By John Schwing
WESTPORT — Mother Nature is capping this Fourth of July with fireworks — and weather woes — all her own.
After a holiday parade of periodic showers, punctuated by downpours and thundery blasts, the National Weather Service has issued multiple warnings for Westport on Tuesday evening, including a coastal flood warning through early Wednesday coupled with a poor air-quality alert.
The series of storms that blew threw the region Tuesday caused thousands of power outages, but as of Tuesday evening only a handful in Westport.
Skies are expected to clear later Tuesday, and Wednesday should be mostly sunny and hot, with temperatures rising to the upper-80s, according to the weather service.
But in issuing an air-quality alert for Wednesday, the NWS said the region’s ozone levels “may approach or exceed unhealthy standards.”
To monitor Westport’s air quality, visit the regularly updated “AirNow” website.


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