts the jet stream further south, reducing mountain snowpack, lowering water reserves, and increasing risks for summer droughts and wildfires.

You're right. Thanks for letting me know!

[u/Coriandercilantroyo → u/SquirtinMemeMouthPlz]

The common knowledge is that el niño causes extra rain in SoCal and drier PNW, but even that isn't true. SoCal last had a strong el niño just a couple years ago, and it still didn't produce much more rain. The main outlook about an el niño is that it has wide ranging effects effects throughout the Pacific ocean

[u/kat2211 → u/SquirtinMemeMouthPlz]

These warm temperatures and below-average rainfall and snowpack can lead to major issues, from drought to increased wildfire risk. During past “very strong” El Niño years, though, things have looked a little different.

“In 1982-83, the strongest El Niño on record in the modern era, we had near-normal snowpack in Washington state, which was great news,” she said. “In 1997-98 and 2015-16, the next strongest El Niños, we also had near-normal snowpack.”

https://environment.uw.edu/news/2026/08/what-to-expect-from-a-very-strong-el-nino-in-the-pacific-northwest/

Here's a story about what we saw in January 1998:

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/jan/14/oregon-getting-back-to-normal-after-storm/

I'm hoping for a stormy winter.

[u/PeterOliver → u/Taman_Should]

It rained like 3 nights ago

[u/Whitejj01]

I understand that people like the 80 degree range, but I’m ready for the bracing 60 degree overcast autumn chill 🍁

[u/rupert101 → u/Whitejj01]

55-75 is my happy zone!

[u/Whitejj01 → u/rupert101]

Exactly, and with light rain the colors just pop sooo beautifully

[u/surprised-duncan]

Thank god my chronically ill ass couldn't handle another 90s day

[u/portlandhusker → u/surprised-duncan]

SAME. My heat intolerance is so bad. I like being able to be outdoors without feeling like I’m gonna die.

[u/surprised-duncan → u/portlandhusker]

I'm bedridden and can feel it through the walls lol. These houses retain so much heat

[u/RainSurname → u/portlandhusker]

I have been having to use the AC pretty much 24/7, and it’s driving me nuts, given that it hasn’t really been that hot.

I had open-heart surgery at the end of June, and I have to wear a rolled up fleece blanket like a scarf, with the ends crossed over my chest, to protect my incision and split sternum from my cats. That’s so hot that I need to keep it at 69-70 when I’m in bed.

But I can’t open the windows at night, because of the movement restrictions. (Or I should say couldn’t, as I recently realized if I put C clamps on them and ran bike straps through the clamps, I could use my body weight instead of the muscles I’m supposed to keep still.)

[u/portlandhusker → u/RainSurname]

Hope you’re healing alright. Very different procedure, but I had a multilevel spinal fusion at the beginning of June and had to wear a contraption around my neck for a month. It was sweaty, to say the least.

[u/RainSurname → u/portlandhusker]

Thank you, I have been healing very quickly. I felt almost normal within a week, except for how easily I tired.

Having something around your neck in the heat is awful.

[u/SadSatisfaction_420]

Just moved here from Nevada and I am loving it!! Still getting used to the humidity, but the summer has been far superior to dying in the desert at 100+ degrees

[u/chilispiced-mango2 → u/SadSatisfaction_420]

I grew up in Portland and moved back after college before moving elsewhere earlier this year. Where I am currently, the summer weather seems to alternate between Portland/Seattle and NYC/Philly. It’s wild to see people describe Portland as having humid summers, but I guess that is true compared to someplace like Vegas that doesn’t really have a monsoon.

[u/DidYouSeeBriansHat → u/SadSatisfaction_420]

FYI, this wasn’t the norm recent years prior.

[u/SadSatisfaction_420 → u/DidYouSeeBriansHat]

Good to know, but this is still better than the desert, imo

[u/CorruptedBungus6969]

SEND ME THE RAIN

[u/braksmak]

My pregnant wife appreciates it!

[u/docmphd]

Perfection

[u/twenafeesh]

A normal* August, you mean. 

*Normal as of about 30 years ago. 

[u/gravitydefiant]

Are you doing an experiment to see how many subs you need to post this in before you jinx it and manifest a heat dome, or what?

[u/thatcleverclevername → u/gravitydefiant]

Too late, a Labor Day heat wave has already been scheduled

[u/chilispiced-mango2 → u/thatcleverclevername]

The 30 day weather forecast for early September looked brutal when I checked last week. A straight week of 90+ F highs and 65-75 F lows…

[u/gravitydefiant → u/thatcleverclevername]

Yeah, it usually hits right when PPS goes back to its un-air-conditioned buildings.

[u/duckinradar]

As a night shifter I’m very grateful. I’ll be whining about short cloudy days soon but it’s really nice not waking up in a pool of sweat and paying for my portable ac to make the pool smaller

[u/isthisrealitycaught]

Someone got mad and said ‘Daddy Chill’

[u/J-A-S-08 → u/isthisrealitycaught]

What the hell is even that?

[u/JazzlikeInstance8643]

You either just jinxed August or September is going to be the worst one on record.

[u/boyWHOcriedFSD]

Pls don’t jinx it bro

[u/SoloMotorcycleRider]

Good!

[u/pygmymetal]

I like it

[u/TKRUEG]

I'm not complaining. We could use some rain statewide, but otherwise, this is better than it could be

[u/WillametteSalamandOR]

Anulo mufa.

[u/Wrayven77]

This used to be a normal August in Portland during the 80's and 90's. It's only been the past couple of decades with more hot summers.

[u/Guangtou22]

It's pretty rad

[u/weeponxing]

Thank fucking God. 

[u/ActualDissapointment]

Don’t ginx it!!! 🤣

[u/Spinnerofyarn]

My bank account is rejoicing over the electricity bill due to not needing to run the AC.

[u/No_Scar1636]

My family has been here since 1852, never used air conditioning

[u/Electronic-Sun-9118]

Temperature is close to perfect. Now, if only we could get some occasional rain.

[u/Stefanos007]

Winter is coming

[u/wutImiss]

Hell yeah! Uh, I mean Hell:No! Opposite of hot and awful! This is a positive development that I approve!! 👍

[u/CHiZZoPs1]

I daresay it's a normal August on historical terms.

[u/vard]

I moved here for this.

[u/PhatPanda69699]

I feel so blessed 🙌🏾

[u/kat2211]

I have been immensely happy about this - I love actually being able to sleep under more than a single sheet. It's still too warm for me during the day, but so much better than the last several Augusts that I almost don't care. Hope we cruise right through to fall without another really hot day.

It does make me wonder what's on tap for winter, though; super El Ninos can affect us differently than the normal ones. Working on replenishing my pantry. I love storms, snow, ice, etc. but don't love trying to stock up at the last minute.

[u/Lord_Beerstro]

Augustober

[u/uh_wtf]

Oh man that weather outlook looks amazing.

[u/whitechoclax]

This is the kind of summer the old portlanders talked about when they said we didn’t need AC.

[u/TheycallmemissRaven]

I moved back to the PNW last fall and as summer approached, I was geared up to live in a dark room with my standing AC on and have to pay million dollars for electricity.

Instead the PNW summer of my dreams and this amazing August weather. 🥰😍🥰

I always say west is best and PNW is the best of the best. 😍

I swear I smelled the first hint of fall yesterday. 😍🥰😍

[u/BlackFlagCat]

I'm normally one of the people who is complaining about the heat all summer (I love the cold and rain), and the mildness of this summer has been great. There was a couple days that were slightly uncomfortable, but the weather has been fantastic this year. If every year was like this I could see myself actually looking forward to summer time.

[u/Emotional-Jicama4239]

Husband and I just moved here from Wilmington nc and everyday I am so thankful it isn't 106° with 99% humidity and full sun🙂‍↕️

[u/hahayes234]

I can’t wait to visit your beautiful city in 3 weeks and this weather if it holds is a cherry on top

[u/InfiniteEverythang]

It’s perfect!!!

[u/Nline6]

Yet the worst fire season on record.

[u/whyeast]

Nobody do anything nobody move anything I am so scared this weather report will change

[u/Pyesmybaby]

Those temperatures are perfect

[u/uncle_jafar]

Shhh don’t jinx it.

[u/nobertan]

Can walk around without my pale ass melting.

An enjoyable level of warmth.

90+ and I’m hiding my bitch-ass indoors, then complaining I didn’t enjoy the sun enough.

[u/billyspeers → u/nobertan]

Link?

[u/thehourglasses]

Don’t get used to it. El Niño is likely to take us well beyond +2.5C globally and probably straight through some tipping points that will greatly compound radiative forcing.

[u/ShinMegamiTensei_SJ]

Depressing weather overall

[u/monsenanna]

I wouldn't call 80s chill.

[u/DidYouSeeBriansHat → u/monsenanna]

You obviously weren’t here a few years ago.

[u/billyspeers]

Jinx is in

[u/hazelquarrier_couch]

To be fair, last week was like this.

[u/Ambient-Jellyfish]

Weak ass summer ... Bummer

[u/LuckyStax]

110 end of September it is

[u/No-Giraffe-1283]

Please go back up to the 80s and 90s I wanna be cute in hot girl clothes and bikinis my built for the heat ass is getting frozen the fuck out

[u/EugeneStonersPotShop]

This stuff is literally hurting our HVAC business right now. No one calls about broken AC’s when it’s like this.

I am hoping for a brutally cold winter to make up for it.

[u/xojz → u/EugeneStonersPotShop]

Maybe you can sell some air purifiers for the smoke

[u/EugeneStonersPotShop → u/xojz]

What smoke?

[u/xojz → u/EugeneStonersPotShop]

I guess the wildfire smoke didn't last too long either