Hot enough? Smoky enough?

[Blue2Orange]

Daytime temps started rising to the hot side (-30C/86F) up here along the "cooler" shores of L. Superior last Saturday. Set a new +30year record yesterday (36C/+98F) at the house. Not much cooler down the hill at Lake level. Just a trace of a breeze. At least it was dry (RH 30s). There is a buoy located ~30miles NE of Outer Is. More or less in the center of western L. Superior. Surface water temp is still 39F. But with only offshore light breeze we get minimal Lake Effect cooling. At least the night temps drop to the 60sF. Winds veering from SW to NW tonight......

Last night awoke to the smell of smoke. Not the woods or the house. Just the leading edge of either the Minnesota fires or the Ontario fires or both. By mid day the AQI hit a new record high. First time experiencing AQIs into the Hazardous range. At least it stayed cooler.

3rd Summer in a row we have experienced bad air quality. I guess the new normal. No fun wearing a N95 during the summer. Could be worse. Like living in the regions on fire.

 

[jimh406]

We are hot for here. So far, we've escaped the smoke.

Good luck.

 

[johnjk]

Same. Just summer heat and the smoke is well north. Went up to NW OH to watch the BigBoy rolling West back through. Hot and humid but a beautiful day. Cool on the drive up in the low 70’s. Didn’t need the AC going up but after an hour in the sun, needed it coming back. I think we hit 91 today.

 

[dlsmith]

View of the Mackinac Bridge tonight.

 

[Sidekick]

Smokey with a red haze here today. Air quality stinks. Hardly made any solar power today with the darkness and soot on the panels.

 

[Bearcatrp]

Smokey here in central Minnesota. Nasty smell. Hard to breathe. Hot as well. High 80’s next week.

 

[skeets]

Oh yeah heat warring, and air quality alert makes for no fun out side