Air Quality Advisory with more smoke and haze

AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FROM THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR BANNOCK, BEAR LAKE, BINGHAM, CARIBOU,
FRANKLIN, POWER, AND ONEIDA COUNTIES THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY…

• WHAT…Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality due
  to wildfire smoke. Air Quality Index is forecast to be
  Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.
• WHERE…Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Power,
  and Oneida Counties.
• WHEN…Through 10 AM MDT Monday.
• IMPACTS…Members of sensitive groups may experience health
  effects. The general public is less likely to be affected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Air pollutants can cause breathing difficulties for children, the
elderly, as well as persons with respiratory problems. Those
individuals who are sensitive to increased particulate matter or
smoke are encouraged to avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor
activity during this advisory. Open burning is prohibited by air
quality rule. It is also recommended that all other individuals
limit prolonged or strenuous activity outdoors.

Tonight:

Widespread haze before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40°, breezy winds at 10-20 mph.

Saturday:

Mostly sunny with widespread haze, a high in the mid to upper 70’s. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday:

Sunny with smoke and haze, a high in the mid to upper 80’s.

Monday:

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Monday Night:

A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Tuesday:

Achance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT
SATURDAY…

• WHAT…Frost and a light freeze. Low temperatures are expected
  to range between 28 and 34 degrees.
• WHERE…Jackson Hole and Star Valley.
• WHEN…From 3 AM to 9 AM Saturday.
• IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.
• ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Recommended to disconnect garden hoses
  from their spigots.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.