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Heat Wave to Hit Edmonds This Week

Expect temperatures in the 90s on Thursday and Friday.

This is for all of you who live for hot weather.

The National Weather Service is forecasting temperatures in the low 90s for Thursday and Friday for Edmonds and surrounding areas, and has issued a excessive heat watch for Western Washington.

From the National Weather Service:

An excessive heat watch means that a prolonged period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids ... stay in an air-conditioned room ... stay out of the sun ... and check up on relatives and neighbors.

All good advice. Of course, many of us do not have air conditioning in our residences, so precautions should be taken.

The National Weather Service calls for a high of 92 on Thursday and 91 on Friday, with overnight lows in the 60s. 

Temps should dip back down into the 80s and then 70s as we move through the weekend and into next week, says the weather service's forecast.

The National Weather Service recommends that people limit the amount of time they spend in the sun and drink plenty of fluids during extreme temperatures, and reminds anyone who plans to spend time in or near rivers and lakes to wear a life jacket and practice water safety.

And remember—family pets need help staying cool in hot temps as well.

What's your favorite way to stay cool when the weather heats up? Tell us in the comments section below.

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Kim Carney May 21, 2013 at 03:57 pm
It is beautiful and cold, just like Edmonds ;)
mojomichelle May 18, 2013 at 09:03 am
That is true about Citypark being in a lot of shade. Where's the skateboard park? Possibly a spotRead More at Edmonds Marina Beach??
Jeanne Gustafson (Editor) May 17, 2013 at 02:00 pm
Cassy said on Facebook (sorry to those having trouble logging in today!): Would love to have aRead More splash pad and yes please move it so it is in the full sun. If you are going to have a splash pad we need to take advantage of the sunshine.
James Spangler May 17, 2013 at 01:46 pm
A splash pad would be great, but that space is so shady - maybe next to the skateboard park instead.Read More
CMR May 18, 2013 at 03:20 pm
Works well for me. I like the new format
Priya Sinha May 15, 2013 at 02:37 pm
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Terri Buysse March 29, 2013 at 09:35 pm
If you want to know what it's like to have your religion disrespected, try having school camps,Read More orchestra and band concerts and back-to-school nights on the holiest of your religious holidays (equivalent to Christmas and Easter). Everyone knows that an egg hunt is an Easter event whether it's called that or not. Everyone know that a holiday tree is really a Christmas tree. Trust me, the atheists and/or non-Christians are not trying to destroy Christianity. First, it would be impossible. Second, it would be too dangerous to us personally. Last, I personally respect other's traditions, but I'm not sure the same can always be said in reverse.
KGreen March 29, 2013 at 02:44 pm
Don't we have more important things to worry about? Easter Egg, Egg Hunt, who cares? It's a funRead More community event. And thank you to the sponsers that make this happen.
Sally Hyde March 28, 2013 at 10:24 pm
First of all, the government is not supposed to promote any religion. Secondly, the Easter bunnyRead More and egg hunt has no historical religious significance that I can think of, even though this is part of an American tradition. I am good with deleting the word Easter, and would like to see a departure from any emphasis on candy, which only compounds the diabetic epidemic in this country. Sometimes it is good to rethink the wisdom of something simply because it is a "tradition".