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Excessive heat warning extended through weekend for Western Washington

caption: Construction workers including Cristian Ley, left, cool off in the shade during a lunch break at a construction site along Brooklyn Avenue Northeast on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in the University District of Seattle.
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Construction workers including Cristian Ley, left, cool off in the shade during a lunch break at a construction site along Brooklyn Avenue Northeast on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in the University District of Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

Relief from the heat is not coming as soon as previously hoped now that the National Weather Service has pushed out its excessive heat advisory through Sunday evening.

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Western Washington will experience temps above 90 through the weekend. Forecasts as of Friday morning show temperatures dropping below 90 on Monday.

Oregon health officials are now investigating up to four deaths that could be tied to the current heat wave. King County officials report that they have not seen any locally, yet, although there have been at least 28 heat-related emergency room visits recorded since Tuesday.

The ozone alert for the Cascade foothills has also been pushed out. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency cautions that air quality is either "unhealthy" or "unhealthy for sensitive groups" in "the Cascade foothills of King and Pierce counties, particularly Issaquah east, North Bend, and Enumclaw." Air quality is expected to improve Sunday or Monday.

And one more alert: There is now a phase 1 burn ban in King County. That means no burning of yard debris, or clearing land, in rural areas. Recreational fires are still OK.

More updates on KUOW's Today So Far Blog

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