Stunning October sunshine with temperatures reaching 70 degrees

Highs will rise to lows into the mid-70s in the greater Seattle area Monday afternoon. Temperatures in Sea-Tac will be nearly ten degrees above average!

At Sea-Tac Airport, temperatures average at least 70 degrees for two days in October. This shows that temperatures around 70 degrees are rare, even though such temperatures are not uncommon at this time of year.

While skies will feature abundant, spectacular sunshine today, much cooler and cloudier conditions are expected on Tuesday. There will be a chance of scattered showers tomorrow and Wednesday, but most backyards in Western Washington will remain dry.

On Thursday and Friday we will be treated to partly sunny skies and high temperatures in the 60s.

The weather models we analyze to make our forecasts reduce the chance of rain for the coming weekend. Next Saturday and Sunday currently look calm, dry, sunny and mild. Stay tuned because that could change.

In addition to following the weather forecast here in the Pacific Northwest, we are also closely monitoring the Gulf of Mexico. There, Hurricane Milton quickly developed into a Category Five storm this morning. It is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane in the Tampa area on Florida's west coast sometime Wednesday evening.

There are major concerns about storm surge, heavy rain, damaging winds, flooding and tornadoes. Please stay with us in the coming days as we bring you news and weather reports about Milton.

Take good care of yourself,

Meteorologist Abby Acone and Chief Meteorologist Brian MacMillan