KLAMATH COUNTY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION WILFIRE SEASON DAILY UPDATE/FORECAST FOR AIR
QUALITY
The Air Quality outlook for 8:00 a.m. Thursday August 13
until 8:00 a.m. Friday August 14 is forecasted to be “Good to Moderate,” meaning good air quality. However, some people
may be unusually sensitive to particle pollution and may need to take
precautions if the air quality reaches Moderate levels. After 8:00 p.m. today moderate
levels of smoke are forecasted to come into Klamath County from several
Northern California Fires, an unnamed fire northwest of Crater Lake and the “Stout Creek” fire 16 miles east of Canyonville,
Oregon. Our forecasted mixing heights after 7:00 pm are expected to drop down
to low levels. This may result in an inversion, and bring our Air Quality to Moderate
levels of pollution in the evening and through early morning hours.
Weather conditions and smoke levels can vary dramatically
during wildfires, not only from one day to the next but on an hourly basis. Smoke
may also impact one portion of a community but not another.