Seattle could see warmest weather in six months next week (Wenatchee: bike, Amtrak)

[homesinseattle]

Article link here: https://www.king5.com/amp/article/we...9-6ce2f5c7cbc6

“The Pacific Northwest and western Washington have been locked in a cool, active weather pattern much of the spring, feeling more like winter at times.

Indications are that this will change beginning next week, as there is a strong signal that temperatures could climb closer to the seasonal normal if not a bit warmer than normal.

The normal high this time of the year in Seattle is 60 degrees.

So far during the month of April, Seattle has yet to hit 60 degrees, which is unusual. Looking back at the record books, there has never been an April, since records have been taken, where Seattle did not reach the 60s at some point in the month.

The warmest temperature so far this year in Seattle was back on March 18 when Sea-Tac hit 65 degrees. That was a 3-day stretch from March 17 to March 19 of temperatures climbing into the 60s.

The spike of warmth that is possible next week could bring the warmest temperatures of 2023, surpassing the mid-60s of March, and possibly bring the warmest temperatures we have experienced since mid-October of last year as high pressure starts to build over the West Coast.

This high pressure will start to build into the region beginning early next week, possibly strengthening its grip from mid to late next week paired with winds flipping offshore, helping boost temperatures even higher.

The current forecast next week calls for highs climbing into the mid if not upper 60s from mid to late next week. This would be slightly above the seasonal normal”.

[leastprime]

I'm Amtraking over to Wenatchee next week. It's scheduled to be 65-75 hi/45 lows. Do some bike riding, geology, and blossom viewing. Maybe I'll get to sit in some apple orchard or whatever orchard is in bloom.
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[primaltech]

It's going to be so nice.

[mayfair]

The tulip fields are going to be crowded.