Weekend heat breaks records; what’s next in the forecast?
Aug 6, 2012, 7:02 AM | Updated: 8:08 am
The weather in Western Washington made for a record-breaking Seafair weekend in Seattle.
Temperatures on Sunday reached 93 degrees in the Seattle area. The old record for that date at SeaTac, of 89 degrees, was set back in 1977.
Danny Mercer says this is the first time in the last couple years that the Seattle area has hit over 90.
“We were due,” says Mercer.
After the hot weekend, forecasters say we’re heading for a cool down as we move into the work week.
“For those of you who didn’t quite like the weekend heat, good news, mid 70s to the low 80s today,” says KING 5 meteorologist Lisa Van Cise.
The National Weather Service says Tuesday temperatures will reach highs around 80, followed by highs around 75 for the rest of the week through Friday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
