Poor air quality will be a major factor around the Puget Sound area Thursday morning with some relief from the smoke expected starting Thursday evening. FOX13
Most spots up and down the I-5 corridor from Bellingham to Olympia are in the "unhealthy" to "very unhealthy" air quality index categories.The good news is Western Washington will see a push of onshore southwesterly winds tonight and should start to see some relief this evening, with much better air quality by Friday morning.
Friday brings the first chance for soaking rain that Western Washington has seen in over three and a half months. Showers will arrive during the latter half of the morning commute.
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