Good Thursday evening, weather friends.
I'm Chief Meteorologist Mike Evt
here in the King Five newsroom
where we had a gorgeous day tod.
But in case you haven't got the memo,
it's going to get warm,
if not downright hot this weeke,
temperatures really bumping up.
What's significant about that
is if you put it into context,
you remember throughout
the entire month of April,
we had a hard time breaking out of the 50s.
In fact, we stayed in the
40s at some points there.
So for these temperatures to wap
to the levels where they're goio
be in the upper 80s and possibly some
lower 90s will be fairly abrupt in fact.
So much so that we've issued a t
alert that'll kick in on Saturd.
I'll tell you more about that in a moment.
But you know what?
For the time being, let's start where we are.
This is the sunset on Thursday t
out towards Claylock on the coat
of the Olympic National Forest.
They've done a really nice job f
upgrading that camera skies blu,
but you do see some midlevel cld
cover out there that will clears
that high pressure continues to build.
Temperatures today well above average.
In fact 75 was the official high
today at Seatac.
50 in the overnights,
both of those numbers above the0
year average of 66 and 48 below
the record of 87 and 35.
Obviously no rain in the gaugesd
that sunset getting later and lr
while that sunrise gets earlier and earlier.
Check that out,
538.
So high temperatures across Wesn
Washington today were fantastic.
We saw some upper 60s along the coast.
Oak Harbor still stuck in the upper 50s
there will warm you up this weed
and even off towards the east it
wasn't too hot 77 Wenatchee 78 in Ellensburg.
So about the first alert,
it will kick on Saturday aftern,
stay in place until Monday afternoon.
That's when we expect that
heat to really be at its peak.
Now,
abrupt heating and storm potential on Monday.
I'll tell you more about that
coming up in just a moment.
Where will all of Puget Sound,
the Kitsap Peninsula,
the coast and in particular
the Southwest interior.
In fact, that's where I expect some of
those temperatures to be at their highest,
possibly in the upper 80s and an
some lower 90s, definitely on Sunday.
So over the next five days,
this is how it breaks down.
We've been incrementally warmin.
So by the time we get into Satu,
looks like we will be in the mid 80s.
It looks like we climb into the upper
80s and again possibly some lower 90s.
Sunday and Monday we've
dialed that backslide.
The originally forecasted were
saying for sure 90 on Monday,
but now with that storm potenti,
it looks like that could
dial back a little bit.
Oh and one more thing,
looks like Friday's going to
be an absolutely gorgeous day
and once we get that heat out of
here on Monday, it looks like it
will return to being very nice.
And very comfortable.
So National Weather Service has
issued an excessive heat watch
everything you see there in red,
including the southwest interio,
the immediate coast and the coal
portions of Skagit and Whatcom County
and then all the way down into Oregon.
So looks like those temperatures will
be in the mid 80s to lower 90s l
the way through 5:00 PM on Mond.
So what's the big deal?
I know a lot of people are sayi,
look, it's going to get warm.
Are you guys overreacting?
Well, it's not just a little he,
it's the first heat of the seas.
It is a little bit above or
ahead of schedule I guess if you
want to put it that way,
and up to 20 degrees above aver.
Remember the average for this
time of year is about 6566.
We're going to blow right on pat
that now there are increased rik
of heat related illness and col,
cold water shock.
So it's been a while since we td
about it, but it bears repeatin.
A lot of people are going to bet
this weekend recreating and you should,
it's going to be great, but.
It all has to do with your head.
Remember, if you feel any type of dizziness,
one of those low dull headaches,
usually a sign that you are underhydrated.
So just make sure you bring in the water,
the electrolytes with you.
They definitely do wonders if yu
cross over and you start to feel
nausea or extreme weakness, confusion,
dizziness or worst case scenari,
somebody becomes unconscious
because of the heat.
That is definitely heat stroke d
that is a 911 type of emergency.
Just make sure you're keeping a close eye
on yourself and everybody in your parties.
On top of that,
the water is still cold.
Now water temperatures have comp
nicely over the last couple of weeks.
In fact, Puget Sound in the low
fifties now Lake Washington,
Lake Sammamish in the upper 50s and lower
60s and the rivers still very c.
In fact,
we accept expect a lot of snowmelt to be
taking place over the next couple of days.
So even though those numbers
look pretty good,
remember that is at least 20
to 25 degrees below the air
temperature and it can be shock.
And we have had several cases we
people jump into the water to beat the
heat and then immediately become paralyzed.
So make sure that you're keeping a close
eye again on your friends, your family.
And if you are planning on recreating,
you know, life jackets,
sometimes they look kind of dum,
but man, they sure work.
Take a look at upper air.
What we're going to see is those
colors really start to increase,
obviously the oranges and yellows and Reds.
Indicate that it is warmer,
but you see that yellow that
starts to form down
towards the South on Sunday.
That is a Ridge of high pressure or excuse
me a through of low pressure ths
going to form down towards the South.
That will bring some moisture into our
neck of the woods and possibly something
very similar to monsoonal moist.
So it's not that system you
see off the coast,
it's the one that forms Saturday into Sunday,
see down towards California and Oregon
that's going to push some moiste
our way late Sunday into Monday.
If you've ever been in the Soutt
in places like Arizona or the Southern
California desert and have experienced
monsoonal moisture and storms,
that's kind of what we're looking at.
It's going to be hot,
we're going to add some moisture to it.
It's going to start to feel hum,
and it could be the catalyst for some storms,
not only in the mountains but
possibly in the lower elevation.
As we go into Monday,
we'll keep a close eye on that.
As far as wind goes,
well whenever high pressure buis
across the region that usually s
those winds switch and become offshore
and that's exactly what we'll sn
Friday on the immediate coast wl
have more of a northerly feel t,
but a long Puget Sound and especially in
the mountains and off towards the east
we'll start to see those winds picking up.
Nothing that I expect to
be particularly gusty,
but it looks like it will be the
predominant flow coming in from the east
as we go over the next couple of days.
So if you are planning on headig
out on the boat or.
Yep,
sailing or any type of boating whatsoever
doesn't look like it's going to be too gusty,
but the wind direction will be
a little unusual.
Overnight lows tonight will be comfortable.
In fact,
that's a big part of our weather story.
It looks like we will see those
things cooling down into the upr
40s and lower 50s in the overni.
So you will get some relief and
you'll be able to open the winds
once the sun goes down.
Here's what we're looking at for Friday.
It's going to be another
gorgeous day out there.
We're going to take it up a little bit.
In fact,
we'll see some low 80s from North Bend,
all the way through Bremerton
and off towards Paulsbo.
Some mid 80s in Yelm and Lakewo,
even Olympia gets into the
mid 80s there as well.
Along the coast,
obviously it's slightly cooler,
but Forks is getting into the mid 70s.
And then as soon as you head in,
we're looking at some mid
to upper 80s there as well.
And then we'll look at this tomorrow.
We're going to see tri-cities tg
a run at 97 day forecast shows.
One more day that will be
pleasant and then it will be wa,
if not downright hot throughout
the entire Mother's Day weekend.
Then we're looking at the potenl
for those storms on
Monday afternoon. But then beyond that,
it looks like we are going to be in a very
nice pattern where it will be not too hot,
not too cold, just right,
if you like upper 70s and lower.
So there you have it.
In a nutshell, that is your first alert
forecast for this Thursday even.
I'm Chief Meteorologist Mike
Everett in the King 5 newsroom.
Stay warm. No, stay cool, stay .
And as always, keep looking up.