Smoke to linger until weekend

Weather is difficult enough to predict. Determining how smoky the air will be is even more challenging. With that in mind, the smoky air is predicted to linger at current levels for the rest of this week. “We may get a break for a couple days this weekend,” said Andrew Kalin, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Spokane. The break - if it comes - would be due to an expected weather-front change bringing increased winds and possibly rain. The relief would only be temporary, unless the fires die down significantly, Kalin said Monday. Wind strength and direction will play a major part in how much smoke is in the area, he said/ David Cole , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .