Warm Weather Is Coming to Yakima Valley

We’ve been having some wacky weather lately, down-pouring rain at night, followed by snow early in the morning, and then beautiful sunshine all day long. And the good news is, it’s going to start warming up, and I’m all for it. We have the weather breakdown and some of the historical temperatures below.

The Next Week & Beyond Of Yakima Valley Weather

“Sunshine, on my shoulder, makes me happy.”
– John Denver

Sunshine makes me happy too, and sunburned, but I’m sure John couldn’t figure out how to work that line into his song. But back to the point, we have some sunshine and warm temps coming!

Looking at the next 10-day forecast, we are going to be getting some clouds but a lot more sunshine than we’ve been experiencing. And it is going to warm up.

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In Yakima, according to Weather.com, we’re going to be getting into the mid-70s (all temps are in Fahrenheit) by the end of this week. 74 degrees on Thursday and Friday, then it’ll drop back down to around 60 degrees. On the lower end, we’re going to stay above the freezing mark, and around 50 on the warmer side at the end of the week.

Record Temperature History Of Yakima

According to Extreme Weather Watch, the highest temperature for Yakima in March was on March 31st, 1911, and that was 83 degrees, where the lowest was -1 degree on March 4th, 1960.

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The hottest average high temperatures were recorded in 1934 at 65.4 degrees, and the coldest average high temperature was much more recently in 2019 at 48.2 degrees.

What are your Summer Plans?

I hope it’s safe to say that Summer is almost here in Yakima. Time to get out of the house, get the yard ready, and plan for adventures. So, what are your plans? Tap the App and let us know.