Name: Bend
Address: OR, US

Official alert

Air Quality Alert

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory until noon PDT Monday.

Affects Crook, OR; Jefferson, OR; Wasco, OR

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What is happening

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory until noon PDT Monday. For the Smoke Air Quality Advisory, wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. For additional information...please visit the Web site at http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ

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Bend smoke check

A little smoke up high—and the air down here needs some care.

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

Updated Sun, Aug 30, 10:36 AM · Bend, OR

Smoke in the skyLight smokeLast sky check · Aug 30

Air near youAQI 112Unhealthy for sensitive groups · fine particles

Smoke in motion

See what the smoke is doing.

Watch recent smoke move across Bend. 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 stays fairly steady and stays unhealthy for sensitive groups 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 AM112fine particles

Complete city forecast

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Current weather · next 24 hours · five days · radar

Plan around it

Find your best time in Bend.

Pick an activity and we’ll check the conditions.

What do you want to do?

Fine-tune this plan Optional

How long will you be outside?1 hr

How far ahead should we look?The next 3 days

What times work for you?6:00 AM–9:00 PM

Earliest start

Finished by

The full activity must fit between these times.

What should we be extra careful about? Optional

Air quality or smokeSun or UVHeatCold

How we knowSources, updates, and important limits

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 Bend, OR.
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

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