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Much of Washington east of the Cascades is going through an extended period of unusually hot weather.  The Wenatchee area has been under a heat advisory or excessive heat warning for all but two days in July.  The advisories started on July 2nd and the only break without an advisory or warning came on July 15th.  A he...

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The heat will soon be on for North Central Washington and the Columbia Basin. Temperatures in the region are expected to surge into triple digits by Friday with record-tying or -breaking highs possible by early next week. Meteorologist Greg Koch with the National Weather Service (NWS) Office in Spokane says the extreme temperatures will be created by an air mass that's currently bringing scorching

It's going to be a toasty weekend in North Central Washington and the Columbia Basin. The National Weather Service Office in Spokane is forecasting temperatures in the low- to mid-90s on Friday and Saturday. Meteorologist Rocco Pelatti says a ridge off high pressure off the Pacfic Ocean will create the warmer-than-usual temperatures...

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North Central Washington and the Columbia Basin are bracing for a taste of summer heat in the days ahead more than six weeks ahead of schedule. Meteorologist Joey Clevenger with the National Weather Service Office in Spokane says the unseasonably warm weather will hit the region by Friday due to a lofty ridge of high pressure off the Washington Coast. ...

Things will change in a big way starting tomorrow and Thursday.

Temperatures that are normally in the 40s and 50s are soaring into the low 70s.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Joey Clevenger says the storm will hit Stevens Pass especially hard at times.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Charlotte Dewey says studies show no direct correlation between the level of snowpack and the severity of wildfires.