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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.
PinPoint Alert: Get ready for highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s this weekend
It'll be a hot Saturday with temps in the mid 90s south of Puget Sound and in the Cascade valleys and foothills.
PinPoint Alert: Get ready for a hot weekend ahead
Warmest days Saturday and Sunday with more 90s in south and nearer Cascades
PinPoint Alert: Heat Advisory begins as uncomfortable to potentially-dangerous heat on the way
It is going to be a very warm to hot stretch of weather for Western Washington starting Friday and lasting well into next week.
PinPoint Alert Day: Heavy rain, wind gusts up to 30 mph in some spots for Friday
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.
Rare August ‘atmospheric river’ to drench 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.
Bear Gulch wildfire smoke creates its own cloud formation
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.
PinPoint Alert: Temps in the 90s Tuesday; When to expect a cooldown
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.
Pinpoint Alert: Puget Sound braces for upper 80s and 90s
Temperatures are climbing quickly, and the combination of heat and solid sunshine will bring several uncomfortable days—especially Monday and Tuesday.