Though the smoke of California fires still drift our way, it is mostly high altitude, and it’s not been a problem. Today here near Portland, there is the typical October morning fog that clears by noon, and despite warnings late this week of stagnate air, there has been a sweet wind and very pleasant Indian Summer weather. Forecasts this week were for unusually warm coastal temps.
If I were you I’d not fret at all about a stay in Astoria. The next week should be ideal at the coast, especially the north, far away from any California smoke. I only wish our garden and home projects (and a need for new batteries) weren’t keeping us home in Clackamas, or we’d be either coastal bound or headed to Camp Sherman! 2 weeks ago we were on the verge of evacuating due to the encroaching Riverside Fire. Thank goodness for that great Pacific onshore flow!
Come ahead, and enjoy! Don’t miss the Columbia Maritime Museum, Lewis and Clark’s Ft. Clatsop, Fort Stevens, the wreck of the Peter Iredale, or the Astoria Column.
The nightly demonstrations have calmed, and are pretty much restricted to downtown and east side Police stations in Portland in the evenings.
Joel