Summer-like forecast brings 70, 80-degree temperatures to Puget Sound
Apr 28, 2014, 7:35 AM | Updated: 9:49 am
Forecasters say temperatures will rise into the 70s under sunny skies in Washington and Oregon on Tuesday and Wednesday, peaking in the 80s Thursday. (AP Photo/File)
(AP Photo/File)
The National Weather Service is forecasting the warmest temperatures since last summer in the Northwest.
According to KING 5 meteorologist Rich Marriott, a system beginning to build off the coast will start to move into the Puget Sound making for a slightly warmer Monday afternoon.
Forecasters say temperatures will reach the 70s under sunny skies in Washington and Oregon on Tuesday and Wednesday, peaking in the 80s on Thursday.
Clouds are expected to bring temperatures back down on Friday and with highs in the 50s and 60s next weekend.
The National Weather Service says 80-degree days in April are rare in Seattle. The last ones were in 2004. This marks a dramatic change from what has been a wet spring. More than four inches of rain has been recorded this month at Sea-Tac Airport making it the ninth-wettest April on record.
In Portland, highs in the mid-80s are forecast Wednesday and Thursday, with Thursday expected to be the warmest day.
The warm weather is likely to last into Friday east of the Cascades.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
