red flag warning

An unexpected round of thick smoke is blanketing the Wenatchee Valley and North Central Washington area this afternoon. Meteorologist Rachael Fewkes with the National Weather Service office in Spokane says brisk northwest winds are blowing the smoke into the region from several locations...

DNR says drought conditions are expected to worsen over the coming weeks, and extended forecast models show the potential for a heat wave in early August.

A pool membership sounds good about now

National Weather Service Meteorologist Steve Bodnar reports that there will be increased smoke sometime Friday afternoon.

Meteorologist Steve Bodnar with the National Weather Service says the seven straight days of 100 degree plus weather in Wenatchee is in the record books.