Peak season for Seattle weather
PORT ANGELES, WA - SEPTEMBER 16: Clouds dance along the mountain tops viewed from the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center vista point, a popular destination overlooking the entire Olympic Mountain Range, on September 16, 2021, near Port Angeles, Washington. Olympic National Park is located in the State of Washington on the Olympic Peninsula and defined by four distinct regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west-side temperate rainforest, and the forests of the drier east side.
Meanwhile, the Seattle-area is enjoying what could be called, air-conditioned weather. When Major League Baseball All-Stars were in town a week ago, many expressed how great the weather was, even expressing it felt like air-conditioned weather compared to where they came from. Every once in a while, though, that moderating onshore flow from the Pacific switches to offshore flow — from the interior of the Pacific Northwest toward the coast. That is when temperatures can soar well above average.
The greatest example of a major heat wave in the region was during the tail end of June 2021. A ‘heat dome’ – a strong area of high pressure aloft – parked over the region and produced a period of descending air from above along with the offshore flow, resulting in warming temperatures each day until the weather pattern shifted, permitting cooler air to arrive from the Pacific.
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