DNR says drought conditions are expected to worsen over the coming weeks, and extended forecast models show the potential for a heat wave in early August.
Meteorologist Steve Van Horn with the National Weather Service says the atmosphere is conducive for the possibility of wet, slow-moving thunderstorms today.
The Wenatchee area as well as North Central Washington and the entire Northwest is about to see really hot weather, with temperatures at 20 degrees above normal by the weekend.
National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Bodnar says the weather pattern is coming from an area of very strong high pressure...