Eight major fires burning in Washington State
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Eight major fires burning in Washington State

All Department of Natural Resources public and recreational access and will be closed starting Friday

All Department of Natural Resources public and recreational access and will be closed starting Friday

There were puddles on my street, yet Seattle's dry streak officially lives on?!?

There were puddles on my street, yet Seattle's dry streak officially lives on?!?

Official data is kept at Sea-Tac Airport, and while it did drizzle there for a few hours Tuesday morning, it only amounted to a "Trace" of rainfall -- not enough to measure.

Official data is kept at Sea-Tac Airport, and while it did drizzle there for a few hours Tuesday morning, it only amounted to a "Trace" of rainfall -- not enough to measure.

Persistently pleasant weather for Western Washington

Persistently pleasant weather for Western Washington

Wednesday will be a carbon copy of Tuesday with morning clouds, afternoon sunshine and highs in the comfortable low 70s, which is below normal.

Wednesday will be a carbon copy of Tuesday with morning clouds, afternoon sunshine and highs in the comfortable low 70s, which is below normal.

Mild weather continues around Puget Sound
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Mild weather continues around Puget Sound

Q13 News Meteorologist M.J. McDermott has a mild forecast for Western Washington.

Q13 News Meteorologist M.J. McDermott has a mild forecast for Western Washington.

Drizzle expected in some areas on Wednesday
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Drizzle expected in some areas on Wednesday

Wednesday and Thursday will be relatively cooler in the low 70s before temps hit close to 80s toward the weekend

Wednesday and Thursday will be relatively cooler in the low 70s before temps hit close to 80s toward the weekend

All DNR lands in Eastern Washington to close due 'extreme wildfire danger'

All DNR lands in Eastern Washington to close due 'extreme wildfire danger'

State authorities said Tuesday the Department of Natural Resources would temporarily close all recreation and public access to DNR-managed lands in eastern Washington due to the extreme fire danger.

State authorities said Tuesday the Department of Natural Resources would temporarily close all recreation and public access to DNR-managed lands in eastern Washington due to the extreme fire danger.

Extreme weather fuels Oregon wildfires; outside help sought

Extreme weather fuels Oregon wildfires; outside help sought

The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in fire-ravaged Oregon to ask for help from outside the Pacific Northwest to prepare for additional blazes.

The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in fire-ravaged Oregon to ask for help from outside the Pacific Northwest to prepare for additional blazes.

Morning drizzle, mild and partly sunny afternoon

Morning drizzle, mild and partly sunny afternoon

Morning drizzle is possible again Wednesday. Highs will be below average over the next three days.

Morning drizzle is possible again Wednesday. Highs will be below average over the next three days.

Drizzle moves into Western Washington on Tuesday

Drizzle moves into Western Washington on Tuesday

Our weather pattern will change up on Tuesday. Thick clouds return to Western Washington along with some isolated sprinkles and cooler weather.

Our weather pattern will change up on Tuesday. Thick clouds return to Western Washington along with some isolated sprinkles and cooler weather.

Size of Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of the US West

Size of Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of the US West

The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California.

The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California.

PG&E says its equipment may be linked to massive Dixie Fire

PG&E says its equipment may be linked to massive Dixie Fire

Pacific Gas & Electric equipment may have been involved in the start of the big Dixie Fire burning in the Sierra Nevada, the nation's largest utility reported to California regulators.

Pacific Gas & Electric equipment may have been involved in the start of the big Dixie Fire burning in the Sierra Nevada, the nation's largest utility reported to California regulators.

Huge Oregon blaze grows as wildfires burn across western US

Huge Oregon blaze grows as wildfires burn across western US

The largest wildfire in the U.S. torched more dry forest landscape in Oregon on Sunday, one of dozens of major blazes burning across the West as critically dangerous fire weather loomed in the coming days.

The largest wildfire in the U.S. torched more dry forest landscape in Oregon on Sunday, one of dozens of major blazes burning across the West as critically dangerous fire weather loomed in the coming days.

Seattle's 'normal' summer returns for July with weeks-long streak of pleasant temperatures

Seattle's 'normal' summer returns for July with weeks-long streak of pleasant temperatures

For as much as the heat wave at the end of June was far beyond any comprehension for what weather could be like around Western Washington, July has been a textbook case of what summers should be like around here.

For as much as the heat wave at the end of June was far beyond any comprehension for what weather could be like around Western Washington, July has been a textbook case of what summers should be like around here.