Seattle’s second-longest dry streak on record ended late last week when light rain fell for the first time in 51 days. But the region is expected to once again bake under an intense heat wave this week, meteorologists said, with triple-digit temperatures amid the already dry conditions. Most of Washington, western Oregon and parts of Northern California — including near where the Dixie Fire is burning — will be under an excessive heat watch this week, according to the National Weather Service. Across the country, stifling heat will also be found across the Lower Great Lakes, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast early in the week, the Weather Service said. High temperatures are forecast to reach into the 90s, with the heat index — a measurement that combines heat and humidity — approaching 100 degrees.

Source: New York Times August 09, 2021 15:07 UTC