Wildfire smoke is expected to roll into the region starting on Saturday.
While Western Washington has largely had a quiet fire season in terms of poor air quality, smoke is expected to roll in starting this weekend.
According to KIRO 7 Pinpoint Meteorologist Nick Allard, winds will likely turn out of the northeast on Saturday and continue through Monday. Those winds will bring smoke from a smattering of wildfires both in Washington and across the border in Canada. While a lot of distant wildfire smoke would tend to stay higher in the atmosphere, the fires in the Washington Cascades are close enough that surface air quality will likely deteriorate, particularly on Sunday.
These numbers come amid a busy week for fire crews across the Puget Sound region, fueled by 90-degree temperatures and dry weather. That included
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