Have we died and gone to Hell or are we still living in North St. Paul, MN? It is impossible to tell the difference tonight!
4:50 PM: No wood smoke. 87 degrees, sunny, a nice summer day.
8:00 PM: Still no wood smoke.
8:45 PM: A very faint trace, a barely detectable amount, of wood smoke is in the air. I can smell it. It will likely get worse.
9:10 PM: A very faint trace of wood smoke continues.
9:30 PM: Moderate to strong wood smoke. It is extremely smoky outside! This high level of air pollution is inhumane! Our city council should be prosecuted for torture for forcing us to breathe this smoky air! You cannot breathe this air! Anybody in the area who was sitting outside has surely gone inside their house now because breathing this toxic air will make you sick to your stomach. Stepping outside for a few seconds will leave your clothes reeking of wood smoke. 79 degrees at this time. Tonight would be a night we would turn off the air conditioning and open the windows if we lived in a normal city. But we cannot do this in North St. Paul, Minnesota, because the air is so heavily polluted!
10:00 PM: Moderately strong wood smoke continues. The level of air pollution has declined a little. It is still very smoky outside.
10:35 PM: Moderate to strong wood smoke.
11:15 PM: Moderate to strong wood smoke.
11:40 PM: Moderate to strong wood smoke.