A heat wave is on its way to Western Washington

August 08, 2023 / 9:13 am

caption: A man floats in Lake Washington at Colman Beach, Monday, June 28, 2021, when the National Weather Service recorded a high temperature of 108 degrees in SeaTac, setting an all-time record for the area.

Western Washington could see high temperatures near 90 by Sunday.

The heat is expected to last through Aug. 15.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Dev McMillian advises people to limit time outdoors and to check on potentially vulnerable people, including older adults.

Still, this heat wave won't be as bad as past events.

"We're not expecting to see anything along the lines of what we saw in June of 2021," McMillian said, referring to the deadly heat dome that brought a 108-degree day to Seattle. "We're going to see temperatures well below that threshold, thankfully."

As of Monday, Seattle was on day 47 of hitting at least 70 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Seattle streak of 70°+ days now at 47 days, 7th longest. Another week of 70° plus days in the forecast will push the streak to tied for 5th longest. With the well above normal water temperatures off the coast, we might make a run at the record 72 days (6/29-9/8, 2017). #wawx pic.twitter.com/QhmXo46mMD
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) August 7, 2023

That streak will continue Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s and cloudy conditions.

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