Two watches and warnings start Thursday
Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon!
The chance for thunderstorms will be with us through Friday. Our skies will stay mostly sunny to partly cloudy, but with a smoky haze. Lows will be above average, in the low to mid to upper 50s and our wind will be light and variable.
A fire weather watch will be in place on Thursday from 2 until 11 p.m. An excessive heat watch begins at 11 am and sticks with us unti Saturday at 11pm.
Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s Thursday through Saturday. A chance of scattered showers Saturday night will turn into a slight chance of thunderstorms Sunday. Highs Sunday will be in the mid to upper 80s.
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New temperature record: SeaTac Airport hits 108 degrees KOMO News Staff
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The National Weather Service reported that the high temperature at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport topped out at 108 degrees, setting a new record for the area which has seen three consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures.
KOMO News meteorologist Shannon O Donnell said higher temperatures were reported in other parts of Western Washington, including Maple Valley, which reported a temperature of 118 degrees while the mercury rose to 116 in Renton.
The high temperature Monday is expected to be the hottest day ever recorded in Western Washington. Caption: Crews were called to extinguish a brush fire that started from a car fire along I-5 in the Everett area.
New temperature record: SeaTac Airport hits 108 degrees KOMO News Staff
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The National Weather Service reported that the high temperature at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport topped out at 108 degrees, setting a new record for the area which has seen three consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures.
KOMO News meteorologist Shannon O Donnell said higher temperatures were reported in other parts of Western Washington, including Maple Valley, which reported a temperature of 118 degrees while the mercury rose to 116 in Renton.
The high temperature Monday is expected to be the hottest day ever recorded in Western Washington. Caption: Crews were called to extinguish a brush fire that started from a car fire along I-5 in the Everett area.
RECORD BREAKING HEAT: Temperatures expected to be in the 110 s across the region Monday KOMO News Staff
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5:29 p.m. Seattle reaches a new all-time record high temperature of 104 degrees.
4:43 p.m. NWS: Seattle (SeaTac) officially recorded a temperature of 103 degrees at 2:35 p.m Sunday. This ties the all-time record high since 1945. Caption: PM weather forecast
4:06 p.m. The National Weather Service has extended an Excessive Heat Warning through Tuesday for areas along and east of I-5.
2:36 p.m. Sea-Tac has reached 101 degrees. It s the first time Seattle s recorded two consecutive days above 100, the National Weather Service reports. This includes Seattle area records that date back to 1894.