We’re off to another smoky and mild start to the day with air quality in the unhealthy to sensitive group range to unhealthy. There are some moderate air quality readings as well, but more unhealthy vs moderate.
It is another Pinpoint Alert day with smoke and hot temps again. The air quality will slowly improve Western Washington, though truly fresh air will take a few days to take hold. It will also be warmer today with highs in many locations around the Sound in the 80s with some temperatures possibly near 90° south of Puget Sound.
The wind direction is coming from the Ocean today, but isn’t very strong especially at the surface. We’ll see the upper-level smoke and haze scour out faster, and very slowly see the surface level smoke clear out. We’ll still have some haze tomorrow and may have some until the wind picks up a bit more later tomorrow & Saturday.
On Friday, it will be a touch cooler in Western Washington with some fresher air. However, it will become breezy again in central Washington as westerly winds take hold with low humidity, increasing the danger of fire spread once again.
Over the weekend, highs in Western Washington will be in the 70s and 80s with mostly sunny skies, and it will remain breezy east of the Cascades. This pattern could continue into early next week.
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