That Seattle man in the headline is me, by the way. It’s 59 degrees on August 2, with an expected high of mid-60s this afternoon, along with a little rain. (KOMO’s Scott Sistek has a primer on what to do if you experience a rain shower.)
It should all turn around for Seafair weekend, though — hydro races and air show fans can expect to see highs around 80 degrees both days, or so claim the emotionless algorithms at UW’s Probcast.
The last few days brought an ignominious end to end to an otherwise glorious July: “probably the best Northwest weather in a half-century or more,” opined UW meteorologist Cliff Mass. Only two days in the whole month topped out below 70 degrees, while we remained comfortably out of the 90s. Rain, what’s that? Never happened.
In July and August, as a rule, Seattle’s high averages 75 degrees. This year, the trend line reached 78ish by July’s end. That’s the kind of thing that’ll get you named Best Summer Weather City or something, especially when the rest of the country is dropping from heat exhaustion.
Rest of the country? Eastern Washington is on fire. Mass says down in Oregon, the smoke from wildfires has prompted cancellations of outdoor shows at Ashland’s Shakespeare Festival.
Above-normal temperatures are on the way the next two weeks, predicts the National Weather Service. Again, normal is about 75, so don’t panic. Yet.
