Wildfire smoke in

Nogales

Arizona

Official alert

Flood Watch

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

Affects Tohono O'odham Nation including Sells; Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys including Nogales; Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail; South Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park; Southeast Pinal County including Kearny/Mammoth/Oracle; Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson; Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon; Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains including Mount Lemmon/Summerhaven; Baboquivari Mountains including Kitt Peak

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What is happening

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Tucson Metro Area, Southeast Pinal County, Tohono O'odham Nation, Upper San Pedro River Valley Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, Baboquivari Mountains, Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - An increase in moisture will bring scattered thunderstorms today. Rainfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour are expected with the stronger storms with isolated areas having the potential of 1-3 inches. Additional rainfall from the previous day and overnight activity will result in faster responses in normally dry washes, creeks and roadway dips. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

What the National Weather Service recommends

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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Nogales smoke check

A little smoke up high. The air down here looks good.

There’s smoke up high, while the air reading below shows what’s happening closer to home.

Updated Sun, Aug 30, 10:37 AM · Nogales, AZ

Smoke in the skyLight smokeLast sky check · Aug 30
Air near youAQI 24Good · fine particles

Smoke in motion

See what the smoke is doing.

Watch recent smoke move across Nogales. Satellite imagery shows what’s overhead, while today’s air reading shows what’s happening closer to the ground. Tap or click the map to pause or play; pinch to zoom.

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A peek ahead

How the air may change

The air forecast edges higher and stays good through this view.

Any fires nearby?

No current mapped wildfire perimeters showed up within 100 miles. Smoke can still wander in from farther away.

10 AM24fine particles
12 PM30fine particles
12 PM33fine particles
12 PM34fine particles
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Different instruments. One honest answer.

We check the sky and the air near the ground separately, because smoke up high does not always reach the people below.

Refresh rhythm
Air and weather check in throughout the day. The smoke map gets a fresh look when NOAA posts one.
Important limit
Smoke can change from one neighborhood to the next, so this check cannot describe every corner of the Nogales, AZ.
Sources used here
NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters