A Rainy, Smoky Weekend Ahead For Puget Sound

SEATTLE, WA - This weekend's weather might get strange. There's rain in the forecast, but also the possibility that smoke will return to the region, but perhaps not as bad as we saw earlier this week.

Temperatures this weekend will be cool, only hitting 70 both Saturday and Sunday. There's a higher chance of rain on Saturday compared to Sunday, but still a low chance. Meanwhile, fires burning across the West are puffing away. A shift in wind patterns on Sunday could bring the smoke back to Puget Sound.

Here's the weekend forecast from the National Weather Service:

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

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