Thinking about coming to Washington next week but will change plans if there are fires there now or if it's smoky. By what date will there likely not be fires? End of september or october? thanks

It's really not possible to answer that question on a day-by-day basis.

You can keep an eye on one these sites for current fire situation:
https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/
https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=45.2....35&a=modis_mp

And something like this for smoke:
https://map.purpleair.com/air-qualit...6.473/-119.351

We can't answer your question. Up to Mother Nature. Yes there are fires now in Washington, Oregon, and California. You can find daily information online.

I live in the city in Seattle and it has not been so bad as to affect us here, where we are getting air quality alerts, but it is a reality this time of year this part of the country.

suze, seattle

Thanks, so it seems like it's better to skip Washington for now. Are fires less likely in the early summer?

Correct. Wild fires usually happen at this time of year in this region. I don't recall any earlier in the summer.