Smoke and air quality maps, September 19, 2020 – Wildfire Today

Smoke and air quality maps, September 19, 2020

Bill Gabbert
September 19, 2020

September 19, 2020 | 4:42 p.m. MDT

fires Near-surface smoke, at 2 p.m. MDT September 19, 2020 — Near-surface smoke, at 2 p.m. MDT September 19, 2020. NOAA. Near-surface smoke refers to the smoke that will hover within 8 meters (26 feet) of the ground—the kind responsible for burning eyes and aggravated asthma.

The text in the Tweet below is about Utah, but the map shows the smoke forecast for the Western U.S. through Monday morning. After you click to begin the animation, you can click again to stop and start it.

Wildfire Smoke Update

Areas of haze from wildfire smoke to our west will increase a bit tomorrow, especially later in the day. Note, this will be less dense than the smoke we saw this morning. Periods of haze will remain possible into the upcoming week. #utwx pic.twitter.com/TMLroL297p

— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) September 20, 2020

The air quality in the western states has improved over the levels seen several days ago.

Air Quality — Air Quality, 4:30 p.m. MDT Sept 19, 2020, AirNow.

Air Quality California — Air Quality, California and Nevada, 4:30 p.m. MDT Sept 19, 2020, AirNow.

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