Seattle Weather: Hot Start to the Work Week

A toasty end to the week with record highs set at both Olympia and Sea-Tac today.  Afternoon highs soared into the triple digits east of the mountains.  It was a little cooler along the coast as onshore flow will slowly ramp up in the next few days. 

Scorching weather lingers in Seattle through Monday

More blistering heat is forecast for the Seattle area through at least Monday with a gradual cooling around the region on Tuesday. Fire danger remains elevated over the mountains. 

Seattle Weather: Hot Weekend Continues

It was a toasty day around Western Washington as afternoon highs approached records today.  Sea-Tac was just a couple of degrees shy of the record.  Olympia hit 93 today, which is a new record high for this date. 

Extreme heat forecast for Seattle area this weekend

A somewhat rare extreme heat warning is posted for the Seattle area through early Tuesday due to sweltering temperatures and elevated overnight lows. Multiple heat alerts are in effect elsewhere in western Washington to account for widespread highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.