PinPoint Alert: Today and tomorrow for widespread upper-80s and lower-90s

A PinPoint Alert is in effect for western Washington today and tomorrow because of very hot temps. There is a Heat Advisory for most of the area, except the coast and a few places from Island County north into San Juan County. We had temps yesterday in the upper-80s in Seattle and upper-80s to low-90s around Tacoma south.

We’ll warm a couple of degrees today with highs in the upper-80s to mid-90s. Seattle should hit 90°, same with Tacoma and Bremerton. We’ll be in the low to mid-90s around Olympia to Chehalis. Everett will be in the upper-80s along with Bellingham. Even with those hot temps today, we will more than likely not set records today. Most records are just too high for us today.

Tomorrow, cooler ocean air will move into the coast, but should hold off inland. That means our temps inland could warm another couple of degrees or be at least just as hot if the ocean air influences us a little. The record for today and tomorrow in Seattle is 96°, and I’m staying below that both days. Olympia’s record for today is 100°, but tomorrow the record is 96°, and we’ll be right around that.

The cooler ocean air will come inland Tuesday night with widespread low clouds on Wednesday morning. Our highs will drop a ton with temps only in the low to mid-70s with some afternoon sun.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pinpoint-alert-today-tomorrow-widespread-123618793.html

NWS Data: Seattle is seeing more days above 90°

Hot days are becoming more common in the Seattle area, according to data from the National Weather Service (NWS).

The NWS tracks the number of days that hit 90°F or above in ten-year periods. Between 2016-2025, there have been 67 of these days so far. Between 2006-2015, there were 49 of them. Between 1996-2005, there were 16.

This period has seen the highest number of days above 90°F out of all periods provided by the NWS (going back to 1946).

“It does feel like, just looking at the data from afar, that we have had our temperatures get warmer each year,” KIRO 7 Pinpoint Meteorologist Nick Allard said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nws-data-seattle-seeing-more-215837987.html