By Janice Podsada
Herald Writer
With temperatures expected to bubble into the 80s today, expect to get a better look at the merchandise, whether it’s on the beach or at the car lot.
"We’ll come in, open up, and start dropping tops," said Bill Atlin, who hopes convertible sales at Doug’s Lynnwood Mazda will soar today.
It hasn’t been this hot on May 22 since the spring of ‘69.
A strong ridge of high pressure aloft is driving the mercury up, said meteorologist Dana Felton with the National Weather Service.
"Our average this time of year is 65," Felton said.
The record for today’s date, 85 degrees, was set in 1969. "We’ll fall a little bit short of that," Felton said.
Temperatures will dip into the 70s Wednesday when marine air leaks into the area.
The cooling trend will continue throughout the week. Memorial Day weekend should be warm, but partly overcast, Felton said.
In Lynnwood, Tammy Mason, manager of Sun Shade Optique in Alderwood Mall, noticed a distinct warming trend this weekend as sales of sunglasses rose like the mercury, from 600 pairs sold last Friday to 3,500 pairs on Sunday.
"I’ve heard we are the top-selling sunglasses state," Mason said. "People tend to lose them because we have spurts of bad weather."
For those who want to catch a few rays from behind the wheel, "there are lots of convertibles on the lot," Atlin said.
Sandra Rosario, a veterinarian’s assistant, had an inkling that temperatures would bubble into the 80s today, so she got out the shears this weekend.
Six-year-old Reba got her summer "do" Sunday, before the hot weather hit. Rosario snipped three inches off her Samoyed’s winter coat.
Today’s high shouldn’t trouble pet owners, as long as they remember to put out "buckets and buckets of fresh water" for their animals, said Rosario, who works at the Broadway Animal Hospital in Everett.
For those who own fair-skinned pooches, a little dab will do.
"You probably want to put some Vaseline on their nose to keep it moist," she said. "No Coppertone, they’ll lick that right off."
You can call Herald Writer Janice Podsada at 425-339-3029 or send e-mail to podsada@heraldnet.com.
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