Bits of smoke and haze drifting in

Hi everyone! Smoke and haze is starting to trickle into the state from our neighbors though no major impacts have been recorded yet. Fires are burning in central Washington, northern California, and south-central Oregon. 

As surface temperatures drop overnight, smoke will become trapped under surface inversions and potentially elevate the Air Quality Index levels for North Idaho and the Central Mountains. Once the surface temperatures increase tomorrow morning, near ground level smoke and haze will begin to disperse as the inversion breaks. 

NOAA GOES-West GeoColor (true color) visible satellite image captured at 15:06 UTC (9:06 am MDT) on 8 July 2024 shows lingering smoke and haze over North Idaho and parts of the Central Mountains. Smoke and haze can be seen moving west from the fires in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. The thickest smoke is seen over South Oregon, northern California, and Central Washington.