Idaho Smoke Map

Idaho Smoke Map Legend

**(Preliminary Data Warning: Data found on the map shown below is preliminary and is subject to change. Data is in local standard time format - no adjustment for daylight savings time.)

Friday, August 24, 2018

May be a chance for improvement tomorrow for southern Idaho


If you’ve been checking in all week, you won’t be too surprised to hear that once again the Panhandle will have some of the greatest smoke impacts today. The Treasure Valley and east to the Wyoming border will also see big impacts. There looks to be improvement across central Idaho, from Idaho County south to McCall and east into Salmon and Island Park. Below those area, south Idaho looks to remain deteriorated through the day. Smoke will continue to come in from the southwest impacting the western part of southern Idaho more than the eastern side. A little improvement may be seen in the eastern portion. The extreme Southeast Highlands region will get some improvement due to thunderstorm activity in the area. The smoke that lifts this afternoon will settle back down this evening with heavy impacts in the Panhandle within the Purcell Trench down into Coeur d’Alene.

Tomorrow looks optimistic for marginal improvement over southwestern Idaho while central Idaho looks to deteriorate in the afternoon. At least we’re getting some relief from the heat! Check back in tomorrow for an updated outlook for the weekend!

This image shows plenty of smoke over southern Idaho within the Snake River Plain, and locally opaque conditions over the Panhandle while central Idaho had relatively clear conditions.

MODIS-Today: Visible Satellite imagery valid 08/23/2018.  Data Source: University of Wisconsin

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