The smokey conditions have been traded for humid and hot conditions. When we could see our next chance for rain and the latest on our next ALERT DAY here.

The smoky conditions are slowly coming to an end, then the humidity and heat return, and storms, too. Details here.

CURRENT TRACKING: Smoke and haze continues to linger into Tuesday around noon. Gradual warming eventually pushes high temperatures near 90 degrees.

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