PinPoint Alert: One more day of heat on Tuesday
Three days straight of 90 or hotter in Seattle hasn’t happened this late in summer on record.
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Three days straight of 90 or hotter in Seattle hasn’t happened this late in summer on record.
It'll be a hot Saturday with temps in the mid 90s south of Puget Sound and in the Cascade valleys and foothills.
Warmest days Saturday and Sunday with more 90s in south and nearer Cascades
It is going to be a very warm to hot stretch of weather for Western Washington starting Friday and lasting well into next week.
A Pinpoint Alert Day is up for Friday as an unusual “atmospheric river” brings a stream of rich moisture across the Pacific right into Western Washington.
The last time we had an inch or more in the first part of August in Seattle (through Aug. 16) was indeed ten years ago — in 2015.
While relief from the heat in the form of cool, Pacific breezes are on the way to Western Washington, the near-record hot temperatures on Tuesday has allowed two major fires in the Northwest to erupt with flames and smoke during the day.
Forecast highs for Tuesday are 91° in Seattle, 92° in Tacoma, and 95° in Olympia (one degree shy of record there) and 96° in Chehalis.
Temperatures are climbing quickly, and the combination of heat and solid sunshine will bring several uncomfortable days—especially Monday and Tuesday.
High pressure building across the Northwest will deliver several days of above-normal temperatures, and even some spots in the South Sound and nearer the Cascades hitting 90° or hotter Sunday through Tuesday.