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Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: September 26, 2025 at 10:15 a.m. 

Air quality is Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups across Missoula County due to smoke from Lower Sugarloaf and Labor Mountain fires in Washington. The smoke rolled in early this […]

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Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: September 8, 2025 at 4:10 p.m.

Air quality is Good to Moderate across Missoula County which is a welcome reprieve from the smoke that resulted in Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy air quality Saturday evening […]

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Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: September 5, 2025 at 2:15 p.m.

Air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups to Moderate across Missoula County, but more air quality monitors are Yellow (Moderate) than Orange (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) which I’d say is […]

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Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: September 4, 2025 at 2:50 p.m.

Air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups to Moderate across Missoula County. The MT Department of Environmental Quality issued another  Air Quality Alert for Missoula County in effect now until […]

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Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: September 3, 2025 at 1:45 p.m.

The hotter temperatures have increased wildfire activity immensely and wildfire smoke is spread out across the county resulting in Moderate air quality throughout. This heat wave and high-pressure ridge are […]

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Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: August 29, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

The wetting rains have really helped damper the fire behavior, and thankfully, minimal smoke made it into Missoula County this past week. Air quality fluctuated between Good and Moderate which […]

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Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: August 25, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Weekend air quality wavered between Good and Moderate across the County and some areas even tipped into air quality that was Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or Orange for a short […]

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Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: August 22, 2025 at 1:30 pm

Incoming air quality update! It’s been quite the blue bird summer with skies only clouding with smoke occasionally. Today, smoke from several surrounding fires is causing Moderate air quality across […]

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Missoula County Encourages Preparation During Fifth Annual Wildfire Smoke Ready Week

As our temperatures heat up, so do wildfire risks. And with fire, wildfire smoke inevitably creeps into the valleys. Local public health experts, climate advocates, and local government encourage Missoula […]

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Wildfire Smoke (Mini) Update October 11-13, 2024

This is a mini update for the weekend of October 11-13! It smells a bit smoky out there and the Air Quality Index in Missoula and Frenchtown is currently Moderate […]

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