Air quality is beginning to improve from Seattle on to Tacoma, with smoke expected to continue clearing out on Thursday.
Carly Kovachic from the National Weather Service in Seattle said that wildfires contributed to this week’s poor air but the worst of the haze was primarily from fireworks.
“Yesterday was very hazy, especially during the morning hours, we are looking at some haze lingering across portions of the area, so it is possible that some will wake up and see some haze and some will not,” Kovachic said. As of early Thursday morning, air quality in between Seattle and Puyallup sat at the “moderate level,” while Tacoma is back up to “good.” This comes after a tough day for smoke on Wednesday, where the AQI level in many parts of the South Sound ranged between “unhealthy” and “hazardous.”After a series of wildfires sprung up over the holiday weekend, many have noticed a haze hanging over the Puget Sound and it being more difficult to breathe.
The Air Quality Index for the region is among the worst in the country and world due to what the National Weather Service Seattle calls a mix of smog from Fourth of July fireworks and the nearby wildfire smoke.ranked Seattle’s AQI at 76, second in the country after Los Angeles for worst air quality overall. Portland, Oregon, ranked third worst. Overall, Seattle was at 16th in the world for worst air quality.
Visibility & air quality are *gradually* improving today as some of the near-surface smoke begins to mix upwards. Air quality remains lower near active fires . We’ll likely hang on to some smoke/haze through THU before things clear out thanks to onshore flow.
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