The recent heat wave has kicked the local wildfire season into high gear. Listen to learn more about the current weather conditions, the latest seasonal weather outlook into September, and how wildfires and its smoke can be prevented.

Temperatures will ramp up this week. This podcast describes how hot, what steps to take to be cooler safely, and the rising wildfire conditions.

This Podcast describes how dry the North Sound is and highlights wildfire season is here. Steps on helping defend from wildfires for homes and businesses, plus steps to help prevent wildfires are presented.

The answer to this question is addressed in this podcast plus what the weather looks like for this year's Independence Day as well as noting the ongoing dry conditions and the fire threat with fireworks.

It was 4 years ago in late June when the Pacific Northwest suffered the historic 'heat dome'. Learn what happened then, why it happened, and could it happen again by listening.

This Podcast describes the long history of the summer solstice around the world, plus when does it occur and will the first weekend of summer be summerlike? Listen for the details.

Some call the recent weather - June Gloom. This Podcast describes the weather pattern after a warm start to the month, resulting in the marine cloud cover, and what the weather outlook is for the rest of the month.

Many know the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. Yet did you know there is another local warning reception service? Learn all about this little known system by listening to this podcast.

This Podcast remembers the Great Seattle Fire that occurred 136 years ago. Can this kind of urban fire occur again? This Podcast describes the situation including the current warm and very dry conditions in place, similar to that in 1889.

This past month was another dry month adding to the year's deficit. This Podcast describes the summer outlook, how it ties in with a rising wildfire and smoke threat, and what you can do to help protect your property.