The wildfire along I-5 that burned into a Beacon Hill neighborhood on Sunday demonstrated that Washington’s wildfire season is not over.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Meanwhile, the weather pattern heading into Tuesday of this week will heighten the threat of wildfire conditions further.

High pressure building aloft over the Pacific Northwest—combined with low-level offshore flow blowing from eastern Washington toward the coast Tuesday—will rapidly warm and dry conditions.

High temperatures Tuesday are expected to jump 10 to 15 degrees from Monday’s readings, climbing into the 80s in many locations. The air flow from eastern Washington will also likely draw in some wildfire smoke from the more than a dozen fires east of the Cascades.

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