Air quality forecasts today are in the Good to Unhealthy categories.
Smoke is anticipated to clear across
southern Idaho in response to the upper level disturbance and associated cold
front and showers. North Idaho looks to continue to experience elevated
readings from the Panhandle to Lewiston with the highest concentrations within
the Silver Valley and Purcell Trench. Ample smoke production is expected
in southern Oregon and California today and tomorrow, but a northwest wind will
keep that smoke from entering southern Idaho today. Areas in the vicinity of
thunderstorms will see strong winds, lightning, and showers with hail. This
provides plenty of critical fire weather. Another round of storms is expected
again tomorrow.
Video:
12Z (6am MDT) HRRR-Smoke Near Surface Smoke model.
Burley looks like another planet this morning, overcast but with an odd tint to the daylight. Air seems fine, is this just smoke that's higher up in the atmosphere? (new to tracking this type of info).
ReplyDeleteYep, you've got the right idea. Smoke filters the light and can give an eerie look.
DeleteHello from SE Idaho, Kimberly. Very hazy thick air, strong snoke smell.
ReplyDeleteAugust 6, 2021. At 10:26 am.
Thank you for your work.
Lili Herbst.
Air quality at the Twin and Paul stations just spiked into the red
ReplyDeleteLooks & Smells like smoke outside here in Nampa Wondering if its coming from any new fires started around the area or from the new Calif Fires?
ReplyDeleteI'm not seeing any new local fires being reported on the dispatch pages yet so I would guess smoke from California - there was a lot of growth on the Dixie fire in the last 24 hours (the California Dixie fire).
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