Overview

• After Tuesday’s spike, Seattle cooled into the 70s on Wednesday with forecasts calling for upper 60s to low 70s on Thursday under mostly sunny skies.
• Portland has fallen back to seasonable warmth in the upper 70s to low 80s through Friday, with a trend toward cooler temperatures this weekend.
• A frontal system is expected to bring showers and breezy conditions late Saturday into Sunday, with the highest rain chances along the coast and southwest Washington.
• The National Weather Service reported preliminary records during the heat surge, including 93°F at Eugene, 93°F at Salem (tie), 89°F at Astoria, and 91°F at Seattle.
• Earlier Red Flag and wind advisories tied to easterly gusts have eased, wildfire smoke has thinned, and air quality is mostly good to moderate, with another chance of showers possible early next week per local forecasts.