However, there is precipitation forecasted in the Cascade mountains (and Western WA) nearly every day of next week!Īll Air Quality Alerts currently in place are set to expire today or tomorrow, note there are new updates below:Ĭlallam, Mason, Thurston, Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties (update, AQA now ends 10 am on Friday) On Sunday, you will likely notice a lack of precipitation, and maybe think there wasn't enough to douse the fires. Now is the time to prepare for more typical late-October conditions." Additionally, the significant cooldown will result in freezing temperatures. Snow levels will fall between 40 feet Saturday and 2500-3500 feet Sunday. Mountainous regions will see the first snowflakes of the season. " Big weather changes are expected Friday for the Inland Northwest, with a strong cold front bringing colder temperatures, snow, and breezy winds. Some of that precipitation will be snow in the mountains! Here is the latest update from the NWS: It's going to be tough for any wildfires to stay active much longer with all the cool/moist air on its way. Precipitation accumulation for Thursday thru Saturday afternoon. Led to prolonged smoke impacts in western and central WA. The second map below describes the number of heavy wildfireĭays just in 2022-you can easily identify the locations of the active fires that The years, with some locations experiencing on average over 20 days of wildfire See how different parts of the state have been impacted by wildfire smoke over The average number of heavy wildfire smoke days from 2015-2021-you can really Of the grid cell) a heavy smoke polygon were counted. The daily heavy HMS smoke polygons during wildfire season were overlaid withĤkm grid cells, and the number of days each grid cell intersected (at any part More likely to indicate the presence of ground-level smoke. These polygons use daily GOES satellite imagery to categorize theĭensity of smoke as light, medium, or heavy. Mapping System (HMS) smoke polygons developed by the National Oceanic andĪtmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Office of Satellite and Product Look at the frequency and duration of smoke events. The most recent smoke event and put this wildfire season into context in comparison withĮcology's Air Monitoring Coordinator, Jill Schulte, put together these useful maps to Stay up to date with information from local authorities.It’s the end of October, and while there are still a fewĪctive fires, it looks like the rain is here to stay. Scar should prepare for potential flooding impacts. * IMPACTS.Heavy rainfall over the Bolt Creek burn scar is expectedĭuring the period of the watch. * WHERE.A portion of west central Washington, including theįollowing area, West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes. Rainfall are possible over the Bolt Creek burn scar. * WHAT.Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BOLT CREEK BURN SCAR IN EFFECT THROUGH Effective: T18:00:00-07:00 Expires: T06:00:00-07:00 Certainty: Possible Event: Flash Flood Watch Type: Alert Severity: Severe Urgency: Expected Areas: West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes
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