Weekend smoke gives Spokane worst air quality of the year

Air quality in Spokane exceeded national health standards over the weekend and is not expected to improve until later this week.

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Mon., Aug. 2, 2021

Wildfire smoke shrouds the hills around the T.J. Meenach Bridge, Bridge, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Spokane.

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Carol Lampard, of Newman Lake, Wa., launches her ball from the 10th tee at Downriver Golf Course and into the wildfire smoke, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Spokane. Lampard said the smoke was much worse in Newman Lake.

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Electric Lime scooter riders move along the Centennial Trail through the smoky wildfire air near Kendall Yards on Aug. 2, 2021.

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Patty Jo Struve, 65, masks up while doing a 20-mile bike ride that took her through the wildfire smoke along High Drive, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Spokane. She is preparing for 24-hour bike ride in Montana.

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Wildfire smoke shrouds the U.S. Pavilion in Riverfront Park on Monday as traffic moves along the Monroe Street Bridge in downtown Spokane.

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Wildfire smoke shrouds the steeples atop The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes , left, The Steam Plant smoke stacks, The Fox Theater sign, and the Gothic Revival architecture of The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, right, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Spokane.

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Wildfire smoke shrouds the South Hill as a Spokane Fire Department engine rolls across the Maple Street Bridge, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Spokane. Unhealthy air quality is expected to hang on in the region until Thursday.

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Parasailers glide through the smoky air above Lake Coeur d’Alene on Monday.

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