![Air quality PM2.5 andPM10 at 8:01 a.m. PDT Aug 15, 2021](https://wildfiretoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Air-quality-_-Ozone-and-PM2.5-andPM10-at-801-a.m.-PDT-Aug-15-2021.jpg)
The areas with the worst air quality and smoke Sunday will be Northern California, Southern Oregon, Northeast Washington, Idaho, Northern Utah, Northern Nevada, Northwest Wyoming, and Montana — basically the northwest quarter of the country.
Above is the air quality in the Western United States (ozone, PM2.5, and PM10) at 8:01 a.m. PDT August 15, 2021. By AirNow.
Below is the forecast for near-surface wildland fire smoke at 1 p.m. PDT Sunday August 15, 2021.
![Forecast wildland fire smoke 1 p.m. PDT August 15, 2021](https://wildfiretoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-15-at-10.08.29-AM.jpg)
In case you missed it, read, Smoke linked to thousands of COVID-19 cases on West Coast.
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