![]() ![]() It’s too soon to know what, if any, impact that smoke will have on ground level. Starting Saturday evening, high overhead winds may start delivering smoke from the California Mosquito Fire to Idaho and Western Montana. We’ll be under a westerly flow aloft through today and into Saturday, which will keep smoke from Oregon and California fires south of our area and will deliver (marginally) cleaner air from Washington. That said, areas affected by the storm system traveling through the region this afternoon could see some better air clearing based on strong valley wind movement and the potential for cleaner air to be ushered into the region on the heels of the storms. Based on the light overhead smoke, I’m not anticipating the air the deviate from Moderate conditions across the county today. (Also, active weather patterns can throw a lot at you in the same day.)Īs inversion broke around the county this afternoon, we have seen their air quality bounce around from Moderate to Slightly Worse Moderate then back to Moderate as the vertical air movement pushed the haze around. It read like the narrative equivalent of a shrug emoji. It’s a wild weather ride day, though, and that could help get the air moving by this evening.Īt one point this morning, the National Weather Service’s forecast for today included haze, smoke, showers, rain, thunderstorms, sunshine, calm winds, 18 mph wind gusts, and fog. Going into the afternoon, a persistent haze lingering over the area kept air quality a murky Moderate across the county. Northwesterly breezes will deliver smoke to the Seeley Lake area and high pressure will trap it in the valley.Īir quality in Lindbergh Lake will likely continue to be Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy overnight while we wait for a cold front to drop precipitation on the prescribed burn.Īir quality in Condon will likely continue to be affected by smoke from that fire, as well. To complicate matters, there is a new wildfire (Sneylman) burning across the ridge from the prescribed fire, and it will also start sending smoke toward Seeley Lake today and tomorrow. The smoke first hit the area on Sunday, and has made its way back into the Seeley Lake valley this afternoon. Smoke from a prescribed fire at Lindbergh Lake continues to impact air quality in Seeley Lake this afternoon. Hazardous Waste, Spills, Water Pollution.Animals - Abuse, Bites, Neglect, Viscious.Missoula Valley Water Quality District +.Wildfire Smoke-Ready Resources and Blog.PM10 Redesignation Request and Limited Maintenance Plan.Missoula Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas.Carbon Monoxide 2nd 10-year Limited Maintenance Plan.Performance Management & Quality Improvement. ![]()
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