Currently in Seattle — August 8, 2024: Heat and haze

The weather, currently.

Things are looking to heat up the back half of this week. Thursday’s high is looking to be 86.

Unfortunately, some smoke blowing into town Wednesday will thicken, and you should expect widespread haze most of Thursday. That means a moderate AQI in the 80s. Seattle is definitely faring better than other parts of the state, but it might be a good call to close windows and turn on air filters for the next 24 hours.

The haze should clear out Thursday night after 10 p.m., and temps will dip back into the mid-60s.

— Loren Drummond

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