Here’s what to expect for Whatcom’s Fourth of July weather
Weather for the Independence Day holiday in Whatcom County should be warm and sunny, with temperatures well above normal and no rain in sight, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.
Cool ocean breezes should prevent a return to last week’s stifling heat for the holiday weekend, meteorologists said in the online forecast discussion Thursday, July 1.
“We’re going to be fairly pleasant,” meteorologist Matthew Cullen told The Bellingham Herald.
Temperatures will be in the 70s and 80s, which is slightly above normal for the start of July.
Lows will remain in the 60s, Cullen said.
It will be cooler near Bellingham Bay and low clouds could linger into mid-morning, Cullen said.
Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia was drifting over Western Washington on Friday, July 2, and was expected to linger until Saturday, July 3, but it remained in the upper atmosphere and wasn’t affecting air quality near the ground, according to the Northwest Clean Air Agency’s website, which showed “good” readings across Whatcom County.
Normal daytime temperature is 70 degrees for early July in Bellingham and lowland Whatcom County.
Fire danger remains high because of the recent heat wave and no rain has fallen in more than two weeks.
Bellingham has banned fireworks within city limits for several years, and Whatcom County is urging fireworks not be used this year because of the recent hot, dry weather.
This story was originally published June 30, 2021 at 12:24 PM.
