Warm Saturday before rain chances by Monday

Saturday will be a stellar day for the Torchlight parade and outdoor activities. Morning temperatures will be in the 50s with some upper 40s south. Highs will be in the upper 60s coast and islands with 70s elsewhere. There will be some low 80s in the warmest spots south of Puget Sound and near the Cascades in the central and south Sound.

East of the Cascades, fire danger remains very high though overall wind speeds won’t be as strong as recent days. Still, it will be a little breezy in times through the Kittitas Valley and humidity will remain low. Highs will be in the upper 80s to 90s there.  Air quality alerts remain in place near and east/southeast of fires until further notice.

On Sunday, clouds will be increasing through the afternoon with highs in the 60s and 70s.

The best chance of rain all month will come our way early next week with a rare July front sliding southeast down from the Gulf of Alaska. This could bring some widespread rain Monday and into early Tuesday before drying mid-week. Some of the forecast models are going with substantial rainfall totals of more than a half of an inch in the lowlands and more in the northern mountains, but we’ll be fine-tuning the forecast as we get closer. Central Washington could also get some light rainfall amounts too.

We’ll likely see highs in the 60s to low 70s Monday and Tuesday with highs warming potentially back to the 80s later next week.

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