Code Purple Alert Keeps Region Under Hazardous Air Friday as Wildfire Smoke Lingers
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Updated · 69News WFMZ-TV · Jul 17
Code Purple Alert Keeps Region Under Hazardous Air Friday as Wildfire Smoke Lingers
3 articles · Updated · 69News WFMZ-TV · Jul 17
Summary
Very unhealthy to hazardous air is expected across the entire region Friday as wildfire smoke from the north keeps skies hazy and smoky under a Code Purple alert.
Highs should reach the mid-80s with lower humidity, ending the recent 90-degree heat while conditions stay mostly dry through the end of the workweek.
Saturday brings the next shift: a stronger, slower-moving cold front is forecast to raise humidity, trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms, and put the Lehigh Valley under a slight severe-weather risk.
Rain chances are highest Saturday and early Sunday, with Monday looking largely dry before another round of showers becomes more likely Tuesday into early Wednesday.