Washington County, ID
Alerts
Alerts are listed in order of start time and level of severity. Click on the alert title to read details for each alert.
In effect from Tuesday 07/21 2:08 PM MDT – Wednesday 07/22 2:15 PM MDT
Issued by NWS Boise ID
What
Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality due to wildfire smoke.
Air Quality Index is forecast to be Unhealthy.
Where
Ada, Canyon, Gem, Payette, and Washington Counties.
When
UNTIL 3 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
Impacts
Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
What to Do
Air pollutants can cause breathing difficulties for children, the elderly, as well as persons with respiratory problems. Those individuals who are sensitive to increased particulate matter or smoke are encouraged to avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor activity during this advisory. Open burning is prohibited by air quality rule. It is also recommended that all other individuals limit prolonged or strenuous activity outdoors.
THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY GROUP FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DEQ's
Boise Regional Office at (208) 373-0550
Areas Impacted
- Ada, ID
- Canyon, ID
- Gem, ID
- Payette, ID
- Washington, ID
Tips to Stay Safe
When an Air Quality Alert is active for your location:
- Check the air quality levels in your area at airnow.gov.
- Limit your time outdoors, especially if you are at higher risk. This includes seniors, children, or those with asthma or other health conditions.
Briefings
From the Forecaster
Excessive Rainfall & T-storms Today-Wednesday
Created by the NWS Boise WFO
Monsoon moisture will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tomorrow. Increasing moisture will bring numerous showers and thunderstorms tomorrow, with a marginal to slight flash flood threat over the Wapiti Burn Scar on Wednesday.
Seven-day Weather Risk Overview
The graphic shows the daily risk summary for 7 days. Daily risk is based on highest risk factor for that day.
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