If you're in Seattle, don't let the eerie, orange lighting unsettle you.
The air quality remains moderate in much of the greater Seattle area, which is nothing to worry about, said National Weather Service meteorologist Harrison Rademacher.
The wildfire smoke is aloft thousands of feet above the ground, so you'd have to be in a commercial airliner to be in the midst of it.
A few fires are contributing to the haze across the state, NWS meteorologists said:
* The nearly 10,000-acre Bear Gulch Fire In Olympic National Forest.
* The 1,300-acre Perry Fire near Ross Lake in Whatcom County.
* The more than 2,700-acre Wildcat Fire near Mount Rainier.
* The 4,000-acre Lower Sugarloaf Fire north of Wenatchee.
* The 6,000-acre Rattlesnake Fire in Ferry County.
* A cluster of fires in and around Stevens County.
Quite a number of wildfires have started and perked up in the last couple of days on the east side of the state, given the hot and dry weather patterns of late, said Spokane NWS meteorologist Charlotte Dewey.
On the east side of the state, you won't have to be sky high to experience the smoke, unfortunately. The sun has turned a smoky orange in many areas, with air quality in the "unhealthy" or "very unhealthy" category.
A southeasterly flow is ventilating the smoke produced from the numerous wildfires and carrying it up and over the Cascade crest, Rademacher said.
The air quality across the northeast quadrant of the state is in the red on the Air Quality Index, according to AirNow. That means it is "unhealthy" to breathe. Some communities, like Kettle Falls near the Crown Creek and Katy Creek fires, are even in the purple, signifying "very unhealthy" air quality conditions.
Those conditions aren't expected to improve over the next couple of days, so people should take precautions, Dewey said. Stay indoors with the windows closed, make sure you have air purifiers and filters, wear a mask or find a cooling shelter in the heat.
For those in Seattle and Western Washington, however, the hazy conditions might not last. Cooler temperatures and a chance of rain showers reminiscent of fall could bring some relief.
Friday will likely see the same hazy skies, but increased chances of showers later Saturday and Sunday could "scrub some of our air and give it a little bit of a washing," NWS meteorologist Dana Felton said.