SEATTLE — Seattle needs one more 90-degree day to tie the record for the most in a year.
On Wednesday, the temperature hit 90 degrees around 5 p.m. at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. That makes for the 11th 90-degree day of this year, tying the record set in 2018.
The most 90-degree days in recorded history in Seattle occurred in 2015, with 12, KING 5 Meteorologist Chris Nunley previously reported.
The Seattle area had a record six straight days of 90-plus degrees at the end of July. That was the longest stretch of days at that temperature in the 77 years records have been kept.
The heat was expected to peak on Thursday, but temperatures around Seattle fell short of hitting 90 degrees. Temperatures at Sea-Tac hit 87 degrees by 5 p.m., according to the Weather Service. Daily record highs Thursday are in the upper 80s and lower 90s.
Increased onshore winds for Friday will cool us back to the upper 70s and low 80s in most places
The summer weather continues through the weekend with plenty of sunshine and highs staying in the pleasant mid 70s to low 80s.
There may be some increase in the morning clouds Monday dropping highs to the mid-70s to near 80. It looks like the sunny and warm weather should last through the week next week but there are indications it might heat back to the mid to upper 80s later in the week.
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