Smoke Clears, Heat Lingers in WA | Seattle News

Seattle News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 6, 2026 · 1m

Smoke haze blankets western Washington as air quality alerts stretch across seven counties and heat advisories cover most of the region, but relief is on the way. While Seattle and surrounding cities like Bellevue and Tacoma battled reduced visibility earlier this week, coastal areas near Grays Harbor enjoy cleaner air thanks to strengthening onshore winds pushing marine layer inland. Temperatures will still climb into the 90s inland, but by Saturday morning, marine clouds are expected to roll in, cooling things down and dramatically improving air quality — though those same winds could fan…