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Wildfire Smoke has created a haze in the sky turning the sun and moon a reddish color.
July 20, 2021
ROBBINSVILLE – HAMILTON, NJ (MERCER)- ALLENTOWN, NJ (MONMOUTH)–The skies were hazy and the sun was a strange color today due to wildfires in the Western United States and Canada that were picked up by air currents and brought to our area.
The National Weather Service Tweeted, “Anyone notice how hazy the skies have looked of late? This is due to smoke from the U.S. wildfires which is getting transported across the country via the jet stream. While most of the smoke is higher in the sky, some of it could make its way closer to the ground.”
The National Weather Service issued a Air Quality Alert today. An Air Quality Action Day for Particulate Matter (PM2.5) has been declared for Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Levels of Particulate Matter (PM2.5) are forecast to rise into the unhealthy for sensitive groups (USG) category due to a plume of smoke, associated with the Canadian wildfires, moving over the region. Sensitive individuals, including those with heart or lung disease, the elderly, and young should limit strenuous activities and the amount of time active outdoors.
The good news is that tomorrow cold front will help usher out the smoke but there is potential for strong thunderstorms. The National Weather Service states that Thursday could quite possibly be the best weather day in July.
Good evening everyone,A cold front will help scour out the smoke Wed afternoon, but it will also bring with it the potential for strong thunderstorms capable of damaging winds and large hail.
On a positive note, Thursday may be the nicest day of July! #njwx #dewx #mdwx #pawx pic.twitter.com/I2L47pBiml
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) July 21, 2021 Sunset from Mercer Corporate Park in Robbinsville, NJ just outside of Allentown. On a clear day you would recognize the Allentown water tower but it was covered in smoky haze this evening. Usually a special solar filter is used to take photographs of the sun, smoke was thick enough this evening that no filter was needed. Smoky haze can be seen on I-195 from NJ Turnpike Exit to Route 130 Smoky haze has turned the moon from the normal white appearance to a reddish color. NWS images
Air Quality Alert
NJZ001-007-008-009-010-012-015-018-019-027-210400- Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Mercer-Camden- Northwestern Burlington-Southeastern Burlington- 1139 AM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021 ...Air quality alert is in effect from 12 PM Tuesday until 12 AM Wednesday... The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an air quality action day for the following counties... Camden...Hunterdon...Mercer...Middlesex...Morris...Northwestern Burlington...Somerset...Southeastern Burlington...Sussex...Warren. An Air Quality Action Day for Particulate Matter (PM2.5) has been declared for Tuesday, July 20. Levels of Particulate Matter (PM2.5) are forecast to rise into the unhealthy for sensitive groups (USG) category due to a plume of smoke, associated with the Canadian wildfires, moving over the region. Sensitive individuals, including those with heart or lung disease, the elderly, and young should limit strenuous activities and the amount of time active outdoors. $$
A milky appearance to the sky is likely tomorrow due to smoke arriving from West US wildfires. You may see this somewhat today, and we’ve seen it other days this year. But it will be more prominent tomorrow, as models show a denser smoke layer moving in. #NJwx #PAwx #DEwx #MDwx pic.twitter.com/tE3lyIwXkX
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) July 19, 2021
Smoke from wildfires across the western US and southern Canada is resulting in air quality issues as far east as portions of the Upper Midwest and even the Northeast US.
The smoke will also mean hazy skies & spectacular sunsets for many.https://t.co/VyWINDk3xP for more! pic.twitter.com/5G54gDorgN
— National Weather Service (@NWS) July 20, 2021 NWS images