Hazy mornings, blood-red sunsets as wildfire smoke lingers over Bellingham area
Wildfire smoke from around Washington and British Columbia will affect air quality in Bellingham and Whatcom County this holiday weekend.
Good-to-moderate air-quality readings were recorded Friday morning across the region, according to the Northwest Clean Air Agency.
“Air quality will be moderate this holiday weekend in Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom counties due to regional wildfire smoke. Upper-level haze will be visible at times. No significant surface air impacts are expected,” the agency said on its social media.
Moderate air quality will mostly affect people who are sensitive to smoke. That includes people with chronic heart or respiratory conditions such as asthma or those who have respiratory illnesses such as a cold or flu.
This story was originally published August 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM.
