May 17, 2023May 18, 2023 by Willem

Wednesday/ wildfire smoke, already

We’re coming out of a few warm days— the warmest 89 °F (32 °C), on Monday.
Today the sunlight was a little more brown/orange than usual.
The reason: wildfire smoke from Alberta, Canada, has been drifting down into the skies over Washington State.

Downtown Calgary from Crescent Rd and 5 St. NW, obscured by wildfire smoke, on Tuesday morning.
[Text & picture posted by Andrew McIntyre @andrewmcintyre on Twitter]

Wildfire smoke from Canada moved over the Puget Sound region early this morning. It’s still well above the ground, so air quality has not been impacted. We do not expect much reach the surface. The winds should shift by Thurs and push the smoke out.
[Text & picture posted by PS Clean Air Agency @pscleanair on Twitter]

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