It will probably another smoky hell of an evening.
5:00 PM: Fresh air for the time being. 62 degrees, sunny, and very windy. The TV news reports wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour.
6:00 PM: Fresh air continues. Nothing is in it. The fresh air is wonderful! I stepped outside and took a few deep breaths of the unpolluted air. In a couple of hours the air will probably be smoky again. 60 degrees.
It is another smoky hell of an evening like I knew it would be. The air is always polluted in North St. Paul. Winter is the least smoky season in this town. I look forward to the arrival of zero degree temperatures. At least the air will not be smoky.
8:25 PM: Moderately strong wood smoke. The air is very smoky. Feeling restless, I considered going for a walk. I declined. Exercising in heavy air pollution is not enjoyable. If the wood smoke pollution is heavy enough, your sinuses burn, your throat burns and your eyes get irritated. Inhaling soot, ash, tar, and cancer-causing chemicals with every breath isn't something I really care to do.
8:50 PM: Light to moderate wood and leaf smoke. Somebody is burning leaves.
9:30 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke at this time. The yard waste burning seems to be finished. 52 degrees. Last check of the evening.