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PostFri Sep 18, 2020 1:40 pm 
Yay. It's been raining steady for the past half hour here in West Seattle. breakdance.gif Anywhere else? Maybe this will wash some of that smoke away. Not sure how this affects smoke. Temporary respite or longer lasting? ~z

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PostFri Sep 18, 2020 1:46 pm 
Completely dry in N Seattle. But it looks like that will soon change.

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PostFri Sep 18, 2020 2:08 pm 
zephyr wrote:
It's been raining steady for the past half hour here in West Seattle.
Yep, I just walked the dogs in east Vashon West Seattle and got quite wet. It was LOVELY!

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PostFri Sep 18, 2020 2:24 pm 
Oh hell yeah! I’m wondering this too, is it safe to exercise in the rain? Does it do anything to the smoke?

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PostFri Sep 18, 2020 2:57 pm 
I'm no climate scientist, meteorologist, or pulmonologist, so take this with a grain of salt. However, after working outside every day this week down in Olympia (much of it while wearing a respirator mask) I finally decided to go for a run this morning. I was only out for about half an hour but my lungs feel fine and dandy- much better compared to earlier in the week.

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PostFri Sep 18, 2020 3:11 pm 
Seattle air quality improved from "Unhealthy" (red) to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" (orange) in the past few hours: https://cfpub.epa.gov/airnow/index.cfm?action=airnow.local_city&cityid=258 Haven't seen orange around here in a while.

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PostFri Sep 18, 2020 3:38 pm 
got 3 good hours of rain here in T-town.

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PostFri Sep 18, 2020 4:22 pm 
I keep reading that rain doesn't do very much to clean the air of smoke. People are saying we need wind for that. The PM2.5 density is showing 27 (micrograms per square meter) at the nearest sensor to me. It was 50+ a couple days ago and higher earlier. AQI is all over the board depending where you look and what scale it's using, but by any count we've seen a huge improvement. It hasn't been windy. I don't know what else to thank but the rain.

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PostSat Sep 19, 2020 8:09 am 
Wow! The Air Quality Index is currently 20--in the Green Zone! I can see the Kitsap Peninsula. I hope this lasts for a while. ~z

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PostSat Sep 19, 2020 3:00 pm 
Maybe rain makes the smoke sensors read a better number. Don't let 'em get wet, they'll melt like the wicked witch of the west!

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PostSat Sep 19, 2020 8:10 pm 
Here's the latest on the smoke situation from today's posting on Cliff Mass's Blog--Finally...Smoke Relief for the Northwest. Things are looking good at this point. ~z

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PostSat Sep 19, 2020 9:42 pm 
These days ya got Mass puttin' up these frequent posts about how hard it is to predict these weather events!! Thinkin' he's just tryin' to make excuses!!! Look heres the deal. I've always said "there's no excuses, only REASONS!"

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PostSat Sep 19, 2020 9:55 pm 
zephyr wrote:
I can see the Kitsap Peninsula.
I saw shadows outside today. What a delightful treat!

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