The Northwest has had a very warm start to fall, as summer-like warmth has resulted in numerous daily record highs.
The Northwest has had a very warm start to fall, as summer-like warmth has resulted in numerous daily record highs.
Winds high in the atmosphere could carry smoke of large wildfires burning in the West hundreds or thousands of miles East.
Rain that makes it east of the Cascades range would help ease a drought over much of eastern Washington and Oregon states.
With winds expected to die down, firefighters more likely to contain and eventually put out the ongoing fires.
The Southeast should get a chance to dry out on Sunday and Monday before more rain arrives by Tuesday.