The historic heat wave over the Pacific Northwest is expected to be less intense by midweek as the highly anomalous upper ridge is forecast to weaken slightly and shift eastward. Nevertheless, high temperatures across the interior sections of the Northwest will remain 15 to 25 degrees above normal through the holiday weekend, and warm overnight lows should increase the heat stress to these areas. Some possible rain showers around the Northern Rockies will do little to break the growing drought in these areas.

Wednesday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Southeast wind around 11 mph becoming north in the morning. Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Thursday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Thursday night, mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 95. Friday night continued mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 95. Saturday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Sunday

Independence Day will be Sunny, with a high near 94.

-National Weather Service