Morgan Palmer

Chief Meteorologist, KIRO 7 News, CBS Seattle | @KIRO7Seattle | Cox Media Group | @nwas @ametsoc approved |

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Smoke sticking around Western Washington tonight due to light winds. Improvement comes Friday, though slowly. #wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Smoky skies hang on in Western Washington into Thursday with only slow improvement, but fire danger in central Washington rises once again soon. #wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Check out the setting sun over #Seattle, shrouded in smoke.
#wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Smoke that moved into Western Washington today is going to stick around for a while. Perhaps some improvement later Wednesday and Thursday but it'll be a slow process to clear the smoke. Oh, and hotter days are ahead! #wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

More smoke moves into Western Washington on Tuesday with unhealthy air quality possible, especially from the north and central Puget Sound region southward. #wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

More wildfire smoke is going to pour into Western Washington tonight through mid-week, with the worst of the conditions near the Cascades and from about Everett south. #wawx

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‘Particularly dangerous situation’: Extreme fire risk east of Cascades today #wawx #wafire https://t.co/gN6xGiBzfA

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Extreme fire weather threat in central, eastern Washington Saturday. Strong winds will rise, especially in the afternoon hours. Rapid fire spread is likely. #wawx #wafire

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Saturday's fire threat in central and eastern Washington is the greatest so far this year. (It is now a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Red Flag Warning.) #wawx #wafire
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[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Extreme fire danger east of the Cascades Saturday afternoon and evening while around Western Washington, cool breezes and even the chance of a few light rain showers.

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

A rare "extremely critical" fire risk has been declared by NOAA fire weather forecasters for much of central and eastern Washington Saturday. With large fires ongoing, high winds and low humidity will cause rapid fire spread. #wawx #wafire

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

With the Blue Angels in #Seattle for #Seafair this weekend, might cloud cover change their show? It could as a weather system rolls in off the Pacific! #wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Full moon rising over #Seattle Wednesday night.

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

A few nice days ahead but the weekend has some big changes I'm tracking: Rain chances, breezy to start Seafair weekend west of the Cascades and strong winds and high fire danger east. #wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Few sprinkles tapering tonight and some nice summerlike warmth ahead for Western Washington. But on @KIRO7Seattle tonight, I have some (light) rain chances in to start Seafair weekend -- statistically the "driest weekend" of the year around here! #wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Air quality concerns persist east of the Cascades while I'm tracking the shot at a few rain showers in Western Washington Tuesday. #wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Fire danger deemed "critical" on Saturday east of the Cascade crest due to ongoing fires, low humidity, windy conditions. #wawx #wafire

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

Weekend weather looking very different from west to east with a few coastal rain showers Saturday and east of the Cascades, hot and windy with high fire danger. #wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

From 12am Wednesday to 4:30pm Thursday, a total of 11,945 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes have been detected across the three states: Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. #wawx

[Morgan Palmer @MorganKIRO7]

The last of the storms are exiting the region this evening and some nicer days are ahead. Also, fresh air has moved in! #wawx