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The air quality in the Yakima Valley is currently the worst in the State of Washington. How will things shape up over the weekend and how much benefit will the Friday rain provide in clearing away some of the smoke from wildfires?

The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an Air Quality Alert for several Yakima Valley Cities including.....

So far the fight hasn't yet resulted in containment. Still zero containment on the blaze.

To say things have been unusually hot so far this summer would be an understatement. Did you know that in June, Yakima set a record for the number of consecutive days over 100?

I'm not gonna lie, when people said it was hot here I thought they were over exaggerating. They may still be, from what I'm told this heatwave is extremely uncommon for Yakima let alone Washington State.
Sadly for me, I've got a broken air conditioner and a bunch of fans, lucky for you…

Wednesday and Thursday bring us another Fire Weather Watch for all of Eastern Washington. We will experience very dry and windy conditions with winds 15-20 mph and some gusts up to 35 mph.

After the pandemic comes the heatwave and then the aliens, right?

In our house it's a cool 74 but when I asked on our Facebook page I was blown away by the answers. The range is from mid 50's to high 70's and the reasons bounce all over the place

After a warm, yet, pleasant holiday weekend, the heat has been turned up in the Yakima Valley. Temperatures in excess of 100 degrees this week.

A few days ago the reports said we were in for some showers, dropping the temps into the lower 60's after enjoying ALMOST 90-degree heat for days last week so I checked the forecast and thankfully my warning to hold off on washing your car, rang true.

You know whose leaving the door open? The Jet Stream. Real quick FYI we're in for some nasty weather the next few days so don't bother leaving the door open. Shut that thing and make sure it's secure.

As much as we rely upon 21st Century weather forecasting that utilizes the latest technologies, weather can still be unpredictable. Mother Nature has her plans, and the rest of us can just prepare for the worst and be thankful for the best.
Last weekend, we enjoyed a little summer preview as far as w…