There was no wood or grass smoke pollution in the air this evening. It was hot, humid, and stormy. There was rain in the Twin Cities earlier in the day around 11 AM or afterward. It rained again for a minute or two around 4:30 PM, just enough to wet the driveway. The temperature at 5:30 PM was a very warm 88 degrees with high humidity. Severe storms were in the weather forecast for this evening and night. Storm clouds were already in the sky at 5:30 PM. I recall it started raining around 7 PM. By 10 PM, there was loud thunder and it was raining good.
A bad evening for bonfires means a good evening for all the rest of us who need to breathe the air.