Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Heat wave on the way to seattle

Seattle might be getting a taste of summer finally over the next few days, with possible record highs expected. The map shows the forecast high temperatures in the region for Friday.

The most probable high temperature in zip code 98102 is 91F for Friday. There is a 1 and 10 chance the high will be lower than 86, and a 1 and 10 chance it will be higher than 96.

The earliest 90+ degree day on record at Sea-tac airport is May 20. The forecast and record highs at Sea-tac are:
Day/forecast high/record high
Thursday/75/85
Friday/92/84
Saturday/85/85

The image is from the UW probcast, at http://probcast.washington.edu/