WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Clouds roll in, mingled with smoke

Tonight’s sunset had some pink tint from wildfire smoke, as Anne Helene Cagney‘s photo shows, but nowhere near the color of last night. Clouds are moving in for the impending weather change, though the smoke put on something of a show earlier – this photo is from an unidentified texter:

(Both pics were taken at Lincoln Park.) The National Weather Service says a westerly flow is pushing smoke from the Olympic Peninsula as far east as Montana. But with rain expected by late tomorrow night, we shouldn’t have to deal with it for long.

4 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Clouds roll in, mingled with smoke"

  • RickB August 13, 2025 (8:42 pm)

    We had ash on our windowsills overnight and again later in the day in Burien. Anyone else get anything similar?

    • Roxbury Resident August 13, 2025 (9:07 pm)

      Yeah, we noticed it too. Hadn’t seen that before or don’t recall seeing that happen when we had that really bad smoke a few years ago. Crazy to see. 

    • Rhonda August 13, 2025 (10:32 pm)

      There was some very light precipitation last night that mixed the water droplets with high-altitude ash. By sunrise the water evaporated leaving behind the ash deposits.

  • AshleyRoboBunBot August 14, 2025 (8:54 am)

    Lol the day before I had left a window open when i went to work, not knowing about the ash, and my desk was just covered. Had to clean my PC too. Can’t wait for the ash to stop.

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