Smoke Brief: August 24, 2026

Wildfire smoke prevalence at the ground level in the US is MODERATE. Smoke is currently impacting the Pacific West, Mountain West, and Midwest regions.

In the Pacific Northwest, Washington and Oregon will experience periods of scattered LIGHT smoke today and tomorrow, with localized MEDIUM to HEAVY smoke close to fires.
In the Mountain West, Idaho and Montana will be impacted by periods of scattered LIGHT smoke today and tomorrow, with localized MEDIUM to HEAVY smoke close to fires.
In the Midwest, periods of scattered LIGHT smoke impacts will be expected for North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana today and tomorrow.
There are nine Air Resource Advisors assigned in Montana (1), New Mexico (1), Washington (2), Oregon (4), and California (1).

Map of smoke impacts across U.S. on August 24 2026 from airnow.gov

Map of surface smoke across US on August 24 2026 from Global Systems Laboratory

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