Highs in the 80s and sunshine. Sunshine and highs in the 80s. Highs in the 80s and sun — you get the point.
Seattle marked its 16th straight day of highs over 80 degrees Friday, according to the National Weather Service, surpassing the longest stretch on record and contributing to the warmest first half of July on record.
The high temperature recorded Friday afternoon was 84 degrees, and it’s expected Seattle will add to the record-breaking count until Monday, when highs will likely dip below 80.
The foreseeable forecast is just “idyllic Pacific Northwest summertime weather,” said Kirby Cook, a meteorologist with the weather service in Seattle.
The record for the most days in a month with temperatures 80 degrees or above in Seattle is 21 days, set in July 1985 and August 1967, according to the weather service. By Monday, Seattle is expected to have recorded 18 so far, with 10 days remaining in the month.
A marine push will be responsible for tugging temperatures down the thermometer by the end of the weekend, cooling highs by 5 degrees or so in the interior and 10 degrees or so along the coast, the weather service said.
Near-normal high temperatures — in the mid-70s — are expected to kick off the workweek Monday, with morning clouds and afternoon sunshine cycling throughout the week.
If you’re missing the rain, you’re out of luck — it’s still not in the forecast.
Seattle hasn’t recorded any measurable rain in July. The city hasn’t seen over a tenth of an inch of rain since the beginning of June.
June also recorded the last back-to-back days with below-normal high temperatures, on June 26 and 27.
