I wondered why our sky in Michigan had such a weird look today.

[roamer65]

Just watching Toledo news and weather. It is the smoke from the fires out west.



It is a high level thick haze.

[aidbo]

1. Firesmoke.ca

Has a great map
That shows the forecast of where the smoke is expected to blow too. It is saying in the next couple days to spread out across the northern U.S. and southern Canada.

[2naSalit]

4. It's already spaking air quality warnings...

in Montana since three days ago. The nearby mountains, when visible at all, are mere silhouettes.

[Srkdqltr]

2. Yes Detroit stations said that this noon.

Still strangely hazy here.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Same here (Minnesota).

[Mister Ed]

5. Sky looks the same here in Minnesota today.

I wondered about it, but didn't believe the smoke from the western fires could have such a noticable effect this far east.

[RainCaster]

6. We had that in Seattle on Friday- 1/2 mile vis

It's still here, with horrible ratings. All over the Pacific NorthWest- Portland, Spokane, Walla Walla, Vancouver...

For us it's a low level thick haze that smells like a burnt forest. So thick that there are no shadows, and you can barely see where the sun is in the sky.

[catbyte]

7. I thought that might be the case. It was supposed to be clear in Lansing, but the sky had a

faint orange tint to it. Jeezus.

[roamer65]

8. Reminds me of the Mount St Helens eruption in 1980.

Very similar thick high level haze.

Except there was very fine volcanic ash on our cars back then.

Toledo weather said the smoke is about 20-25,000 feet up. It’s dropping our temperature by about 1 degree.

[tblue37]

9. Here's an image:

The satellite image showing the wildfire smoke. The area in the orange contour is smoke in the mid-upper levels of the atmosphere that has reached Michigan, according to the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center, which notes that the red contour shows dense smoke near the West Coast. (National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center)

https://www.foxnews.com/science/west-coast-wildfire-smoke-stretches-michigan-satellite-image

[hedda_foil]

13. Chicago area skies are listed as "milky" and "hazy" from the wildfire smoke in the upper atmosphere.

[procon]

10. Better that than the low altitude Smokey haze that

has now made its way hundreds of miles down to So. California. Viability is down to maybe a half mile, and there is definitely a smokey smell.

Local temps are uncommonly mild, in the mid 80s rather than kicking past 100. Everyone is staying indoors with the A/C. Even my pupper only goes out to do her business and wants back in immediately.

No forests to burn in the desert, but plenty of scrub and tumbleweeds, and those things burn hot as hell.

[Vinca]

11. Our sky in NH was hazy this morning and I wondered if it could be from the fires.

The Directv signal was acting up, too, and seemed to go back to normal after it cleared.

[roamer65]

12. My Dish signal is ok, but those satellites are out over the Atlantic.

Signals off from satellites further to the west could definitely be affected, I would think.

The further west you aim, the thicker the smoke.

[Totally Tunsie]

21. The Boston weatherman was commenting on the high haze today

so that's a strong possibility for you, Vinca.

[RainCaster]

14. Here's what global warming looks like

I got this from my phone, it's a weather radar image of the country, with the forest fires highlighted as well.
Out west, you see a large amount of fires. In the east you see two hurricanes, but there are 4 more named storms on the way as well that are out of range.

This is historical. Will we go down in history for doing nothing and it just gets worse? Or will this be the year that we wake up and take drastic measures to fix this problem?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[MissB]

15. My basement is pretty hazy.

Sucks when it’s at ground level.

[roamer65]

16. No sunset tonite.

The smoke is too thick on the western horizon.

No star gazing either.

[Maru Kitteh]

17. I've been watching a fine ash fall in NW Montana for days now.

[AntiFascist]

18. Global warming eventually affects everyone...

California has been getting pollution from China for decades!

On edit, said pollution from China has been killing or causing diseased trees in forests, leading to the combustible nature we are currently experiencing.

[roamer65]

19. The world ought to be a very interesting place in 10 years.

It literally will be hell on earth.

[roamer65]

20. I'm picking up a smoky tinge to the air tonite.