The massive cyclone responsible for the extreme wind is beginning to weaken overnight and move ashore well up the British Columbia coast.
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Gusty winds are causing power outages and tree damage.
There is a Wind Advisory Monday morning into early Monday afternoon for many other areas around Puget Sound for winds that could gust over 40 mph. This includes Pierce and Thurston Counties and points south.
Much of the smoke we’re experiencing near the surface is from the Williams Mine Fire in Skamania and Yakima counties, along with some smoke from Oregon.
We’ve had record highs in Seattle, Olympia, and Forks as offshore (easterly), downslope and warming winds are sending temperatures spiking.
Thousands remained without power Sunday morning as crews worked to assess the damage.
Temperatures tonight will slowly cool down to the 70s during most of the overnight and the low to mid-60s by daybreak.
It will be near 100 near the Cascades south of I-90 and in southern locations like Olympia, Lewis County, and Shelton.
KIRO 7 has called a Pinpoint Alert for Friday through Monday due to the incoming heatwave.
A very active weather pattern is unfolding across the Pacific Northwest with probably the strongest weather system of late moving in on Wednesday.