WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A burn ban issued for part of Whatcom County earlier this week has been canceled.

The Northwest Clean Air Agency says that a Stage 1 burn ban has been lifted for the Columbia Valley area as of Thursday morning, Nov. 5.

Windy conditions have blown harmful smoke particles out of the air, and there’s more blustery days ahead.

The National Weather Service in Seattle says that an atmospheric river is forecast to hit western Washington between next Tuesday and Thursday.

Heavy mountain snow is also expected for the Cascades during that time.

As for the immediate future, a wind advisory will take effect for the lowlands of western Whatcom and Skagit counties starting at 4 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6.

Southwest winds could produce gusts up to 36 mph.