Seattle Area July 4 Forecast: Mind Your Fireworks

SEATTLE, WA — The good news is it's going to be clear, warm, and dry for the 2019 July 4 holiday. That's also kind of the bad news.

A clear July 4 means you'll be able to see fireworks, whether at your city's professional show, or the potentially illegal shows in your neighborhood. But it also means that the area will be primed for brush fires, which local officials have been on edge about amid a very dry spring.

The July 4 forecast shows highs in the upper 70s around Seattle, and only a 10 percent chance of rain. Even if that slim chance of rain pans out, definitely watch where you drop your sparklers this July 4 holiday.

Here's the forecast for the rest of the week from the National Weather Service:

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East northeast wind around 7 mph becoming west in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Independence Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.