Cliff has an update to the wildfire conditions and weather forecasts on his blog:
Smoke Has Caused Temperature Forecasts to Go Crazy Plus An Update
Have you taken a look at the temperature forecasts on your favorite smartphone app or online service?
Most are predicting temperatures that are crazy warm by as much as 15-20F!
Yet, the National Weather Service forecasts are reasonable. Why?
Before I explain, let's review what is going on right now.
The latest satellite image shows an area of deeper smoke has moved northward over western Washington. Smoke has also moved into eastern Washington. Only the north Cascades is in the clear.
At low levels, marine air and low cloud have pushed into portions of western Washington. With more smoke aloft, solar radiation will decline over western Washington today, providing an infernal murk that is a bit depressing.
Much more at the site. Cliff shows a screen-cap from the PM2.5 Air Quality Index - a really good resource. Here is a link to their website. You can zoom and move all around the USA. Great tool.
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