23ABC Weather for September 16, 2020

Several large fires burning statewide continue to produce smoky, hazy skies and poor air quality.

There is a chance we clear out later in the the week as winds shift.

IN FOR A LOOK AT YOUR EXTENDEDFORECAST..AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS INCONTROL OVERUTAH, THAT SINKING AND STABLEAIRMASS CONTINUES TOTRAP DENSE WILDFIRE SMOKE HEREIN KERN COUNTY.OVERNIGHT AIR QUALITY READINGSHAVE BEEN "VERYUNHEALTHY", WITH "UNHEALTHY" AIRQUALITY EXPECTED AGAINTHIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS START TOPICK UP A BIT TOMORROW, WITHAN INCREASING ONSHORE FLOWHELPING TO PUSH OUT SOME OFTHAT SMOKE AND BRING SOMESLIGHTLY COOLER, CLEANER AIR TOTHE STATE.

MOISTURE FROM A LOWPRESSURE SYSTEM MOVINGINTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWESTFRIDAY AFTERNOON ANDMOISTURE FROM TROPICAL STORMKARINA FAR TO OUR SOUTH WILLHEAD TOWARD CENTRAL CALIFORNIAFRIDAYAFTERNOON, BRINGING A CHANCE OFTHUNDERSTORMSTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS.FOR NOW I'LL ONLYCALL IT A 20% CHANCE OF RAIN FORKERN COUNTY'SMOUNTAINS, BUT WE'LL CLOSELYMONITOR THIS SITUATION, AS ANYLIGHTNING STRIKES ARE A SERIOUSWILDFIRECONCERN THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THEBEST HEADLINE ABOUTTHIS CHANGE IN THE WEATHERPATTERN IS OBVIOUSLY THATIMPROVING AIR QUALITY, BUT WE'LLGET BETTER TEMPERATURESTOO!

WE'LL BE FEELING A BITHUMID AS WE FALL BELOW AVERAGETO THE MID-90S FRIDAY AFTERNOON,WITH SUNNY, DRIERWEATHER SATURDAY AND ANOTHERAFTERNOON OFTHOSE MID-80S!

HIGH PRESSUREREBUILDS ON SUNDAY, BRINGINGWARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES INTHE UPPER 80SAND LOWER 90S, WHICH ARESEASONAL FOR THIS TIME OFYEAR, BUT WE'LL SEE THE RETURNOF THE TRAPPED WILDFIRE SMOKEYET AGAIN.(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THIS