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Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: July 30, 2026 at 3:15pm
The current air quality across Missoula County ranges from Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. See current air quality conditions at Fire.AirNow.Gov. Thankfully, the wildfires in Oregon aren’t as active as they were last weekend and they have been sending less smoke in our direction. Still, the smoke from those fires combined with local fires […]
Read MoreWildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: July 27, 2026 at 12:00pm
The current air quality across Missoula County is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy for Everyone. See current air quality conditions at Fire.AirNow.Gov. Montana DEQ has issued an air quality alert for Missoula County and many other Montana counties. Active wildfire conditions continue across the region with numerous wildfires burning in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and […]
Read MoreWildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: July 26, 2026 at 8:15 a.m.
The current air quality across Missoula County is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy for Everyone. See current air quality conditions at Fire.AirNow.Gov. We are seeing active wildfire conditions across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana, with fires producing large plumes of smoke that are blanketing northwest Montana. The steady southwesterly flow continues to transport wildfire […]
Read MoreWildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: July 24, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
The current air quality across Missoula County is Good to Moderate, thanks to that storm last night that blew out most of the smoke! Despite this reprieve, southwesterly flows continue and will hold steady throughout the weekend. With multiple fires burning in central and northeastern Oregon, these southwesterly transport winds will continue to send smoke […]
Read MoreWildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: July 23, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.
The current air quality across Missoula County is Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, and it definitely looks it! That signature orange hazed sun welcomed us this morning and our mountains are looking a little more distant. The culprit… still Washington and Oregon (don’t worry there’s no blame, we’re all in this together). There are […]
Read MoreWildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: Monday July 20, 2026 at 2:45pm
The current air quality across Missoula County is Good to Moderate. Numerous wildfires continue to burn in Oregon and Washington. Some of the most significant include the Rowe Creek Complex, the Hay Creek Complex, and the Kaiser Canyon Fire. Smoke from these wildfires arrived in Missoula County on Saturday night into Sunday morning. The air […]
Read MoreWildfire Smoke Air Quality Update: July 17, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.
The current air quality across Missoula County is Good to Moderate. We’ve had a solid lucky streak without much smoke, but there’s a good chance for smoky skies to increase on Saturday and Sunday. Numerous significant wildfires are burning in Oregon and Washington that are exhibiting very active fire behavior and producing a lot […]
Read MoreWildfire 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 morning on westerly transport winds, but this smoke episode should be short-lived, and we will likely see improved air quality this afternoon continuing into Saturday […]
Read MoreWildfire 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 and most of Sunday. A southwesterly flow is forecasted for this week which relieves us of smoke transporting south from Canada towards Missoula County, thankfully. […]
Read MoreWildfire 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 a slight improvement. Still, the smoke is quite noticeable out there and if you’re feeling a little sluggish today or have a headache, sore throat, […]
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