Seattle weather: Warm and hazy Wednesday, high fire danger for mountains

It was a warm and sunny day for western Washington with high level smoke and highs in the 70s and 80s. A Heat Advisory remains in effect through Thursday for the cascade foothills and an Extreme Heat Warning for central and eastern Washington. 

Heat Advisory

It was a warm and sunny day for Western Washington with high level smoke and highs in the 70s and 80s. 

Highs will be in the 80s on Wednesday with sunny skies, but some wildfire smoke aloft. 

Tomorrow's Highs

Highs will be in the 80s Wednesday with sunny skies, but some wildfire smoke aloft. 

Wildfire smoke will remain in the atmosphere over the Pacific Northwest through the end of the week as high pressure remains and smoke drifts northward from Oregon and California. We also have local wildfires pushing more smoke around the state at some lower levels. 

High Smoke

Wildfire smoke will remain in the atmosphere over the Pacific Northwest. 

A Red Flag Warning will be in effect for the Cascades Wednesday as hot and dry conditions persist. 

Fire Alert

A Red Flag Warning will be in effect for the Cascades Wednesday as hot and dry conditions persist. 

We will start to see a few more clouds by Friday afternoon, but the chance of rain doesn't return until the weekend. The models aren't super confident on timing of showers, so we will watch as we get closer to Saturday. 

Seattle Extended

We will start to see a few more clouds by Friday afternoon, but the chance of rain doesn't return until the weekend. 

The Source: Information in this story came from FOX 13 Seattle Meteorologist Claire Anderson and the National Weather Service.

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