Incoming high pressure brought all the smoke and haze down toward the surface for Thursday, limiting air quality and visibility at times. High pressure brings sinking air, working to trap that smoke near the surface. With high pressure overhead, some of this smoke and haze will linger into the weekend.
But that high pressure will also keep a lot of the humidity at bay for a few more days, with high temperatures only reaching the low 80s by the weekend. We slowly climb back near average (mid-80s) toward the middle of the week.
The high pressure…..