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Seattle Loses Its Cool with All-Time-High Lows

Michael van Baker — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:57:55 +0000

But the big weather news is that Seattle is about to, in KOMO's Scott Sistek's words, "obliterate its record for all-time warmest nighttime lows in a month."

Heat Wave? Seattle, You Don’t Know Heat Waves

Michael van Baker — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 17:02:03 +0000

But for context, as you shakily mop your brow, consider Ellensburg, over in eastern Washington, which on Saturday saw both a high of 95 degrees and thunderstorms with hail that provoked flash flooding.

The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow, Seattle!

Michael van Baker — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:54:48 +0000

It may seem difficult to credit, at the downstream end of the atmospheric river we've been paddling through this week, but by Friday afternoon, summer is going to break out all over. The mercury should raise to 80, but that's just a warm-up to the warm-up.

What? It’s Always Sunny (and 87 Degrees) in Seattle

Michael van Baker — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:28:23 +0000

On Monday, Seattle tied Phoenix for the hottest temperature in a major U.S. city. (Bremerton reached a sweltering 88.) As if worn out by the attempt, today the Jet City highs are expected to fall at least ten degrees short of that mark, with a cooling marine layer pressed to Seattle's overheated forehead.

For Next Five Days, Enjoy Summer in Springtime, Seattle

Michael van Baker — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:51:04 +0000

Today, the National Weather service predicts a high of 68 degrees. Next Wednesday, the National Weather Service predicts a high of 68 degrees. But in between...Saturday: 74. ("They are a conservative lot down there," says Cliff Mass.) Sunday and Monday should reach the upper 70s, maybe even 80.

Heat Wave! A City Without A/C Pants in Sweaty Fear

Michael van Baker — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:32:32 +0000

Temperatures for Thursday and Friday are forecasted to reach the mid-90s, with temperate Seattle earning an Excessive Heat Warning from the National Weather Service. Saturday will still be in the low 80s (but with a possible thunderstorm), with Sunday dropping back down to the upper 70s, thanks to an invasion of marine air, say the weather diviners at KOMO TV.