CURRENT INFORMATION
First Heatwave of Summer This Weekend
Weather Briefing from the National Weather Service in Seattle
Impacts:
Moderate risk - for those that are sensitive to heat, especially those without effective cooling or hydration.
Low risk : for the general population.
Timing: - Saturday-Monday.
This level of heat will mainly pose a risk to heat-sensitive populations. However, after a cool and wet Spring, most of the population has little to no acclimation to heat and therefore could be caught off guard by the rapid warm-up.
A significant increase in cold and high water-related incidents is possible this weekend into early next week. Rivers continue to run high due to recent wet conditions. Combined with cold meltwater and the first warm weekend in quite a while this raises significant concerns.
Thursday - Friday - Dry. Warming temperatures into the 70s to around 80 by Friday afternoon. No significant impacts expected.
Saturday-Monday - First heat event of the season. Temperatures rising to 10-15 degrees above normal for late June (however nowhere near what we saw in June 2021).