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A Cooler Week Ahead, But Fire Danger Persists: Forecast
We'll get a break this week from excessive heat and fire danger, but not right away.

SEATTLE, WA - We're headed for a cool-down, but it's going to happen gradually.
Highs will get into the low 90s for much of the region (slightly hotter for the south sound) on Monday. A red flag warning covering the entirety of the Cascades, especially for elevations about 1,500 feet, lasts until 11 p.m. Monday.
We get cooler on Tuesday - a high of 84 - and then stay under 80 for the rest of the week.
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More details from the National Weather Service:
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
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Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the evening.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
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