Must be the middle of summer! :(

[nvrstuk]

Hopefully this is just temporary.

This is the best air we've had all day.

After looking at the air quality monitoring stations around the entire PNW our Valley has the worst air quality of the entire State & we are almost the farthest away from the fire!

Nothing compared to what we've had in the past tho. I've heard the eastern US has gotten some smoke from our friends up north!

 

[fatboy]

Opposite coast, we’ve been affected, some days significantly.

 

[ssray]

Got it here as well. Hazy skies and burning eyes.

 

[rydog1130]

West Coast of Michigan lower peninsula and its been thick as fog at times, sux

 

[nvrstuk]

We've been lucky the past 3 summers. Week or so & that's it.

We had 3 summers in a row that were pretty miserable. Clean air ratings that were over 300 for weeks at a time. Couldn't see my closest neighbor down the road at 1/4 mile .

All sports were cancelled in town, fire alarms were going off in the schools from the forest fire smoke.

I bought a HEPA recirculation filter for the house. The temps outside were great becauae the sun never made into the ground lol but you couldn't work or sit outside w/o your throat burning after 10 mim...

Stay safe all.

 

[BronCowie]

Its been a great year here in Vancouver, WA. 'A few small fires south of here along the Columbia, but I think the constant breeze that we get keeps it clear.

 

[Beau Nugget]

Same here. My tan has really been suffering, but we haven’t hit 100 yet. That’s kind of unusual

 

[.94 OR]

I was taking a crew out to a job this last week. A bit hazy looking towards Crater Lake, but not nearly as bad as most years, so far.

 

[nvrstuk]

I was taking a crew out to a job this last week. A bit hazy looking towards Crater Lake, but not nearly as bad as most years, so far.

Definitely not bad compared to other years down your way for sure! I keep reminding myself that it is only the first week of Aug. Can't say "never" but we don't remember any smoke filling the Valley and blocking our view of town 5 miles away that lasted more than a day... Hope you all stay smoke free! I'm driving every day anyway...

Hope to see ya at the RdUp????

 

[bmc69]

Meanwhile...here in the lower Chesapeake Bay region, we are experiencing some of the most amazingly great weather I've ever seen here in July-August. Low humidity..high of maybe 80 degrees..60s at night...nice persistent NE 10 mph breezes...Simply amazing weather that is predicted to continue for at least another week.

 

[bigmuddy]

Took my daughter back to central Mi on thursday and couldn't believe the smoky haze as we got closer to Chicago.

On the upside the last few days here in Missouri have been awesome with lows in the 60's and highs in the mid 80's, unheard of as we approach August!

 

[Jwredneck]

For once we are sending the smoke your way. The Bear Gulch fire in Mason county is one of the bigger ones we have had on the West side in recent years.

 

[Broncobowsher]

It was 117 here yesterday. Next week about the same, saw one day forecast for 118.
I like my air conditioning.

 

[nvrstuk]

117? Whoah.... miserable! We got up to a freakish 115F, never seen over 110F before and we had trees dying that we were watering 2x/day with automated irrigation whereas normally they get water 2x/wk. They just shriveled up from the heat- not from lack of water according to WSU extension agents after examining the weirdest looking leaves and stems we sent them.

Semi clear here today. Visibility was 25mi plus from our place. YAY!!!!

 

[.94 OR]

Again, not that bad this morning in the Coast range. Surprised to see the fog bank rolling off the ridge though.
There were 4 bull elk in the unit just under me but the zoom on the iPhone doesn't do them justice.

 

[duffymahoney]

Big fire here in Sandpoint Idaho. Luckily the wind has been blowing all the smoke east of town

 

[serial car restorer]

I was in SE Oregon last week, missed traveling through a fire south of Jordan Valley by a few hours. Was told they closed US 95 for a good part of the day before. I don't know how many acres, but we drove through burned sage brush for miles. They were still mopping up and dowsing hot spots while the power people were replacing burned poles. They got it under control in 12 hours or so, probably only because it was unusually calm, no real wind to speak of last week.

...but the zoom on the iPhone doesn't do them justice.

I've given up on the phone for anything other than a quick snapshot and now take my real camera almost everywhere. True optical zoom on it goes to 300 mm (equivalent to 450mm in 35mm film).