Sizzling sunshine, warm weather for summer solstice in Seattle

Seattle weather: Temperatures warming up with sunny skies

SEATTLE - Sizzling sunshine and warm weather are in store for Seattle just in time for the summer solstice at 1:50 p.m. Thursday.

There will be almost 16 hours of daylight on Thursday in Seattle

Summer arrives at 1:50 p.m. Thursday in Seattle! (FOX 13 Seattle)

Toasty temperatures are forecast this afternoon. Highs will be several degrees above average. Temperatures will rise to either side of 80 degrees in the South Sound.

Something to keep in mind as well: there's a low chance for spotty showers and weak thunderstorms over the Cascades today and tomorrow.

It'll be warmer than usual Wednesday in Seattle.

Highs will reach either side of 80 degrees in South Puget Sound Wednesday. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Remember, water temperatures remain dangerously cool this time of year. Always wear a life jacket if you're cooling off along a lake, river or stream! Water temperatures are cold year-round in Puget Sound.

Water temperatures are dangerously cool around the greater Seattle area.

Water temperatures remain dangerously cool around the greater Seattle region. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Seattle will experience almost 16 hours of daylight Thursday. Tomorrow is the first official day of summer!

9 p.m. sunsets are expected in Seattle the next few weeks.

Here's a look at sunset times the next few weeks in Seattle. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Temperatures shoot into the low to mid 80s Thursday and Friday. There is a moderate heat risk for the Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia metro regions, as well as the Cascade valleys. Find some ways to stay cool the next few days.

Warmer-than-normal weather is on the way for Seattle in the short-term.

Temperatures reach the low to mid 80s in Seattle Thursday and Friday. (FOX 13 Seattle)

The heat eases this weekend. Temperatures drop to a slightly more comfortable 78 degrees, dropping further into the mid to upper 60s on Sunday. We cloud up next Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures will hover shy of 70 degrees.

Warmer weather moves into Seattle this week.

Temperatures rise above average the next few days in Seattle. (FOX 13 Seattle)

For the last week of June, the long-range weather models we analyze to make our predictions are forecasting temperatures in the low to mid 70s. It'll be cloudier next week with a small chance for light showers on an almost daily basis.

Mild weather with isolated showers are expected for Seattle next week.

The two primary weather models we analyze to make our weather predictions are forecasting temperatures in the low to mid 70s for the last week of June. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Slightly wetter-than-normal weather is possible for Seattle next week.

In addition to cooler-than-normal weather in Seattle next week, there's a small chance for light, spotty showers almost each day. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Take good care,

Meteorologist Abby Acone and Chief Meteorologist Brian MacMillan

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