***Official 2023 Weather Thread***

[BoxsterCy]

Air quality in the northland is killing my biking. Might have to decide to bike anyway but air is BAD again from Canada fires. As an elder dude I have been opting out of riding in this but might have to go anyway (maybe mask up) since it's so frequent I am really missing a lot of rides. This sucks.

Note, it's so bad out today I really didn't need to look to see that there was an air quality warning. Got the house outside air intake turned off. One breath deep breath and you can tell this isn't good for you.

 

[cyfanatic]

Cedar Rapids area is impacted again as well...smells like some sort of oil burning and very hazy.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Cedar Rapids area is impacted again as well...smells like some sort of oil burning and very hazy.

That’s just the first run of GM’s new “Campfire S’mores” cereal. Get used to it.

 

[cmjh10]

Cedar Rapids area is impacted again as well...smells like some sort of oil burning and very hazy.

Thought that was just what Cedar Rapids smelled like

 

[nfrine]

Cedar Rapids area is impacted again as well...smells like some sort of oil burning and very hazy.

Cedar Rapids was always the place the dogs would wake up when we drove by.

 

[wxman1]

Thought that was just what Cedar Rapids smelled like

Hey now. We have smells but not this smell.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Hey now. We have smells but not this smell.

Ha, even the Twin Cities get the poop smell sometimes when the farmers to the west are spreading/spraying hog ****.

 

[cowgirl836]

Air quality in the northland is killing my biking. Might have to decide to bike anyway but air is BAD again from Canada fires. As an elder dude I have been opting out of riding in this but might have to go anyway (maybe mask up) since it's so frequent I am really missing a lot of rides. This sucks.

Note, it's so bad out today I really didn't need to look to see that there was an air quality warning. Got the house outside air intake turned off. One breath deep breath and you can tell this isn't good for you.

Went running in it yesterday, probably not the best idea but was going to be 10F warmer and worse air today. Just went for a 30 min walk - I double masked because I don't think we actually have an n95. Without, it just smelled like smoke. Didn't smell it once I had them on though so hopefully that cut the cigarette intake equivalent.

 

[wxman1]

IFR conditions at CID due to the smoke.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Went running in it yesterday, probably not the best idea but was going to be 10F warmer and worse air today. Just went for a 30 min walk - I double masked because I don't think we actually have an n95. Without, it just smelled like smoke. Didn't smell it once I had them on though so hopefully that cut the cigarette intake equivalent.

I wore N95 for bird walkabout maybe 10 days ago when the air when all deep red alert and all. Really made a difference. Ordered some nice 3M ones back mid-COVID when supplies were catching up. Was thinking I'll never go through 50 masks but had not counted on having to use them for "regular" air. Used a few up last summer for biking in the smoke.

 

[CRcyclone6]

Hey now. We have smells but not this smell.

This is now the city of SIX smells. Wow is it bad today.

 

[NoCreativity]

Gotta love the uper Midwest. It's too cold most of the year yo go outside then when it's actually nice out we have toxic smoke to breath in.

 

[cowgirl836]

Gotta love the uper Midwest. It's too cold most of the year yo go outside then when it's actually nice out we have toxic smoke to breath in.

Yeah this seems to be a fun new thing we'll get to deal with more regularly. Can tell even from the last five years that it's gotten worse.

 

[wxman1]

This is now the city of SIX smells. Wow is it bad today.

City of Marion just cancelled evening sports activities due to the air quality.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Gotta love the uper Midwest. It's too cold most of the year yo go outside then when it's actually nice out we have toxic smoke to breath in.

At least you get to drink the poop water year round!

 

[laminak]

This is now the city of SIX smells. Wow is it bad today.

I went out for lunch and it's very bad smells (more than normal for CR). My kids' summer camp canceled their outside activities today.

I was in Canada a few weeks ago and it wasn't this bad up there.

 

[wxman1]

 

[wxman1]

If you want to view air conditions across the country.

AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

This map shows fine particle pollution (PM2.5) from wildfires and other sources. It provides a public resource of information to best prepare and manage wildfire season. Developed in a joint partnership between the EPA and USFS.

fire.airnow.gov

 

[BCClone]

Lets all put a fan outside and aim it at Canada and blow that smoke back at them.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Lets all put a fan outside and aim it at Canada and blow that smoke back at them.

This is America, let’s collect the smoke in a big plastic baggy and all get inside to see what happens.