Pinpoint Alert Days Sunday and Monday: 90-degree highs expected
While highs for most will not be extreme, there will be some 90s south of Puget Sound and in the Cascade Valleys.
Also, lake and river water temperatures are still quite cold (lakes in upper 50s and 60s, other waters and rivers colder), so water rescues will probably happen during this time – common during our first warm spells of the spring.
I'm going for 87 in Seattle on Sunday, which would tie the daily record high. Temperatures will back off a couple degrees on Monday.
For this, we're going to make Sunday and Monday Pinpoint Alert Days.
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