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Scorching heat is expected to continue into at least the first half of the weekend across the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures early Friday afternoon were well into the 90s in places around Seattle, with the mercury approaching or exceeding 100 degrees in cities such as Portland, Eugene, Salem, Medford and Redding. The only relief is places immediately along the coast, where the cooler ocean waters are keeping seaside towns locked in the 50s and 60s. But you only have to go inland about a dozen miles or so to see temperatures spike up into the 90s.

As of 2 p.m. PDT Friday, Seattle and Portland had already surpassed their daily record highs, which were 89 and 97 respectively. Salem, Oregon has also broken the record high of 99 for Friday, while Eugene was just a couple degrees shy of their record high of 101. (UPDATE: Eugene did set a record, topping out at 104 degrees Friday afternoon)

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A cold front diving out of the Front Range will bring the potential for severe activity to a broad area to round out the work week Friday afternoon.
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Tropical Storm Fiona has maintained intensity today, moving northwest over the open Atlantic.  No threat is posed to land in the next few days, however great uncertainty exists about Fiona’s eventual destination, and a landfall for Bermuda or even the US East Coast can’t be ruled out of the question next week and beyond.

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Summer 2016 has brought on the heat with record high temperature being broken across the country. A strong cold front will usher in some cool relief for parts of the Plains and Northern Rocky Mountains later today through the weekend, with temperatures greater than 20 degrees below average for this time of year possible!

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