The first week of August is filled with rain and cool temperatures, and July is hot and dry.
Temperatures will remain below average this time of year, said Jeff Michalski, a meteorologist at the National Meteorological Service.
Michaelski said the chance of rain will arrive Thursday morning on Thursday night, although rainfall may be a quarter of an inch or less in the Seattle metro area.
“It's nice to see the rain, but that doesn't make up for the recent dryness,” Michalski said Monday morning.
He said that since January 1, the Seattle area has seen a 6.5-inch lower rainfall, below the Oct. 1 annual water average.
On July 25, precipitation was 0.01 inches, marking the only day of rainfall throughout the month.
Statewide, June is the third time in the past 130 years, the Washington Department of Ecology said in a written statement.
The department notes that warmer and dry normal conditions may last until August.
“On the NOAA, the one-month outlook for the Climate Forecast Center in August 2025 shows that precipitation opportunities for temperatures above normal are elevated,” the department said. “There is a 60-70% chance of temperatures above normal throughout eastern Washington.”
Seattle had less than half an inch of rain in June, while drought conditions covered more than half. Summer starts early and ends later, with less rainfall and higher temperatures.
Michelsky said warm weather will recover. Temperatures will rise to the 1980s from Saturday to Monday.
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