Storms are forecast for the Minneapolis-St. Paul area this evening. Let's hope for another stormy night so we won't have polluted air.
5:50 PM: A very faint smokiness of some type is in the air. I cannot say what it is. 82 degrees, humid, cloudy, storms are heading our way. I checked for grass smoke a few times earlier today. The air conditioning is on so I won't notice any smoke coming in the windows.
6:30 PM: No smoke of any kind in the air.
7:00 PM: No smoke. The air is clear.
8:10 PM: Light wood smoke. Somebody just could not get by without burning some wood today. This city is unbelievable when it comes to the burning of wood. North St. Paul is a city of pyromaniacs. This city is a terrible place to live if you are one of those people who does not like smoky air every day. It is just starting to rain at this time. Hopefully, that will put the burner out of commission for the evening. 80 degrees and muggy.
8:17 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. The air pollution is getting stronger. The rain was only a brief sprinkle.
8:30 PM: Moderate wood smoke. It is very smoky outside. Off in the distance I can see a huge cloud of smoke above the trees. The cloud of smoke, one worst I have seen yet in this polluted nightmare of a city, looks like it could be a tenth of a mile long or longer.
8:38 PM: Strong wood smoke. It cannot get smokier than this! The cloud of wood smoke drifted down our direction. Our yard is now a smoky cloud. We are saturated in air pollution! The burner may be burning brush, branches, leaves, and other yard wastes. It smells like more than burning wood. The sprinkling of drizzle is making the burning even smokier. With all the windows closed up tight, I can smell the smoke coming in. In the city of North St. Paul, MN, your house has to be sealed up air tight or you are going to get smoke infiltration. North St. Paul is hell on earth!
9:00 PM: Light to moderate wood or brush smoke continues. The air outside reeks something terrible.
9:30 PM: Light smoke continues along with light rain at this time.
10:00 PM: The air is not fresh though most of the smoke has cleared.
11:00 PM: No smoke in the air now. The thunderstorm is going strong.
Would you want to live in a city like this?