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Air Quality Alert & Heat Advisory in Effect for Whatcom County
Air Quality Alert & Heat Advisory in Effect for Whatcom County
Whatcom County news published this notice on 2026-09-16. The following highlights are selected excerpts from the full source.
Air Quality Alert & Heat Advisory in Effect for Whatcom County
Health - Public Health News Posted on August 04, 2026
Multiple large wildfires across Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia continue to push smoke into Whatcom County, and high temperatures are forecast for this week. Northwest Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert through Thursday, and the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from Wednesday morning through Thursday night.
The Air Quality Alert is in effect through Thursday, August 6, at 5 pm. Air quality may reach unhealthy levels in parts of Whatcom County.
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Whatcom County news →Source publication: Sep 16, 2026
Source checked: Sep 26, 2026
Brief prepared: Sep 26, 2026
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