Say goodbye to the heat and smoke. Cooler temps and cleaner air are taking over.

The heat and haze is moving out, and cooler weather with a touch of rain is moving in.

Light showers fell in places Friday morning and forecasters said there’s a 70 percent chance of rain in Thurston County Saturday, which, with a high of just 63 degrees, will be the coldest day since mid-June.

Saturday will end the record-breaking streak of 70-plus weather at 72 days. The previous record was 62 days.

The long stretch of warm overnight temperatures also will draw to a close, with a low of 47 on Sunday.

Temperatures will rise again Monday with a predicted high near 84. It will remain in the 70s and 80s through next week, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather should sweep out the last lingering smoke from nearby wildfires, returning air quality to good.

“The fact that the Pacific Northwest is the smokiest part of the country should come as no surprise to most, given the number of wildfires and the not-so-cooperative weather we've been having,” wrote officials on a blog intended to keep residents informed.

This story was originally published September 8, 2017 at 3:26 PM with the headline "Say goodbye to the heat and smoke. Cooler temps and cleaner air are taking over.."