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Smoky Bay Area Skies Should Start Clearing Soon
It's unlikely that conditions will change this week, but things should start looking up soon, officials said.
BAY AREA, CA — When it comes to bleak skies and poor air quality, the Bay Area isn't out of the woods quite yet. But the skies should clear by early next week as winds increase, the National Weather Service forecast Friday.
Coastal and far North Bay areas could even see some light rain.
The Bay Area made national headlines this week as apocalyptic orange and yellow skies hovered over the region as a result of smoke from wildfires burning near and far. Despite the ominous appearance, air quality was still OK in many areas as smoke hovered above a marine layer Wednesday.
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Three of the four largest wildfires in California history occurred in the last month.
That's absurd. pic.twitter.com/h0JaHga4Vj
— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) September 11, 2020
But that changed Thursday, when the smoke began to mix with the marine layer and fog. Poor air quality was expected to continue through Friday and at least until Saturday, NWS said.
Skies were so hazy near the coast Friday morning that NWS issued a dense fog advisory. Visibility was a quarter-mile at some airports, NWS said.
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In the meantime, temperatures will remain slightly cooler as haze blocks the sun.
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