The UW Dawgcast


August 31, 2020

Forecast: August 31st, 2020

By Rachael Fewkes Good Morning, Huskies! We’re starting off our workweek with mild, comfortable conditions. Today you can expect highs to be in the low 70s. The blanket of clouds we’re seeing this morning will make way for mostly sunny skies by this afternoon. For those of you who have been wondering if the summer…


August 30, 2020

Forecast: August 30th, 2020

By Sara Salimi Happy Sunday Huskies! Expect relatively clear skies and slightly warmer temperatures than yesterday. Highs will climb to the low to mid 70s and the lows drop to the upper 50s. Wind speed is 5-10 mph in the Seattle area. Even though we have reached the end of August temperatures this week will…


August 29, 2020

Forecast: August 29th, 2020

By Calen Randall Hey Huskies, Hopefully you enjoyed our week of pleasant weather. The “Fall feel” is back with cooler temperatures lingering into the mornings, but temperatures have consistently risen into the 70s this past week so the transition to an afternoon “Fall feel” has not arrived yet. Today’s view from the Atmospheric Science Building…


August 28, 2020

Forecast: August 28th, 2020

By Dylan Logan Happy Friday, Huskies! Today’s weather will be what many would view as ideal. A few low stray clouds burning off by midday leaving pristine clear blue skies for the afternoon and evening. With cloudless skies, expect temperatures to be slightly on the warm side, rising into the upper 70s for the highs….


August 27, 2020

Forecast: August 27th, 2020

By Rachael Fewkes Happy Thursday, Huskies! Our streak of Seattle summer perfection continues as we start this morning with clear skies and plenty of sunshine. Temperatures throughout the day will be comfortably warm with highs reaching the upper 70s by this afternoon. Conditions should be ideal for porch-sitting, swimming, strolling through your neighborhood, and everything…


August 26, 2020

Forecast: August 26th, 2020

By Matthew Charchenko Besides a few low clouds sticking around in parts of the lowlands, its another beautiful summer morning in Seattle! Thankfully, we have lucked out with avoiding any major fires in Washington state so far, but you can still see smoke in eastern Oregon from fires in the Oregon Cascades and residual smoke…


August 25, 2020

Forecast: August 25th, 2020

By Calen Randall Happy Tuesday Huskies! The atmosphere is always in flux, often transitioning sharply from cool troughs to hot ridges and from stormy clouds to clear skies. Yet once in awhile those transitions are halted, and forecasting becomes a “copy and paste” exercise. This is one of those “copy-paste” forecast weeks. High temperatures in…


August 24, 2020

Forecast: August 24th, 2020

By Rachael Fewkes Good Morning, Huskies! With just under a month until the beginning of autumn, our temperatures are gradually cooling down and our days are becoming shorter. Today you can expect highs in the mid 70s—right around Seattle’s climatological average for this time of year. Aside from a few morning clouds, skies will be…


August 23, 2020

Forecast: August 23rd, 2020

By Sara Salimi Happy Sunday Huskies! Temperatures are not going to be unbearable this week as temperatures remain the mid 70s to the low 80s. Mornings are going to be cooler than what we normally felt throughout the summer. as they stay in the low to mid 50s. As for today, highs are expected to…


August 22, 2020

Forecast: August 22nd, 2020

By Calen Randall Happy Saturday Huskies! After a weekend of intense heat, most of western Washington received a cool shower yesterday. The air above Seattle yesterday was so moist, that the dew point hit 64 F, nearly the highest dew point in Seattle since 2010! As we exit the, on average, hottest and driest period…



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