smoke

the weather service has integrated new "smoke prediction technology," into their forecasting arsenal.

Missoula saw the smoke blow in over the weekend. The haze has it so you can barely see the mountains that make up our daily views.

You may have noticed what looked like small snowflakes drifting down from the sky in western Montana on Monday, but they were actually bits of ash that traveled from California, Washington and Oregon fires all the way to the Missoula valley.

Area forest fires continue to grow.

Monday morning air was not very good.

California smoke settles in the Montana valleys.

Extreme fire danger in many areas.

Residents in the Rattlesnake valley woke up to Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy Air Quality on Thursday morning after some burning debris piles spread to nearby forest undergrowth producing heavy smoke.

Aerial water drops are being used on the forest fires.

Every summer, the National Forests in Idaho try to get some large scale burning done at really high elevations.