Prepare for poor air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke and rising temperatures today, with rain and thunderstorms expected to return midweek.

Bellingham and Whatcom County residents could be seeing the first wildfire smoke of summer Monday night as most of Washington bakes in an extended heat wave. A heat advisory in in effect through Wednesday night for Western Washington, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.

Wildfires burning at or near the Grand Canyon's North Rim are still raging as strong winds, high heat and low humidity persist.

Green is California’s fourth-largest wildfire of the year, after Madre, which burned 80,000 acres this month in Central California, and Los Angeles County’s Palisades and Eaton fires in January. Also in Northern California, evacuations have been ordered for the Orleans Complex, which has burned 7,319 acres in Siskiyou County.

The extended forecast suggests unsettled weather midweek, with rain probabilities ranging from 30% to 60%. There is some uncertainty about the exact timing and placement of the rain, but meteorologists anticipate widespread cloud cover and precipitation potential Wednesday through Thursday.

LA SAL, San Juan County — No injuries were reported, but a fire engine was damaged when a massive "fire vortex" formed within a fire burning in southeast Utah over the weekend. A massive fire vortex damaged a fire engine during Utah's Deer Creek Fire. The fire has burned over 10,000 acres and remains 0% contained, with evacuations ongoing.

Widespread red flag warnings were issued across the Western U.S. on Wednesday amid gusty winds and low humidity.

High winds propelled a fire in Okanogan County that forced evacuations Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on Monday as a result of high fire danger. High temperatures were in 80s and 90s,

The National Weather Service issued Air Quality Alerts to signify that air quality has been compromised by wildfire smoke. The air is likely to cause issues for those with preexisting cardiovascular or pulmonary problems.