As of 2:45 p.m. PT, IQ Air ranked Seattle’s AQI at 76, second in the country after Los Angeles for worst air quality overall. Portland, Oregon, ranked third worst. Overall, Seattle was at 16th in the world for worst air quality.
SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 12: Smoke from wildfires fills the air along Alaskan Way on September 12, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. According to the National Weather Service, the air quality in Seattle remained at"unhealthy" levels Saturday after a large smoke cloud from wildfires on the West Coast settled over the area. After a series of wildfires sprung up over the holiday weekend, you may have noticed a haze hanging over the Puget Sound and it being more more difficult to breathe.
The Air Quality Index for the region is among the worst in the country and world due to what the National Weather Service Seattle calls a mix of smog from Fourth of July fireworks and the nearby wildfire smoke.ranked Seattle’s AQI at 76, second in the country after Los Angeles for worst air quality overall. Portland, Oregon, ranked third worst. Overall, Seattle was at 16th in the world for worst air quality.
Visibility & air quality are *gradually* improving today as some of the near-surface smoke begins to mix upwards. Air quality remains lower near active fires . We’ll likely hang on to some smoke/haze through THU before things clear out thanks to onshore flow.
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