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Current smoke/haze conditions in the Winds?

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Ryan P BPL Member
PostedAug 1, 2024 at 10:01 pm

I am considering heading to the Southern Winds in a few days, but my biggest concern is the level of smoke/haze (I have much higher tolerance for mosquitoes than for bad air quality!).  If anyone has been there recently (like in the last week or so), how smoky/hazy was it?  Or if anyone has any tips for gauging/predicting the air quality, please let me know!

DWR D BPL Member
PostedAug 2, 2024 at 10:41 am

What anyone experienced in the past week is not necessarily what you will experience…. even what it looks like today may not be what it looks like tomorrow…. yes… purple air .com is a great source of current smoke conditions…. but it can change hourly, depending on the wind. Another source is the Wyoming DOT has web cams which so some local views… Google it… Personally, I avoid exercising in any AQI over 50… while that may be rated as some version of ‘ok’… remember, those ratings are for the average sedentary person… not people engaged in heavy exercise and taking in vastly larger amounts of air, and therefore more pollutants, over multiple 24/7 days of a backpack.

DWR D BPL Member
PostedAug 2, 2024 at 12:02 pm

If you really want to avoid smoke, look at the large view on Purple Air .com… and avoid the regions where there is smoke. Go to where there are large areas of Green Dots… The coastal areas are fairly dependable to be smoke free.

Ryan P BPL Member
PostedAug 2, 2024 at 3:29 pm

Thanks; I didn’t know about that Purple Air site

PostedAug 3, 2024 at 10:21 pm

My friend working at Yellowstone wrote me yesterday, saying her throat was raw from smoke, as we’re a number of co-workers. I have asthma so breathing fire smoke is not for me.

Purple Air sounds like a great website for tracking air quality . I use Caltopo for tracking wild fires as it’s updated daily and at times, several times a day. However, the AirNow app gives good detailed info and is a great addition.

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