The National Weather Service (NWS) provided an update around 11 a.m. Wednesday. While the alerts have ended, NWS has advised people to check with local officials to determine the areas are safe to return.

ICYMI: All tsunami alerts have ended for WA state. The threat of inundation over 1 ft has ended. However, local impacts may still be ongoing. Please follow the instructions of local officials who have the authority to determine if it is safe to return to the affected areas.

— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle)

The tsunami advisory spanned from the outer coast of the Oregon and Washington border to Slip Point, the Columbia River estuary coast, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

The National Tsunami Center explained in its report that a tsunami advisory includes strong currents and waves that can be dangerous to people in or near the water. It also recommended staying out of the water, away from beaches, and waterways.

Coastal areas were advised to stay alert, as stated by the .

“We continue to see tsunami waves arrive along the coast as well as Strait of Juan de Fuca. Reminder: Do not attempt to go to the shore to observe the tsunami waves. Keep away until local officials say it is safe to return,” NWS Seattle stated just before 4 a.m. Wednesday.

Waves along the Washington Coast have reportedly been around 3 inches to 1.3 feet, according to ����Xվ 7 meteorologist Nick Allard.

Wave heights so far at the coast. Ranging from 3″ to 1.3′.

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The advisory across the West Coast spanned from Alaska to the California-Mexico border, as shown on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s .  The advisory was upgraded to a warning for the area from the Oregon/California border to the Humboldt/Del Norte Line, California, on Wednesday at approximately 5:20 a.m.

The weather event came after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Russia on Tuesday at 4:25, NWS reported. The earthquake is tied for the sixth-strongest magnitude ever recorded, since Japan’s 9.1 magnitude earthquake in 2011.

Tsunami advisory issued for Washington coast late Tuesday night

����Xվ Newsradio’s Luke Duecy was on the scene in Ocean Shores.

In after last night’s – a lot of nervous people last night. Many wondering if it’s a matter of time… more on and

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Areas in Washington were affected from 11:30 p.m. Tuesday to 1:15 a.m. Wednesday.

Long Beach would have experienced high waves at 11:45 p.m., Westport at 11:55 p.m., Port Angeles at 12:20 a.m., Port Townsend at 12:45 a.m., and Bellingham at 1:10 a.m.

“The shaking of the earth is your warning of tsunami,” the stated. “Once the shaking stops, run to high ground. If there is no higher ground or no time to reach higher ground, climb into the upper levels of a multi-story structure.”

For a detailed list of potentially affected areas, visit NWS’s .

Contributing: Jason Sutich, MyNorthwest

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On July 29, 2009, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) recorded its first time exceeding 100 degrees — with a new all-time high temperature of 103. The previous record prior to that was 100 degrees set on July 20, 1994. The heat dome of late June 2021, though, completely erased that record with a new all-time high of 108 degrees.

July 29 also happens to be one of the driest dates in Seattle’s history. Referencing weather records dating back into the 1890s, measurable rain fell on this date only six times at the old Federal Building weather station and just five times at Sea-Tac, most recently last year. Measurable rain is defined as one one-hundredth of an inch or more.

This month is again a dry one. At Sea-Tac, only one hundredth of an inch has fallen, leaving a rain deficit of over 6 and a half inches so far this year. Usually quite wet, Forks on the north coast is an amazing 20 inches behind for the year.

Seafair week forecast

This is Seafair week. The Blue Angels and other air show participants arrive early this week, make practice runs Thursday and Friday, and perform during the weekend. The hydros also arrive early this week from the Tri-Cities and make their preparations during the week before racing over the weekend.

Warm weather with high temperatures in the 80s will greet the hydros, air show participants, and fleet week vessels along the Seattle waterfront. Late Wednesday and again Thursday, a few thunderstorms are expected to develop over the Cascades. On Thursday, lingering showers from those thunderstorms could slip west of the mountains across parts of the western interior, including the Puget Sound region.

Cooler temperatures are expected to accompany this weather pattern change, with highs climbing only into the 70s Thursday and into the weekend. Low-level onshore flow from the Pacific Ocean will also generate morning marine clouds each day that should give way to afternoon sunshine. The morning clouds may also alter air show performance levels – high vs. low shows – late this week and possibly into the weekend.

Dry conditions, lightning, could lead to wildfires

The Cascade Mountain thunderstorms, combined with the ongoing very dry conditions, could spark new wildfires thanks to lightning strikes. So far this summer, wildfire smoke has avoided much of western Washington.

However, the region has suffered wildfire smoke and poor air quality six out of the last eight summers, going back to 2017 when smoke spread south from British Columbia fires. Any local fire starts could change that.

Fortunately, the flow of marine air from the Pacific should keep air quality in good shape through Seafair weekend. The Seattle Mariners also return home from their current road trip to take on the surging Texas Rangers in a 4-game series starting Thursday through the weekend.

Weather conditions for Seafair, the Mariners’ home series, and any other outdoor events in the region should feel comfortable. Given the dry conditions, though, everyone needs to be very careful with any burning materials.

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Cantwell, a ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which oversees the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS), urged the Trump administration to modernize the nation’s weather systems on .

Sen. Cantwell interview on CNN

In early May, NOAA announced that the billion-dollar weather and climate disasters database will be retired as part of a directive from the White House reflecting its ongoing effort to end climate-related programs and services.

Cantwell spoke on CNN to address the need for improved weather forecasting technology that can lengthen the time civilians have to prepare and respond to natural disasters, and limit the number of lives lost and dollars spent during these weather events in the U.S.

“I come from a very disaster-ridden state. We know what it costs us. Let’s get the best weather radar and technology system, do the analytics, and give people fair warning to get the heck out of the way,” Cantwell said. “We know that these storms are costing us billions of dollars and costing us lives.”

Cantwell noted the massive flooding in Kerrville, Texas, and how the modernized weather technology services she is requesting could have had a big impact on residents’ reaction time to the flooding, possibly notifying people days in advance.

“In Kerrville, if we had this kind of technology today, we would have been able to forecast the potential event of this weather pattern because of warm temperatures in the Gulf and process that information into a more searing alert in people’s minds, hours and maybe days ahead of time,” Cantwell said. “Americans should have the best weather system. Why not? Every hurricane is costing us billions of dollars, so why not prevent this?”

Cantwell’s letter to Trump

Cantwell summarized her weather-focused requests for Trump into five segments, which included modernizing weather data collection, analytics, research, modern alert systems, and advanced bipartisan legislation.

“Communities across the United States are experiencing more frequent, intense, and costly flash floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, atmospheric rivers, landslides, heatwaves, and wildfires,” Cantwell wrote. “The lessons from Kerrville, Palisades, Asheville, Lahaina, and too many other natural disasters are that providing Americans with more timely and accurate weather information can avoid billions in property losses and save lives.”

The first of the five points in Cantwell’s plan spoke to improved weather data collection tools, like radar, hurricane hunters, weather satellites, and ocean buoys that would provide revamped data collections by land, space, air, and sea.

“We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create the world’s best weather forecasting system that would provide Americans with much more detailed and customized alerts days instead of minutes ahead of a looming extreme weather event,” Cantwell wrote.

Cantwell claimed that improving the Doppler radar network could enable meteorologists to deliver more accurate forecasting and increase the amount of time between a weather warning announcement and its arrival.

Hurricane Hunters’ data collections have also improved forecast accuracy by at least 10 to 15% according to studies by the NOAA. Cantwell asked to rebuild the Hurricane Hunter aircraft fleet by replacing the current , which has been in service since the 1970s, and introduce four new .

Weather satellites are also included in Cantwell’s revision, addressing the need to update to the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite system, which can track lightning strikes that start wildfires, and smoke that can impact air quality and human health.

Other pieces of the five-point plan

Cantwell asked for world-leading analytics that can surpass the current European weather forecasting models’ capabilities. This would require more supercomputing and improvements in data analytics.

Additional funding for cutting-edge research was also mentioned, and Cantwell claimed that a NOAA laboratory in Oklahoma is testing a new tornado and extreme weather warning system that could provide an extra two hours to prepare.

The expansion of weather emergency communication channels to inform the public of a natural disaster was also included in the letter. Cantwell explained that emergency communication services such as AM and FM radio, websites, SMS, push notifications, TV, and social media all provide valuable alerts and warning information.

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Seattle will continue to lose about one minute of sunlight each day throughout the rest of July and into August.

Seattle’s last sunset past 9 p.m.

The first 9 p.m. sunset in Seattle began on June 2, and reached as late as 9:11 p.m. for a seven-day period between June 22 and June 28.

Weather conditions for tonight’s sunset are expected to be mostly cloudy. Thursday has a high of 72 degrees and a low around 57, according to the .

Tonight marks our final 9 pm sunset of the year.

Need we say more?

— Seattle Weather Blog (@KSeattleWeather)

The Earth’s tilt is the reason for the sunset time changes, according to NWS. In the spring and summer, the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun, resulting in longer days. In fall and winter, it tilts away, shortening them.

Around the equinoxes in March and September, the tilt is neutral, and gives nearly equal days and nights across the globe.

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The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, struck at 12:37 p.m. local time south of Sand Point, a community of about 600 people on Popof Island, in the Aleutian chain, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. The first waves were projected to land there, but the state’s emergency management division said an hour after the quake that it had received no reports of damage.

“We have seen  that have not generated significant tsunami waves, but we’re treating it seriously and going through our procedures, making sure communities are notified so they can activate their evacuation procedures,” division spokesperson Jeremy Zidek said.

The quake was felt as far away as Anchorage, almost 600 miles (966 km) to the northeast.

Alaska tsunami warning issued

The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for an area stretching from about 40 miles (64.4 km) southwest of Homer to Unimak Pass, a distance of about 700 miles (1,126 kilometers). Among the larger communities in the area is Kodiak, with a population of about 5,200. The warning was downgraded to an advisory about an hour later, and canceled just before 2:45 p.m.

In Unalaska, a fishing community of about 4,100, officials urged people in possible inundation zones to move at least 50 feet above sea level or 1 mile (1.6 km) inland. In King Cove, which has about 870 residents on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, officials sent an alert calling on those in the coastal area to move to higher ground.

The National Weather Service said in posts on social media that there was no tsunami threat for other U.S. and Canadian Pacific coasts in North America, including Washington, Oregon and California.

Alaska’s southern coast is earthquake-prone, and Wednesday’s was the fifth in roughly the same area since 2020 exceeding magnitude 7, state seismologist Michael West said.

“Something’s moving in this area,” he said. “I would not call this an isolated earthquake. It appears to be part of a larger sequence spanning the last several years.”

That has the attention of seismologists, he said.

“This area has been and remains capable of larger earthquakes and earthquakes capable of significant tsunami damage,” he said.

“It’s going to be warming up a lot from yesterday,””It’s not going to be the end of the world, but mid-80s are possible. It cooled down quite a bit yesterday, but it’s starting to go up quickly.”

Much of the lowlands south of Seattle will get into the mid-80s, according to Cliff Mass, professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington (UW), while it will remain a little cooler up north. A 90-degree day is on schedule in the Seattle urban area Wednesday, with temperatures even a little warmer to the south.

“Wednesday will be the warmest day of the week, clearly,” Mass told “The Jason Rantz Show.” “After that, as we get into Thursday, marine air is going to start pushing in, and temperatures will go down at least five degrees on Thursday and then get back into the 70s by the weekend.”

“So this is a little overstated,” Rantz asked Mass.

“Well, if you’re suggesting this is some historic heat wave, that is not the case,” Mass answered. “It’ll be a little bit of a warm-up. It will be above normal. Remember, normal is about 80 degrees right now. This is the warmest, driest time of the year historically in Seattle, and we’re going to get some of that.”

Mass wouldn’t go so far as to call this burst of hot weather an official “heat wave,” claiming that a heat wave needs to be more than a single day of above-normal temperatures.

Summer nighttime temperatures have increased, Axios finds

reported that between 1970 and 2024, the average increased in 96% of 241 locations analyzed. In their findings, the average summer low in Seattle increased by 2.9 degrees, in Yakima by 4.3 degrees, and in Spokane by 5.1 degrees.

“Why do they talk about nighttime temperatures?” Mass countered. “If they talked about the daytime high temperatures, which people really care about, that’s not up so much. It’s the nighttime temperatures that are up, and that’s an issue because some of that is not real. Many urban areas are much warmer at night because of the urban heat island effect, and so that brings the nighttime temperatures up preferentially over the daytime ones.”

Onshore wind is expected to bring cooler air in later in the week, although temperatures are still estimated to be above average, hanging around the mid and upper-80s.

“The good news is, at least, it seems the air quality is pretty strong right now, right?” Rantz asked.

“The air quality actually is quite good. In fact, the fires have been less than normal,” Mass claimed. “So strangely enough, despite all these warnings about how warm it’s been and how dry it’s been and all that kind of stuff, actually, the fire situation has been extremely benign this year. We’ve seen very, very, very little or no smoke coming into the western side of the state.”

Listen to the full conversation here.

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By Wednesday, interior western Washington temperatures may reach the hottest of the year thus far, cracking the 90-degree mark for the second time this year. For the usual warmer places, such as the Cascade foothills and the South Sound region, high temperatures could rise into the mid-90s. Further south toward Portland, the mercury may approach 100 degrees.

Surface thermal low pressure nosing north from the interior valleys of California will reach western Washington Wednesday and help drive the hot temperatures.

Temperatures are not expected to be record-breaking, though. For both the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) and Olympia, the record high temperature on Wednesday is 98 degrees, set in 1979.

Western WA weather: Warm days and nights

July is the warmest month of the year. The expected hot daytime temperatures will also be accompanied by warm overnight readings. Urban areas will likely struggle to have nighttime temperatures cool only into the 60s, while more rural areas will feel some relief, dropping into the 50s.

Cooler conditions during this period of hot weather can be found along the north interior coastline regions and the outer coast, with temperatures forecasted to reach the mid-70s to mid-80s.

Steps to take during hot weather

If unable to travel to cooler locations, here are some steps to stay cool and avoid any heat-related health concerns.

• Seek air-conditioned facilities such as shopping malls and theaters. In the 1990s, only about 15% of homes had air conditioning. Today, that percentage has risen above 40%.
• Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water and avoid alcoholic beverages.
• During the heat of the day, avoid strenuous activities like running or jogging, and if working outdoors, take breaks and again, drink plenty of water.
• Avoid leaving children and pets in cars, even if for just a few minutes. Temperatures inside a vehicle can soar to well above 100 degrees in less than 10 minutes. So far this year, 13 children have died by being left in hot cars, even with the windows open. Remember – beat the heat, check the back seat!
• The elderly, the very young, and those with heart-related medical conditions are most vulnerable to the stress prolonged heat presents. Check on these family members, friends, or neighbors to help ensure they are doing OK.
• Wear light, loose-fitting clothing to help reflect the heat.
• Area waterways also offer cooling relief. Just remember to wear a properly fitting life jacket. Waters are still cold and falling in results in cold water shock – the leading cause of drownings. There have already been 16 recreational boating fatalities in the state thus far this year.

HeatRisk tool

Be sure to monitor the latest weather forecast and information about this hot weather.

The National Weather Service has a publicly available heat-related resource called . This resource is a color-numeric index that shows a forecast threat of heat-related impacts.

HeatRisk takes into consideration how unusual the heat is for the time of year, the days of the expected hot weather, including not only daytime temperatures, but also temperatures overnight, and the elevated risk of heat-related health impacts.

More 90-degree days these days

In the 20th century, Seattle averaged only three days per year reaching 90 degrees or more. So far this century, that average has risen to five days per year, and in just the last 10 years, the number of days hitting 90 degrees or better is now eight days per year.

Conditions are so dry

The rain deficit across the state continues to grow. Sea-Tac is now over 6 inches of rain behind average for the year thus far, while Olympia is more than 9 inches below average. Usually, wet Forks, on the north coast, is a whopping 20 inches plus below normal for rainfall this year.

Much of the state is now in moderate or severe drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The combination of hot weather and dry conditions means the region is ripe for wildfires.

Wildfire conditions and precautions

There are across the state as of Monday morning, including the Toonerville and Bear Gulch Fires in Mason County. The ramp-up in temperatures is going to simply amplify the wildfire potential through at least mid-week.

Some wildfire precautions:

• If camping, be sure the campfire is cold before leaving the site.
• National Parks in the state have campfire bans.
• Many counties and fire districts statewide have outdoor fire bans in place. Check with local authorities to learn the latest details.
• If towing, be sure to tighten tow chains to avoid sparks when dragging on roadways.
• Avoid tossing burning materials such as cigarettes out of vehicles. This behavior is how many roadside fires get started.

A change in the hot weather pattern is expected to begin on Thursday. The thermal surface low pressure is forecast to shift east of the Cascades, permitting onshore flow of cooler air to spread into western Washington – nature’s air conditioning.

This weather pattern change should knock high temperatures back down into the 70s to mid-80s in the interior, and the 60s along the outer coast. Yet, there is no rain in sight to offer any relief from the ongoing dry conditions.

This story was originally published on July 11, 2025. It has been updated and republished since then.

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The full moon, also called the “Buck Moon,” is expected to take the stage Thursday night, according to .

The name “Buck Moon” comes from the time of year when male deer, or bucks, experience heightened antler growth.

Other names, as stated by the Old Farmer’s Almanac, include Feather Moulting Moon and Salmon Moon.

Full moon in July, ‘Buck Moon,’ will be extra low

July’s full moon will be extra low in the sky due to the summer solstice and the “Major Lunar Standstill,” a phenomenon that only happens every 18.6 years, according to .

The full moon will peak at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time, but won’t be visible until sunset, the online publication noted.

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The series of small earthquakes began early Tuesday morning, at approximately 1:29 a.m., lasting until midday. Researchers told that the ongoing swarm is larger than the typical one or two smaller swarms that occur at the volcano each year.

A map of the swarm of small earthquakes and tremors underneath Mount Rainier. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington)

The largest earthquake measured at a magnitude of 1.7. Despite the large number of tremors, there have been no signs of ground deformation, according to USGS.

“Earthquake swarms like this have been attributed to circulation of hydrothermal fluids that are interacting with preexisting faults at shallow levels below the summit of the volcano,” USGS said in an official statement.

The last time Mount Rainier experienced a swarm of this size was in 2009, according to ����Xվ 7, when hundreds of earthquakes occurred over a three-day period. The largest in that span reached a magnitude of 2.3.

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Although the National Weather Service (NWS) , locals insisted no one saw the floods coming.

“The National Weather Service did get forecasts that provided very useful warnings, the day before they were talking about flash floods,” University of Washington (UW) Atmospheric Sciences Professor Cliff Mass explained on “The John Curley Show.” “Hours before the major disaster happened, they put out extremely strong warnings of the potential for flash flooding.”

Mass noted the area near the Guadalupe River has flooded many times historically.

When asked if people ignored the flood warnings, Mass responded, “There are other camps that did get out of the way, so some people listened to the forecasts, and they pulled back from the water.

“They should have been following, very closely, the forecast that evening, and when the weather service went all out three hours before, calling it an emergency situation, they should have gotten people out. I mean, there was a number of opportunities to save the people near that river,” he added.

Cliff Mass: Texas floods were not connected to climate change

Mass also emphasized that the floods had no connection to climate change.

“The climate change connection is non-existent. There is no trend in heavier precipitation in this region. There is no upward trend in floods,” he explained. “In fact, the EPA, in their climate page, they showed where flooding is increasing and decreasing, and they showed it actually decreasing in this area.”

Mass said that although people blame climate change for natural disasters, such as the Maui wildfires and Los Angeles fires, there’s more to the story.

“The real story is weather predictions become immensely more accurate, and society is not using it to stop these kinds of disasters. That’s the really interesting story here,” Mass noted.

Listen to the full conversation below.

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This tragic early morning event on the Fourth of July involved up to 15 inches of rain falling in a matter of just hours in a region that is one of the most prone flash flood areas in the country. Dozens have lost their lives, with many more still missing.

The National Weather Service (NWS) did its job. A flash flood watch was issued early Thursday afternoon along with a briefing to local emergency authorities. By 6:30 p.m., an updated statement highlighted “intense rain rates” that would “quickly overwhelm” the ground’s ability to absorb the water, and noted the potential for a historic rainfall event.

As the weather system began dumping rainfall in the upper reaches of the river basin, a flash flood warning was issued at 1:14 a.m. Friday morning highlighting a “life-threatening flash flooding event,” three hours before the surge of water reached warned areas downstream. The Emergency Alert System (EAS) was activated and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) were sent to cell phones.

A river gauge on the Guadalupe River rose more than 20 feet in one hour, cresting at the second-highest point on record. The rapidly rising water swept through homes, campgrounds, and roadways during the early morning hours.

What went wrong?

A thorough review of this dreadful event will unfold in the coming weeks and months. Yet, what lessons can be learned now, and how can those lessons be applied here in Western Washington?

On a basic level, a warning system is like a three-legged stool. The first leg is detection and warning of the event. The second leg is the dissemination of the warning message to the target geographic area. The final leg of the three-legged stool is response — take action upon receipt of the warning.

In this case, the flash flooding was warned and properly disseminated. The key missing element was the receipt of the flash flood warning during sleeping hours so action could be taken to move people to higher ground — the response.

Such a rapid rise in river flooding has occurred here. That flooding disaster happened in early December 2007 along the Chehalis River. Heavy rainfall of up to 15 inches fell in the upper reaches of the river in the Willapa Hills during an overnight period. The river rose 22 feet in just 12 hours near Pe Ell, exceeding a 500-year flood, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Flood warnings were issued and EAS was activated (Wireless Emergency Alerts did not exist then). Eight fatalities occurred and hundreds of livestock lost their lives. Homes, businesses, farmland, and roads, including I-5, were flooded. Again, this was a rapidly developing flood event that unfolded during sleeping hours.

The disastrous flash flooding on the Guadalupe River was not the first time such a major flood happened there. A similar heavy rainfall and flash flood occurred in 1987 with similar results. Lessons were learned, but not all were applied.

How can Western WA learn from this?

In Western Washington, a key lesson from the tragic Texas event to be applied here is receiving warning messages so action can be taken to stay out of harm’s way. In this region, the warnings can involve far more than just flooding. Other examples include rapidly spreading wind-driven wildfires, strong wind storms, hazardous material releases, manhunts, and more.

The August 2023 Maui wildfires and, more recently, the January Los Angeles wildfires highlighted the need to use more than one means to receive warning messages. During the Maui wildfires, the cell phone system failed when the fire took power out of service, leaving the use of cell phones to receive the warning messages dead in the water.

There are a number of all-hazard warning message methods to receive warnings. EAS reaches all broadcasters, including radio, TV, cable TV, and NOAA Weather Radio. An advantage of NOAA Weather Radio is that it also operates on batteries during power outages.

Wireless Emergency Alerts on cell phones are another key warning receipt resource. The key with WEA is that your cell phone needs to be set to receive those warning messages.

Your local emergency management authorities also have opt-in systems to share warning messages via phones and text messages. Contact your local county or city emergency management authorities to learn how to sign up for this critical resource.

In the case of tsunamis, well more than 100 outdoor siren systems are along the outer coast, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and in the North Sound to help alert those along shorelines of any tsunami warnings. And in the Puyallup River valley, similar lahar outdoor warning systems are in place. All of these outdoor systems are periodically tested for reliability.

Dangerous weather or other hazardous events can occur at any time of day or night, year-round. A key lesson learned and applied is to have multiple ways to receive critical warnings about these events, which helps save lives and property.

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Going back through 2001, it has rained only twice at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), five times at Paine Field in Everett, and twice in Olympia. The heaviest amount fell at Paine Field in 2002 with nearly two-tenths of an inch of rain. The last measurable rainfall fell 9 years ago in 2016, again at Paine Field with only five-hundredths of an inch of rain.

Sea-Tac high temperatures since 2001 on July 4 have ranged from a cool 65 degrees in 2002 to a hot 92 degrees in 2015. Last year, the high temperature was 83 degrees with plenty of sunshine. Since the start of the century, the average Independence Day high temperature has been 75.9 degrees.

At Olympia, the average high temperature has been 76.5 degrees, including a spread of 63 degrees in 2002 to 93 degrees in 2015. Last year, the high temperature on Independence Day was a toasty 86 degrees. Paine Field reached 79 degrees last year on the Fourth.

This week’s weather forecast, including Fourth of July weekend

During early July, it is quite common to have a weather pattern of morning clouds and afternoon sunshine. By Wednesday and into the holiday weekend, that weather pattern will be the case across western Washington. High temperatures will be quite seasonal, ranging from the mid-60s near shorelines to the 70s elsewhere from mid-week into the weekend.

The evening of the Fourth should have clear skies for a delightful evening of public fireworks shows.

Peak holiday travel times

Holiday travel for this week is already underway, with some taking the whole week off. Travel is expected to peak Wednesday and Thursday, and again on Sunday, when many who left town return.

Across the nation, according to the AAA travel forecast, over 72 million Americans are anticipated to travel over 50 miles for the Independence Day holiday weekend, a new record. Nearly 60 million will drive, and almost 6 million will fly.

Locally on the road, the Washington State Department of Transportation said highways like I-90, I-5, and US 2 will be busiest Wednesday through the holiday weekend, from late morning until around 7 p.m.

All highway road work will be paused to assist drivers. For I-90 drivers that use the Vantage Bridge across the Columbia River, starting July 9, bridge roadwork will resume full time until Labor Day Weekend, with only one lane in each direction crossing the bridge, resulting in delays.

If using the ferry system, Washington State Ferries cautions that the schedule could be changed based on available vessels and potential staffing shortages. Ferry authorities note the busiest sailings for vehicles will likely be westbound (or onto an island) Wednesday through Friday, and eastbound (or off an island) Saturday and Sunday.

Be sure to check the ferry schedule on their or app for the latest available information, and plan for delays in ferry terminal waits. To reduce waiting, riders may consider taking an early morning or late-night sailing, or using transit to walk or bike onto the ferry if possible.

Gas prices continue to climb in western Washington

On June 30, average Washington gas prices were about 12 cents higher than a year ago at $4.44 per gallon of regular fuel.

On July 1, though, the state’s gas tax at the pump is set to climb another 6 cents per gallon, the first rise on the gas tax in nearly a decade. The additional 6 cents brings the total to 55.4 cents per gallon, remaining the third highest in the nation, behind Pennsylvania at 57.6 cents and California at 61.2 cents per gallon.

Across Washington, the lowest gas prices can be found in parts of eastern Washington, including Spokane County and the northeast part of the state, Asotin County, and Yakima County. In western Washington, lower gas prices can be found in Whatcom, Skagit, Thurston, and Clark Counties.

In neighboring states, the average gas price in Oregon is $4.05 per gallon of regular, and in Idaho $3.43 a gallon. In contrast, the average price of regular fuel in British Columbia is $1.73 per liter, which translates to about $6.56 a gallon.

Fireworks and warm, dry conditions

This year has been much drier than average. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor showed all of western Washington is abnormally dry or in moderate drought. Sea-Tac is nearly 6 inches below average for the year thus far, Olympia is close to 9 inches behind, Everett Paine Field is nearly 12 inches, and usually wet Forks is a whopping 20 inches below normal for the year.

Grasses and shrubs are dry, and fireworks can easily ignite them. If using fireworks, be sure to have plenty of water on hand to knock down any fires that may start. Avoid the use of any fireworks that shoot into the air, such as bottle rockets that can start a house or brush fire.

The best choice to enjoy fireworks is to visit a public fireworks display throughout western Washington. As the country celebrates its 249th birthday, have a safe and sane Fourth of July with family, friends, and neighbors.

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The two debated on “The Joe Rogan Show” over an article published in 2024 by , which reported that the Earth is actually in a “cooling period” when examining its temperature patterns on a scale of hundreds of millions of years.

“This was like a very inconvenient discovery, but they had to report the data, and kudos to them for doing that,” Rogan told Sanders. “Scientists have captured the Earth’s climate change over the last 480, 500 million years. Here’s a surprising place we stand now. Look at the far end of that graph, and you see we’re in a cooling period.”

“Well, I’m not sure,” Sanders responded. “I didn’t read that article, but the scientists who are out there, I think…”

“But there’s a lot of money involved in that too, Bernie. That’s part of the problem,” Rogan said. “There’s a lot of money involved in this whole climate change emergency issue, and there’s a lot of control, and that’s a big part of this problem. Not only that, if we’re just talking about primarily carbon and carbon footprint, what are we going to do about China?”

“They are the major polluter right now, in terms of carbon,” Sanders said.

Cliff Mass weighs in

“We’re in a cold period. It could go back up again, but how much is man responsible for this, and how much is CO2?” Curley asked Mass. “If CO2 is the main driver of temperature, then we can try to control CO2, a la EV cars and everything else. More science is coming out on this, Cliff.”

“Both can be true,” Mass said, weighing in on the subject. “It is true that, even without human beings doing anything, there’s a lot of natural variability. And it is true that this is one of the cooler periods in the last 500 million years. And, actually, for most of the last 500 million years, it’s been warmer than it is today. That is very, very true. It is also true that human beings putting CO2 in the atmosphere warms the planet. That’s true too. If you look at that planet, there’s been a rapid rise in the last 50 years or so, and we’re certainly contributing to that. There’s no big unknown mystery here. There is a lot of natural variability in the climate, but we can affect the climate as well.”

Mass explained that there are periods when CO2 levels jump up rapidly, such as during volcanic eruptions, which release a tremendous amount of CO2 into the atmosphere, and when the planet naturally warms up. Still, Mass noted that there is “no doubt” that human beings are adding some CO2 to the atmosphere, which will cause some relatively minor and modest warming.

“I get into the idea of how much it will cost us, the world, to reduce the amount of CO2 and then how much of that cost, reducing it by two degrees, one degree, how much does that have on the big effect of the just general health of the world?” Curley said. “We could spend trillions and trillions and trillions and trillions of dollars to possibly bring down a small amount of CO2 and to bring down the temperature, or maybe not bring down the temperature. And we’ve spent all of this money and affected everybody’s life in a way that, in the end, didn’t have that great of an outcome.”

Mass claimed rising levels of CO2 are something most people can adapt to.

“It turns out a warming world could, in fact, cause less deaths, “Mass said. “So, a lot of this end-of-the-world stuff that people are pushing, and this desperation to spend huge amounts of money, makes no sense at all.”

Climate Apocalypse counters Joe Rogan’s claims

However, according to on Instagram, Rogan misrepresented the article, stating the article explains that while Earth has experienced hotter climates in deep geologic time, humans evolved and built civilization during a relatively cool and stable period—the Holocene.

“Current temperatures are rapidly rising out of that cold epoch, not into it,” Climate Apocalypse wrote. “Scientists warn that without cutting greenhouse gas emissions, global temperatures could rise to levels not seen in over 5 million years—approaching 17°C (62.6°F). That’s a warming trajectory, not cooling.

“The point isn’t ‘Earth has been hotter before, so we’re fine.’ The point is: our species, our crops, our cities, and our coastlines evolved in a cooler world—and now we’re breaking that foundation,” Climate Apocalypse continued.

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A weather station located near the summit of Mauna Loa in Hawaii, which first began operation in the 1950s, collects a wide range of data, including the average amount of CO2. NOAA reported in May 2022, the average amount of CO2 was 421 ppm. In May 2023, it rose to 424 ppm. In May 2024, it climbed to 427 ppm.

According to a NOAA report on average May CO2 measurements, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is similar to the Pliocene era, which occurred about 5 million years ago. At that point, global temperatures were approximately seven degrees warmer than they are today. Sea levels were anywhere from 16-82 feet higher than today, meaning south Florida was completely underwater.

“Rising global temperatures lag behind the rise of greenhouse gases, like a train leaving the station before reaching full speed,” Buehner said. “The rise in global temperatures is on track to accelerate, similar to what long-term climate models reflect.”

Buehner also noted that each year has reached a new global record high temperature average, going back 145 years. 2024 was the warmest, edging out 2023, which was warmer than 2022, and so on.

An important point regarding the world’s warming is that it has not been evenly distributed. The polar regions have seen the greatest warming, which has resulted in the thawing of permafrost that has produced infrastructure failures in the northern regions of Russia, Canada, Alaska, and elsewhere.

“That permafrost thawing is exacerbating the greenhouse gas rise,” Buehner said. “CO2 and methane trapped in the permafrost are being released back into the atmosphere. Methane is not addressed much, but it is a much better greenhouse gas than CO2.”

Buehner cited Oceanographer Yuping Gwan, who analyzed global temperatures, finding that summers are now three weeks longer, while springs, falls, and winters have all shortened.

“During the 2010s and now this decade, that longer summer trend has continued, and we have witnessed this trend, particularly with longer wildfire seasons around the globe,” Buehner said. “In the Puget Sound region, we have experienced wildfire smoke six out of the last eight summers going back to 2017, something we had not had in my lifetime.”

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“This year is actually starting quite slowly. We’re actually well below normal in terms of wildfires and, at this point in time, I’m not convinced this is going to be a big wildfire season,” Mass said on “The John Curley Show” on ����Xվ Newsradio. “We’re starting slow because we had a dry spring. There isn’t a lot of grass out there. It’s actually below normal, the fuels in eastern Washington. At this point, I don’t think we’re sure how things will turn out.”

For the year, Sea-Tac Airport is close to five inches of rain below average, and Olympia is nearly eight inches below average. Everett is a whopping 10 inches behind average, logging only 34% of its average annual rainfall totals.

But, according to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the total amount of acres burned in Washington is the second lowest since 2015, even with spring precipitation being below normal levels.

How could the wildfire area be less with warmer, drier conditions?

Mass stated that in order to have a wildfire, there needs to be ignition, sufficient fuels, dry fuels, and supportive meteorological conditions, with wind being the most important.

“Precipitation during late winter and spring is important for producing bountiful light fuels, such as grasses and range-type vegetation,” Mass wrote in his . “Rainfall deficit has resulted in normal to lower than normal amounts of annual vegetation over much of the region.”

The extended precipitation forecast for this summer shows drier-than-normal conditions.

“Since thunderstorms are the big precipitation producers for much of the summer (particularly east of the Cascade crest), this implies fewer thunderstorms,” Mass continued. “This means fewer lightning starts and fewer ignitions. This implies less wildfire activity.”

August and September are the state’s most susceptible months to wildfires. As of this reporting, precipitation expectations are near normal for August, and wetter than normal in September.

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It has been four years this week since the historic ‘heat dome’ parked over the Pacific Northwest during the last week of June, surging temperatures well past all-time highs.

What is a Heat Dome?

A ‘heat dome’ is a strong high-pressure system aloft that gets cut off from the main westerly flow around the Northern Hemisphere, in this case across the Northern Pacific Ocean. The system’s sinking air motion and resulting low-level offshore flow toward the ocean produced the blistering temperatures.

As an analogy, think of this upper-level high-pressure system as a large rock in a river, resting in one spot while the water flows around it.

The descending air in a heat dome over time creates a warmer and warmer air mass. Between June 25 and 28, 2021, temperatures in the region warmed each day, peaking on the 28th, crushing previous all-time highs.

Bellingham soared to 99 degrees, Everett Paine Field 100, Arlington 103, SeaTac Airport 109, Olympia and Forks 110, and Portland, Oregon, a sizzling 116 degrees. The hottest temperature in the state was a scorching 120 degrees at Hanford near the Tri-Cities.

Heat wave impacts

During this historic heat wave, more than 250 people in the Pacific Northwest succumbed to the heat, and in Western Canada, over 400 people perished. Extreme heat is the No. 1 weather-related hazard yielding fatalities in the world. It kills more people than all other weather-related hazards like hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and winter storms combined.

Yet with the ongoing warming of the planet, the global upper-level air pattern has been tending to produce more of these cut-off upper-level high-pressure systems, which create extreme heat waves. For instance, much of the middle and eastern parts of the U.S. are suffering through a heat wave early this week.

Last year, heat waves were felt not only in the United States but also in Europe, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, and Pakistan. Temperatures in India and Pakistan soared to around 125 degrees.

Can a Heat Dome happen again in the PNW?

The latest seasonal summer weather outlook for Western Washington reflected good odds on warmer average temperatures into September and at or below normal precipitation during the driest time of the year.

With the ongoing warming of the planet, intense heat events in the Pacific Northwest can no longer be ruled out. The odds of another heat dome this summer or in the coming years are similar to rolling snake eyes 3 times in a row. Yet, it could happen again.

What to do if it gets hot:

If sensitive to excessive heat, here are some precautions to help during a period of hot weather.

• Be sure to stay hydrated and drink plenty of water.
• Spend time in an air-conditioned location to help relieve the stress of the heat.
• If outdoors, seek shade and use sunscreen to avoid a sunburn.
• During the heat of the day, avoid strenuous activities like running.
• If working outdoors, take breaks in shade and drink plenty of water.
• Avoid leaving children and pets in cars, even for just a few minutes, with the windows open.
• Wear light, loose-fitting clothing to help reflect heat.
• If on area waterways, be sure to wear a properly fitted life jacket to avoid falling into the cold water and suffering cold water shock, and drowning.
• For meals, eat easy-to-digest foods like salads and fruit.

Be sure to check on elderly family members, friends, or neighbors to help ensure they are doing okay during hot weather, particularly if they take medications. Studies have revealed that common treatments such as heart medicines, antihistamines, and decongestants don’t mix well with heat. Continue to take the medications, just stay cool, and stay hydrated. Consult with a doctor for any concerns.

Always monitor the latest weather forecasts for the potential of any heat waves. The National Weather Service has a publicly available heat-related resource called . This resource is a color-numeric index that shows a forecast threat of heat-related impacts.

HeatRisk takes into consideration how unusual the heat is for the time of year, the days of the expected hot weather, including not only daytime temperatures, but also temperatures overnight, and the elevated risk of heat-related health impacts.

HeatRisk was tested in the Western U.S. for a number of recent years, including the Seattle Forecast Office, and has been expanded nationwide. The resource has been quite useful during the heat wave across much of the eastern two-thirds of the country. Many TV weather segments have placed the colorful heat graphics on screen, highlighting areas of risk.

Enjoy this summer; just do so safely, particularly during periods of hot weather.

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The summer solstice is also the beginning of astronomical summer, also known as the start of summer. After June 20, days will gradually get shorter heading into the autumn equinox in late September.

June gloom to start Seattle summer

Many schools get out for the summer this Friday. Yet despite the start of the summer season, it will not feel like it, as June gloom will be in full effect.

An upper-level low is forecast to move through the Pacific Northwest Friday through the weekend, bringing showers and unseasonably cool temperatures. Highs will struggle to get past 60 degrees. Recall that less than two weeks ago, temperatures soared into the 80s and even the lower 90s.

Although the region needs the rain. So far this month, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) and Bellingham, there has been no rainfall. Everett’s Paine Field has had only a trace of rain, while Olympia has had just one hundredth of an inch (0.01), and on the usually wetter coast, Hoquiam’s rain gauge remains dry this month, and Forks has had just 0.04 inches of rain.

Sea-Tac is over 5.5 inches of rain behind the average for the year. Olympia had a rain deficit of nearly 9 inches, and Everett is behind more than 10 inches of rain for the year, and Forks is a whopping 19 and a half inches below average.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, all of western Washington has been abnormally dry, and the area from the Cascades west of the I-5 corridor is now in a moderate drought. Yes, the region needs the rain.

The weather outlook for the rest of the month continues the June gloom trend with odds of cold temperatures and elevated rainfall. By July, the outlook warms up and dries out, but likely after the Fourth of July. This short-term cool showery trend will help delay the region’s wildfire season into the start of July.

Washington State Drought Monitor for June. (Photo courtesy of National Drought Mitigation Center)

History of the summer solstice

Through human history, many have observed the summer solstice with celebrations and rituals. For instance, the ancient Greeks marked the solstice as the start of the New Year and created a one-month countdown to the opening of the Olympic Games, true to this day.

Ancient European pagans welcomed the solstice with bonfires, hoping for a good fall harvest. Bonfires were also associated with magic, banishing evil spirits, and often led maidens to future husbands.

Stonehenge in the south of England is aligned with the direction of the summer solstice sunrise–one of many theories about the purpose of the megalith monument, where thousands gather each year to commemorate the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Many Native Americans participate in solstice rituals, which are still practiced today. For example, the Sioux perform a ceremonial sundance while wearing symbolic colors.

Today, many still celebrate the summer solstice. Parades and festivals are most common. In Northern Europe, bonfires are lit, and homes are decorated with garlands.  In parts of Scandinavia, people dance around Maypoles.

Seattle’s Fremont Solstice Parade

Seattle has one of the most free-spirited summer solstice parades in the country–the . The 34th annual parade will be this Saturday, June 21, starting at 1 p.m. More than 60 community-based ensembles are expected in the parade, starting on 3^rd and Leary Way and finishing on North 35^th Avenue, near the Fremont Rocket. In addition to the parade, two music stages with live local bands will be part of the festivities, along with booths selling handmade goods and art, fair food, colorful Seattle Art cars, and more.

Unfortunately, the weather expected for Saturday’s Solstice Parade will not feel summerlike.

On Friday’s summer solstice, celebrate the start of summer despite the cool and much-needed soggy conditions.

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Firefighters are actively working to control and extinguish the fire. Crews believe a lightning strike prompted the fire.

Someone first noticed the fire on June 13, with smokejumpers responding within an hour. The fire is inaccessible by road, making it difficult to extinguish. Additionally, the fire is burning in an area filled with heavy, dead, down timber from the 2015 Wolverine Fire.

“No evacuation orders have been issued,” The U.S. Forest Service stated. “However, road closures are currently in effect at the time of this post.”

The U.S. Weather Service in Spokane, the U.S. Forest Service for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, and Chelan County Emergency Management have all responded to the fire with resources and support.

The fire is 0% contained, as of this reporting.

This is a developing story, check back for updates

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The recent funding cuts could lead to inaccurate forecast data, ����Xվ Newsradio meteorologist Ted Buehner explained on “The Gee and Ursula Show” on ����Xվ Newsradio Friday.

“If you pull data out of the system, that means your numerical model, your forecast models going down out in the future, have less data to work with, and so that starts to lead to some inaccuracies,” Buehner said.

Buehner referenced a loss of weather balloon data, as two dozen sites across North America are not launching the balloons.

“Weather balloons are launched twice a day all around the world at the same time, and they get a vertical snapshot of what the atmosphere looks like at that location,” he shared. “I can tell you, Spokane is one of those sites that has not launched a balloon in quite some time.”

Buehner also cited Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts at the National Hurricane Center.

“They say they’re re-staffing at this point, but these are folks that are not as experienced as the ones who left,” Buehner explained. “This is true at the Storm Prediction Center and many of the other national centers across the country, with regards to that kind of an effort, so you have less expertise.”

Hurricane forecasts could be degraded, ����Xվ meteorologist says

Even FEMA is taking hits, as Buehner stated, 30% of staff were cut.

“What we’re starting to see is that the quality of the forecast is becoming degraded,” he said.

Buehner also mentioned that cuts at NOAA mean forecasters could underpredict the strength of a hurricane.

“There’s also a chance, because of some of these cuts, that NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft will not be able to fly this year, and with less reconnaissance missions, we may be flying blind, and we may not exactly know how strong a hurricane is before it reaches the coastline,” Buehner said.

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June gloom is on its way, Atmospheric Sciences Professor at the University of Washington (UW), Cliff Mass, told “The Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH Monday.

June gloom to arrive Thursday

“The June gloom will be here,” he said. “We’ll get it on Thursday, particularly, temperatures will struggle to get above the mid to upper 60s, so the marine air is going to come in. You’ll have the low clouds, and temperatures are going to be cool, and they’re going to stay cool for several days. So, June gloom will be here. It’s delayed, but it is definitely coming.”

Colder weather will be seen throughout western Washington, but temperatures in eastern Washington will remain warm, Mass added.

When asked about drought conditions, Mass said the reservoirs in the west are doing well.

“Seattle, for instance, is exactly at normal, and Tacoma is in good shape, and that’s true of Everett as well,” he said. “So the reservoirs are actually in pretty good shape on the west side, so that there’s not going to be a water shortage. But it has been drier than normal this month and last month. There’s no doubt about that.”

Cliff Mass on dry period: ‘You can’t pin it on global warming’

Mass also noted that the recent dry period has happened before and is not record-breaking.

“You can’t pin it on global warming, but you can pin it on natural variability of the atmosphere,” he said.

However, Mass said the Earth is steadily heating up.

“The truth is I think pretty clear, the Earth is warming slowly, and that’s having an effect on temperatures—they are one to two degrees Fahrenheit warmer than they were. So that’s true,” he said. “We have a warm period. Well, yesterday was 88 in some places, maybe it would have been 87 or 86 if there wasn’t global warming. That’s what we’re talking about. The question about droughts and things like that is much more tenuous. And so there’s no reason to think our precipitation here in the spring season is being affected by global warming.”

Listen to the full conversation below.

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On Thursday, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) expanded its for 19 watersheds across the North and Central Cascades and parts of the Puget Sound region, including in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. Ecology already issued a drought declaration for Yakima Basin watersheds in April.

“This is driven by the dry spring as well as the warm spring we had and early, rapid snowmelt,” said Carolina Meller, Ecology’s Statewide Drought Lead.

When snow melts too fast, it can affect water availability in the summer for agriculture, wildlife, and utilities. That’s because instead of the snowmelt filling reservoirs, the rush of water drains out into the Pacific Ocean.

Snowmelt triggers Washington’s drought emergency

While statewide snowpack is currently 60% average, it’s much more dire in the Central Cascade Mountains, where they’re at 12% of normal, according to Ecology.

“In some parts of the Central Cascades, we saw snow melting 33 days earlier than normal,” Meller said.

A drought declaration triggers emergency relief options for the region, including funding assistance for public entities.

“Drought is not just a one-off anymore, but part of a regular occurrence for life here in  Washington,” Meller said.

Ecology said there is not expected to be any impact to utilities across Seattle, Everett, and Tacoma.

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