Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Southern Oregon and Northern California Smoke Forecast from the HRRR model

10/01/2025 Videos are now locally generated at the office. The server is more reliable, although data could still drop from time to time.

These forecasts are directly from the model, not always accurate, and are best utilized as an indicator for trends vs. absolute air quality. Please ensure you check actual smoke conditions/air quality before making decisions about air quality.
All model forecasts are updated hourly and are forecasts for the next 18 hours, except for the "Extended" which is updated every 6 hours, and that forecast goes out 48 hours in time.

HRRR Smoke Model Link with tutorial and access to full, 48 hour runs

Airnow.gov Current Air Quality Index Map for Southern Oregon and Northern California
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Current Air Quality Index Map