Monday, August 2, 2010

Sunday 08/01/2010 Air Pollution

12:45 AM: Faint wood smoke at this time. Last check of the night.

5:15 PM: No wood smoke. 86 degrees, mostly cloudy and a little muggy.

Will the air be smoky tonight? Last Sunday was smoky as hell. It was misery with very high levels of air pollution. Last Sunday was one of the worst of the summer. Sundays tend to be one of the smokier days of the week.

6:10 PM: No smoke. Completely cloudy now. It looks like it could rain at any minute, but rain is not in the forecast until after midnight and during the morning hours tomorrow.

7:30 PM: A very faint something is in the air. I cannot say it is wood smoke, so it does not count as wood smoke.

8:35 PM: The air is not fresh but I cannot smell anything in it.

9:55 PM: No wood smoke. The air is mostly fresh. We still have time for the wood smoke to reveal itself this evening. The current temperature is 81 degrees and it is humid. Our windows are not open. Even still, I hope the air remains smoke-free tonight. I just stepped outside for a breath of air. You cannot do that when the air is smoky.

11:10 PM: No smoke. A sprinkle of rain prior to this time.

There was no wood smoke this evening. Heavy wood smoke last Sunday, none this Sunday. It rained lightly for a few minutes after 11 PM and the driveway was all wet by midnight. It is possible the rain discouraged recreational bonfire burners this evening. Rain was not in the forecast until after midnight, but it looked like it could rain at any time most of the evening.