Dry and hot conditions return to western Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing an elevated risk of heat-related illness and fire danger.

The Puget Sound region is expected to warm up into the upper-80s and lower-90s Tuesday, with the rest of the week following suit.

Seattle's National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from noon today until 10 PM PDT Wednesday due to high temperatures.

The peak of the heat wave is here with the hottest temperatures of the year so far. Expect temperatures in the low to mid-90s in Seattle and the central and south sound. A heat advisory is in effect for the Interstate 5 corridor Wednesday through 10 p.

With temperatures expected to hit the 90s in much of Washington Wednesday, the state’s largest utility is paying some customers to save energy.

Seattle's forecast includes heat, humidity, and thunderstorms with varying precipitation chances throughout the week.

A heat advisory is in place across the Northeast, from Maryland to Maine, where residents are bracing for temperatures 5 to 15 degrees above average. The heat index -- what the temperature feels like with humidity -- could reach 103 degrees in Philadelphia on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Julie Leon died of hyperthermia on June 28, 2021, the hottest day on record in Seattle’s history. Temperatures reached as high as 108 degrees that day in the throes of the Seattle heat dome that occurred that summer. Leon, 65, was found unresponsive in her car. Her internal temperature had risen to 110 degrees, according to the lawsuit.

The most sustained heat wave of the season is on deck, with a string of 80-degree temperatures for the Seattle area extending into the foreseeable future. Highs in the 90s are also possible around the Sound in the next week as well, according to KOMO News Meteorologist Shannon O'Donnell.