Sure enough, plenty of new fire ignitions in the Oregon Cascades from lightning. With ongoing drought and upcoming extreme heat possible, concern about these blowing up into major fires is valid.

Looks like a new fire up in Okanogan.

Smoke has gotten worse here through the afternoon. Visibilities running around 0.5-1.5 miles around the area.

Very dark and ominous clouds rolling back here at home in Auburn. Nothing on the radar to get excited about but hopefully some flare ups this afternoon.

I think the chance of thunder up here is somewhere between slim and none, but we are getting a little rain to knock the dust down.