WildfireSmokeUSA

US air quality and smoke forecast

Hourly fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at 1281 US monitoring stations, compared against the FireSmoke, FireWork and HRRR smoke forecasts.
Air quality alerts in effect for 23 regions: Georgia
National outlook
Across the United States, 1046 monitoring stations are currently reporting, with 861 stations in the Good air quality category, 184 in the Moderate category, and 1 station in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category. The most affected areas include Yosemite Village - Visitor Center, California, with a current PM2.5 level of 55 µg/m³, and several stations in California and Florida with levels above 20 µg/m³. Over the next 48 hours, models predict rising smoke levels at stations like Mcadory, Alabama, with a forecast maximum of 75 µg/m³, and Ellyson Industrial Park, Florida, with a forecast maximum of 37 µg/m³. The highest forecast levels in the coming days are expected in Chico - East, California, with a predicted maximum over 500 µg/m³, and several locations in Washington, including Kennewick-Metaline and Kennewick-S Steptoe St (SOS), with forecast maxima of 167 µg/m³.
AI-generated summary of the latest observations and forecasts — may contain errors and is based only on official federal, state, local and tribal data · updated Oct 15, 1:08AM EDT

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Updated twice hourly from alerts, current readings, worsening trends, and the highest available 24-hour forecast. Monitors report on their own schedules.

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Regional air quality and smoke forecasts

Current median PM2.5 from reporting regulatory monitors, with the highest available 48-hour smoke forecast. Updated twice hourly; monitors report on their own schedules.

West13 states
Alaska7 monitorsNow · observedGood3.8 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 23.0 µg/m³
Quick links: Anchorage · Fairbanks · Juneau
Active fires:1 Mostly contained (70%+)
Hawaii11 monitorsNow · observedGood1.0 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursNo recent data
Quick links: Honolulu · Hilo
Active fires:0
Idaho30 monitorsNow · observedGood5.5 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 80.9 µg/m³
Quick links: Boise · Coeur d'Alene · Idaho Falls · Lewiston
Active fires:1 Not contained2 Partially contained7 Mostly contained (70%+)2 Other
Nevada24 monitorsNow · observedGood4.0 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 37.2 µg/m³
Quick links: Las Vegas · Reno · Carson City
Active fires:4 Mostly contained (70%+)2 Other
Oregon77 monitorsNow · observedGood3.6 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 95.1 µg/m³
Quick links: Portland · Eugene · Bend · Medford
Active fires:29 Mostly contained (70%+)11 Other
Washington113 monitorsNow · observedGood5.0 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 837.0 µg/m³
Quick links: Seattle · Spokane · Yakima · Bellingham
Active fires:1 Not contained4 Partially contained13 Mostly contained (70%+)5 Other
Wyoming20 monitorsNow · observedGood1.1 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 9.8 µg/m³
Quick links: Cheyenne · Casper · Jackson · Cody
Active fires:3 Mostly contained (70%+)1 Other
South17 states
Alabama12 monitorsNow · observedModerate12.1 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 86.8 µg/m³
Quick links: Birmingham · Mobile · Huntsville
Active fires:5 Mostly contained (70%+)
Arkansas5 monitorsNow · observedGood7.7 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 20.5 µg/m³
Quick links: Little Rock · Fayetteville
Active fires:1 Mostly contained (70%+)1 Other
Delaware8 monitorsNow · observedGood6.4 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 17.0 µg/m³
Quick links: Wilmington
Active fires:0
Florida51 monitorsNow · observedGood3.5 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 43.3 µg/m³
Quick links: Miami · Tampa · Orlando · Jacksonville
Active fires:1 Mostly contained (70%+)2 Other
Georgia24 monitorsNow · observedModerate14.2 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 85.1 µg/m³
Quick links: Atlanta · Savannah · Augusta
Active fires:1 Mostly contained (70%+)
Kentucky20 monitorsNow · observedGood4.7 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 29.2 µg/m³
Quick links: Louisville · Lexington
Active fires:0
Maryland14 monitorsNow · observedGood8.0 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 15.3 µg/m³
Quick links: Baltimore
Active fires:0
Mississippi8 monitorsNow · observedModerate12.6 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 33.7 µg/m³
Quick links: Jackson · Gulfport
Active fires:11 Mostly contained (70%+)2 Other
Oklahoma14 monitorsNow · observedGood3.1 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 8.8 µg/m³
Quick links: Oklahoma City · Tulsa
Active fires:1 Partially contained3 Mostly contained (70%+)6 Other
Texas69 monitorsNow · observedGood6.4 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 36.6 µg/m³
Quick links: Houston · Dallas · San Antonio · Austin
Active fires:1 Mostly contained (70%+)2 Other
Midwest12 states
Iowa14 monitorsNow · observedGood5.2 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 11.7 µg/m³
Quick links: Des Moines · Cedar Rapids
Active fires:0
Kansas9 monitorsNow · observedGood4.6 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 12.2 µg/m³
Quick links: Wichita · Topeka
Active fires:0
Minnesota28 monitorsNow · observedGood5.0 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 31.2 µg/m³
Quick links: Minneapolis · Duluth · Rochester
Active fires:1 Mostly contained (70%+)4 Other
Nebraska10 monitorsNow · observedGood6.5 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 6.4 µg/m³
Quick links: Omaha · Lincoln
Active fires:0
North Dakota9 monitorsNow · observedGood3.0 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 5.1 µg/m³
Quick links: Fargo · Bismarck
Active fires:3 Other
Northeast9 states
Maine10 monitorsNow · observedGood1.4 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 11.0 µg/m³
Quick links: Portland · Bangor
Active fires:0
New Hampshire6 monitorsNow · observedGood1.9 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 19.5 µg/m³
Quick links: Manchester
Active fires:0
Rhode Island6 monitorsNow · observedGood3.5 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 21.9 µg/m³
Quick links: Providence
Active fires:0
Vermont4 monitorsNow · observedGood1.8 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursPeak 14.2 µg/m³
Quick links: Burlington
Active fires:0
Other regions1
Puerto Rico1 monitorsNow · observedGood8.0 µg/m³ medianNext 48 hoursNo recent data
Quick links: San Juan
Active fires:0
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