Western WA weather: Hottest temperatures of the year so far

It’s been 236 days since the last 80-degree day in Seattle, according to the National Weather Service, and the wait may soon be over. A high-pressure system — which causes air to descend rapidly, warming and drying along the way — will begin to build over Western Washington on Wednesday, strengthening at the end of the workweek. Forget about rain — we’re entering a sun-soaked spell with temperatures nearly tripping over themselves to reach 80 degrees. It will be “a pretty dramatic warm up over the next couple of days,”...