Better air quality continues

Much like yesterday, today's air quality is forecast to be GOOD to MODERATE aside from areas near fires in North Idaho and the Central Mountains where you could experience brief periods of UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.

Over North Idaho, light smoke and haze will linger through the day with limited clearing this afternoon before more light to patchy smoke and haze moves in from Montana and British Columbia and remains overnight. Central Idaho will see light smoke and haze drift in from Montana this afternoon and linger overnight. Light smoke and haze over southwestern Idaho will clear this afternoon. Light smoke and haze will drift southward out of the East Central Mountains and Montana this afternoon into East Idaho and slowly drift across the Snake River Plain this evening and linger overnight. As temperatures decrease tonight, lingering smoke and haze across Idaho will become trapped under surface temperature inversions and settle in valleys and low-lying areas which will raise local AQI levels until the inversions break later in the morning. With warmer and drier conditions forecasted for the future, look for smoke production to possibly increase towards the end of the week.

NOAA GOES-West GeoColor (true color) visible satellite image captured at 15:31 UTC (9:31 a.m. MDT) on 16 September 2025 shows fog and low clouds over mountain valleys in Central and North Idaho with light smoke and haze over North Idaho and the Clearwater Basin.