Air quality remains good west of the Cascades except the notoriously bad spot of Grants Pass, Oregon. Canadian wildfire smoke has Spokane smoked in at the moment. Below is a live view of Spokane from a minute ago.
Models do not show Western Washington getting low level smoke for at least the next five days, so fingers crossed.
For the coastal-dwelling, summertime trough-lovers, I’m sorry, this is disgusting. November-March is enough. Time for sun. Yes, forest fires are a thing. But for mood and basic enjoyment the cool, clammy, grey weather in the summer months is something I find revolting even after 22 years of living on the coast. 90F heat with a dew point less than 50F is perfect summer weather. This marine layer can’t leave fast enough. After a summer rain or storm in the interior, it clears up hours later. None of this lingering onshore pushes that provide an extra 2+ days of November. There. I got that off my chest. Rant off.
Onshore influence appears to be winning out on the models again after Thursday next week. Looking likely to be a pretty reasonable to slightly cool last week of the month.