Patchy smoke today

Air quality continues to be Good to Moderate across the state but smoke and haze is still drifting into Idaho. Patchy smoke will build further into the Treasure Valley this afternoon and slowly push into the Owyhees overnight. 

When surface temperatures drop overnight, lingering smoke and haze will become trapped and potentially elevate AQI levels in North Idaho, the Central Mountains, and the Treasure Valley. Increasing temperatures tomorrow morning will break the inversion and near ground smoke will begin to lift. 

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