A moderate heat risk for Tacoma and the greater Seattle metropolitan area began Saturday and was expected to continue over the next several days during a warming and dry period, according to the National Weather Service.
“A slow warming trend will continue through the beginning of the week, with temperatures peaking Tuesday into Wednesday,” the NWS said in an advisory Friday. “There is uncertainty with how quickly cooler conditions return late next week.”
Slightly cooler temperatures in the area on Monday are expected to bring a brief reprieve from the heat, downgrading the heat risk to “minor” for Tacoma and other areas in the greater Seattle region…