Relief for NE WA, increased impacts across Central WA, and elevated smoke in Western WA

Eastern Washington is getting a bit of a reprieve from smoke today, but that improvement comes at the expense of areas along the Cascades. North and northeast winds are pushing smoke south and southwest, leading to smoky conditions this morning in places like Ellensburg, the Tri-Cities, and Yakima. Yesterday's thunderstorms also resulted in lightning strikes mostly in North Central and Northeast…