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Special Statement

AIR QUALITY ADVISORIES in effect. See Idaho DEQ for current status. 

Fire

Rain fell yesterday and more is expected today on fires in Central and Southwest Idaho. Fire spread will be on "pause" for a few days. However there are still plenty of smoldering stump holes and tree cavities out there which can produce smoke even during a rainstorm. Wildfires in Oregon (a big driver of our air quality this summer) received some rain, but not as much as in Idaho.

Smoke

Conditions will be between GOOD and MODERATE today across the region, except in mountain valleys and drainages closest to the largest fires, where UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS will be the likely category. A little more rain in the forecast will help, but the airmass moving in across Oregon still has a hint of smoke in it, making widespread GOOD conditions elusive. A dry weekend will see increased smoldering locally and regionally, with air quality ticking slowly worse. View interactive smoke outlook.