Above average temperatures continue across much of the nation and the Pacific Northwest may see a number of record highs broken today with temperatures well into the 60s. As voters head to the polls, they will be feeling record warmth in some cities.
Portland has already seen it’s record high broken today, happening before Noon. Bellingham has also reached a record high temperature.
1150AM | PDX has already sets its record high temperature for Nov 8th. So far 66°F today with the old record being 64° in 1976 #pdxtst #orwx pic.twitter.com/sVGNrPrFJ7
— NWS Portland (@NWSPortland) November 8, 2016
By Noon, #Bellingham reached 72°, breaking it's all-time warmest day in November! Old record was 69° on November 4th, 1949. #wawx
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) November 8, 2016
Yesterday, Seattle reached a record high of 66 degrees and will likely warm to a similar high temperature today. Other record highs were set in Michigan on Monday.
Record heat is possible again tomorrow in the Pacific Northwest and is likely to spread into the High Plains.
For WeatherNation: Meteorologist Mace Michaels