Parts of Puget Sound will ‘definitely’ hit 90 degrees Wednesday
Jun 12, 2019, 6:10 AM | Updated: 8:11 am
It's going to be a hot one today. These folks have the right idea. (MyNorthwest, Stephanie Klein)
(MyNorthwest, Stephanie Klein)
Seattle’s record high for Wednesday is 86 degrees – and we’ll likely break that record.
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KIRO 7’s PinPoint weather team thinks we may even reach the 90-degree mark on Wednesday, though we also could fall just shy.
“We’ll definitely be in the 90s in many of our foothill and south sound/south interior communities away from the water,” Meteorologist Nick Allard said.
This all comes after record-breaking temperatures across the region Tuesday.
Summary of record highs today 6/11:
Olympia 87° – was 86° in 1989
Quillayute (Forks) 91° – was 77° in 1999
SeaTac AP 87° – was 84° 1989
Boeing Field 82° – was 79° 2015
Seattle NWS 80° – ties 80° 1989Daily record 6/11 for Seattle Area, remains 90° 1941. #wawx #seattle
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) June 12, 2019
A wrinkle in the forecast is projected atmospheric instability on Wednesday afternoon. That could cause a few mountain thunderstorms in the afternoon.
However, moisture looks to be quite limited so there might not be any thunderstorm activity at all. If thunderstorms do light up in the mountains on Wednesday afternoon, there is a threat of lightning-sparked fires.
The heat backs off Thursday into next weekend, dipping down into the high-60s/low-70s.
