The primary cause is smoke from wildfires
Continue readingWildfire smoke, air quality, and Red Flag Warnings August 20, 2018
Wildfire smoke and Red Flag Warnings, August 14, 2018
The map above shows the prediction for the distribution of wildfire smoke at 6 p.m. MDT August 14, 2018. It looks like it is going to be pretty rough today in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and parts of Northern California.
Red Flag Warnings are below.
Fire weather watches and warnings in 9 states, August 11, 2018
And, 9 states will have areas of dense wildfire smoke Saturday
Continue readingWildfire smoke forecast, August 9, 2018
And Red Flag Warnings
Continue readingWildfire smoke forecast and Red Flag Warnings
Above is the forecast for the distribution of smoke from wildfires at 6 p.m. MDT August 5, 2018. It looks like the air will be pretty nasty in areas of California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
The map below shows the Red Flag Warnings in effect for Sunday, August 5 in portions of California, Utah, and Wyoming.
Wildfire smoke forecast and Red Flag Warnings
Above: The forecast for the impacts of wildfire smoke at 6 p.m. MDT August 1, 2018.
Red Flag Warnings were issued Wednesday for areas in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana.
Carr Fire more than doubles in size near Redding, California
CAL FIRE reports 500 structures have been destroyed
Continue readingLightning and low humidity predicted for Southwest Oregon and Northern California
With fewer aircraft available this year, and 14,000 firefighters already committed, suppressing multiple new large fires could be a challenge.
Continue readingAbundant lightning predicted for Southern Oregon Sunday
The National Weather Service is describing the lightning that is in the forecast for south-central Oregon and extreme northern California as “abundant”. It should begin by early Sunday afternoon and continue into the evening.
Lightning is also predicted for southwest Idaho and northern Nevada. There could be wetting rain with the thunderstorms except in Nevada, where dry strikes could occur. All of these areas are under a Red Flag Warning Sunday.
Some land managers in Oregon have brought in additional firefighting resources to assist in initial attack of any new lightning-caused fires.