The Bay Area (and much of the West) awoke to eerie skies thick with smoke as massive wildfires continued to burn across multiple states.
Smoke particles from fires are interacting with sunlight to give Wednesday a particularly eerie/apocalyptic/terrifying/Instagram-worthy glow.
The good news is, it seems that the particles are mostly staying high overhead.
The bad news is, the National Weather Service says that is about to change.
As the winds weaken aloft, gravity will take over as the primary vertical transport of the smoke.Suspended smoke will descend closer to the surface and could lead to darker skies and worsening air quality today. This is beyond the scope of our models so we rely on your reports!
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) September 9, 2020
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