Seattle – Sunday will start off with a few morning clouds, especially along the coast.  As the high pressure ridge settles in, the clouds will burn off throughout the day, leaving behind sunnier skies by the afternoon. 

Thursday’s storms ignited several fires east of the Cascades.  Areas closest to the fires will see smoky skies.  Air quality will be impacted, with some seeing levels reaching “moderate” to “unhealthy for sensitive groups.”  Air quality will remain good across Western Washington. 

More smoke will be noticed in the sky in Central and Eastern Washington near active fires. 

Sunday will be another picture-perfect day with near normal highs warming into the upper 70s and nearing the 80s.  Warmer temperatures in the 90s are forecast once you cross the Cascades.

Another beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and near normal highs. 

Expect a big warm-up by Tuesday and Wednesday as afternoon highs top the low 90s.  There are early indications that some more monsoonal moisture may arrive on Wednesday or Thursday.  This could bring a chance for additional thunderstorms.  Activity won’t be as wide-spread as it was last week.  Storms that develop would possibly stay in the mountains. 

Afternoon highs will be heating by Tuesday and Wednesday.

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SEATTLE — Four Seattle juveniles were arrested in connection with a series of armed crimes in Portland, including a convenience store robbery in which an employee was shot multiple times and critically injured, Portland police said.

The investigation began after a robbery and shooting at about 4:46 a.m. Friday at a gas station convenience store in the 400 block of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Multiple armed suspects threatened a store clerk before another employee entered the store, prompting a struggle during which multiple shots were fired, Police said.

The employee was struck at least five times — four times in the abdomen and once in the leg. Bullets also hit the store’s walls and shattered a window.

Officers arrived less than four minutes after being dispatched, secured the scene, and summoned emergency medical responders.

The victim was taken to a hospital, where he underwent extensive surgery. Police said he is expected to survive.

Detectives with the Major Crimes Unit, patrol officers, forensic specialists, and analysts linked the robbery to several other crimes earlier in the week, including a rideshare driver’s carjacking at gunpoint on Tuesday, a menacing incident involving armed suspects attempting to steal from a vehicle, and an armed robbery at another gas station convenience store in which an employee was struck in the head with a handgun.

Hours before Friday’s shooting, officers responded to a report of masked suspects attempting to enter another convenience store. After the suspects left, officers searched the area, anticipating another robbery.

Later Friday, investigators identified suspect vehicles and tracked possible suspects to a residence in Northeast Portland.

A search warrant was served with assistance from the Portland Police Bureau’s Special Emergency Reaction Team, Crisis Negotiation Team, and East Metro SWAT. Twelve people were detained, and multiple handguns were seized.

Police said three juveniles, ages 15, 16, and 17, all from Seattle, were charged in connection with Friday’s robbery. Additional charges tied the juveniles to the earlier robberies and menacing case.

A fourth 17-year-old from Seattle was charged in the Tuesday robbery. An adult Portland man was arrested on unrelated outstanding warrants.

The investigation remains ongoing, and additional or modified charges are possible, police said.