


The average spring temperature for early May in Seattle is 63 to 64 degrees. The Service is also expecting temperatures in the 70s in the Seattle area on Tuesday and Wednesday. The National Weather Service temperature outlook for May, June and July suggests hotter-than-average temperatures across the state, including Western Washington. But yes, this was still pretty warm for early in the season,” Wolf says. “The temperatures themselves weren’t abnormally hot by summer standards, where we often are in the 90s every day, or for several days. The weather this past weekend was 15-20 degrees hotter than average. The Inland Northwest experienced a colder-than-normal April, with temperatures 2 to 6 degrees cooler than average.

Spokane had seen its first day at or above 70 degrees only a few days earlier, April 26, when temperatures reached 71. It’s uncommon to see such high temperatures in Spokane after such a cool spring, Wolf says. The Spokane forecast surprised local forecasters like Jeremy Wolf of the National Weather Service in Spokane. (Records have been kept in the Spokane area since 1881.) On Sunday, Spokane tied its hottest April 30 on record: 82 degrees Fahrenheit at Spokane International Airport, tied with that date in 1981. Eastern Washington cities are historically hotter and drier than their Western peers, but this year, some Eastern cities have been getting hotter sooner.
