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Seattle bakes in the summer sunshine | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | News
SEATTLE -- Missed it by that much.
Seattle and Olympia fell one degree short of their record highs for Saturday - Seattle hit 90 while Olympia hit 91 -- but it didn't matter to the thousands who took to the beaches and pools to beat the heat.
The Western Washington winner was Vancouver with a 101 degree reading, but several areas in southwestern Washington were well into the 90s. Even the coast had a sweltering day (by their standards) with highs reaching into the mid 80s.
The place to escape the heat was to go north, where Everett, Port Angeles and Friday Harbor only hit 80 degrees due to a seabreeze.
Here is a list of preliminary high temperatures across the region:
Vancouver (WA): 101
Kelso: 97
Shelton: 95
Forks (city): 92
Olympia: 91
Seattle: 90
Bremerton: 90
North Bend: 90
Puyallup: 90
Bellevue: 89
Renton: 88
Tacoma: 87
Hoquiam: 86
Gig Harbor: 85
Quillayute: 85
Seattle (Sand Point): 84
Mount Vernon: 83
Bellingham: 81
Port Angeles: 80
Everett: 80
Whidbey Island NAS: 73
A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 9 p.m. Sunday which basically means….it'll be hot. But it is a handy excuse to dodge mowing the lawn this weekend since the advisory gives the apt advice to limit physical activity.
A very warm, stagnant night on tap tonight with lows only dropping into the mid 60s. Get those fans ready.
We're in the same boat for Sunday (which I mean figuratively, but for many of you, you'll mean that literally) with sunny and very hot temperatures climbing well into the 80s and low 90s for most. The exception is the coast, where this is a one-day heat wave and Sunday will be significantly cooler with low clouds and highs only in the 60s and 70s.
The weather begins to change Sunday night, but it will be a very complex challenge to figure out the exact details. For one, it looks like this "thermal trough" that brings us the east wind will shift into eastern Washington Sunday afternoon, allowing our natural air conditioning to kick in (as in, a cooler, west wind).
That means we could even see some low clouds move inland for Monday morning, although models don't bring the cloud deck all the way into Seattle from the coast -- moreso about Tacoma. But either way, it should be somewhat cooler Monday. I think by the evening forecast we'll drop Monday's highs a little more -- say closer to the upper 70s.
Aside from the marine push, we're looking at some moisture moving in from the south as the upper flow turns that way and we tap into some of the monsoon moisture currently over the Desert Southwest. This pattern typically triggers thunderstorms over the mountains that can drift over the lowlands. (It also makes it muggy.)
Bottom line for Sunday night and Monday, expect more in the way of clouds, somewhat cooler temperatures, but still warm with a muggier feel, and a chance of hearing a few rumbles of thunder. Still some sunbreaks too though.
A stronger marine push comes in for Tuesday morning, meaning a widespread cloud deck to start the day then gradual sunshine. There's still the risk of mountain thunderstorms, but the risk looks lower. High temperatures drop a little more (mid 70s), but still muggy.
Wednesday looks dry with morning clouds and then afternoon sunshine. A chance of showers returns for Thursday as a weak trough moves through.
Fourth of July will be close. New forecast models show a trough of low pressure in the neighborhood (of course it does) but as of right now, it keeps the showers offshore, leaving us dry. That would keep us OK -- maybe mostly cloudy and highs around 70. Not too shabby yet, but we'll keep an eye on that trough.
In the meantime, stay cool out there!
Record Watch:
Here is the list of record high temperatures this week to keep track of. Actual Saturday high temperature and approximate Sunday forecast high listed in green.
Whew, it sure was pretty warm today...I'm sweating and drank a lot of fluids today!
SEATTLE -- Missed it by that much.
Seattle and Olympia fell one degree short of their record highs for Saturday - Seattle hit 90 while Olympia hit 91 -- but it didn't matter to the thousands who took to the beaches and pools to beat the heat.
The Western Washington winner was Vancouver with a 101 degree reading, but several areas in southwestern Washington were well into the 90s. Even the coast had a sweltering day (by their standards) with highs reaching into the mid 80s.
The place to escape the heat was to go north, where Everett, Port Angeles and Friday Harbor only hit 80 degrees due to a seabreeze.
Here is a list of preliminary high temperatures across the region:
Vancouver (WA): 101
Kelso: 97
Shelton: 95
Forks (city): 92
Olympia: 91
Seattle: 90
Bremerton: 90
North Bend: 90
Puyallup: 90
Bellevue: 89
Renton: 88
Tacoma: 87
Hoquiam: 86
Gig Harbor: 85
Quillayute: 85
Seattle (Sand Point): 84
Mount Vernon: 83
Bellingham: 81
Port Angeles: 80
Everett: 80
Whidbey Island NAS: 73
A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 9 p.m. Sunday which basically means….it'll be hot. But it is a handy excuse to dodge mowing the lawn this weekend since the advisory gives the apt advice to limit physical activity.
A very warm, stagnant night on tap tonight with lows only dropping into the mid 60s. Get those fans ready.
We're in the same boat for Sunday (which I mean figuratively, but for many of you, you'll mean that literally) with sunny and very hot temperatures climbing well into the 80s and low 90s for most. The exception is the coast, where this is a one-day heat wave and Sunday will be significantly cooler with low clouds and highs only in the 60s and 70s.
The weather begins to change Sunday night, but it will be a very complex challenge to figure out the exact details. For one, it looks like this "thermal trough" that brings us the east wind will shift into eastern Washington Sunday afternoon, allowing our natural air conditioning to kick in (as in, a cooler, west wind).
That means we could even see some low clouds move inland for Monday morning, although models don't bring the cloud deck all the way into Seattle from the coast -- moreso about Tacoma. But either way, it should be somewhat cooler Monday. I think by the evening forecast we'll drop Monday's highs a little more -- say closer to the upper 70s.
Aside from the marine push, we're looking at some moisture moving in from the south as the upper flow turns that way and we tap into some of the monsoon moisture currently over the Desert Southwest. This pattern typically triggers thunderstorms over the mountains that can drift over the lowlands. (It also makes it muggy.)
Bottom line for Sunday night and Monday, expect more in the way of clouds, somewhat cooler temperatures, but still warm with a muggier feel, and a chance of hearing a few rumbles of thunder. Still some sunbreaks too though.
A stronger marine push comes in for Tuesday morning, meaning a widespread cloud deck to start the day then gradual sunshine. There's still the risk of mountain thunderstorms, but the risk looks lower. High temperatures drop a little more (mid 70s), but still muggy.
Wednesday looks dry with morning clouds and then afternoon sunshine. A chance of showers returns for Thursday as a weak trough moves through.
Fourth of July will be close. New forecast models show a trough of low pressure in the neighborhood (of course it does) but as of right now, it keeps the showers offshore, leaving us dry. That would keep us OK -- maybe mostly cloudy and highs around 70. Not too shabby yet, but we'll keep an eye on that trough.
In the meantime, stay cool out there!
Record Watch:
Here is the list of record high temperatures this week to keep track of. Actual Saturday high temperature and approximate Sunday forecast high listed in green.
Whew, it sure was pretty warm today...I'm sweating and drank a lot of fluids today!
Wah! 
