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Low of 40 at home in Sparta. The heat kicked back on. There are lots of 30s in NW NJ, including a low of 33 at Walpack. I wonder if anyone observed any frost.
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The sun has all but disappeared again. I can still see the smoke in the air, but oddly enough, it doesn't smell that much this round. I wonder if the worst of it is more aloft on this pass.
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Oh I don't think it's over. But if I can stay in that flow coming down the western catskills, I'll drop a shade or two of red. Small victories. It looks like the absolute worst at the moment rides the turnpike south from NY to Philly.
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An cautionary tale of improvement here. The smoke smell isn't as strong, and the sun is warmer than it has been all day. I just reached my high of 66 for the day. It looks like AQI values to the north and west of the area are lower than they were earlier this afternoon. So hopefully that "fresher" air is moving in.
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It's a touch brighter here in the past 15 minutes. I can hope.
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The purple air website has multiple readings 400+ for the area. I could see one or two of them being a fluke, but not this many.
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Temps in NW Jersey running upper 50s to low 60s, adding to the apocalyptic feel of things. Some of the air quality spot readings are in the 300s and 400s between here and Syracuse. My eyes and sinuses are burning just sitting here in school. Insane.
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And here it is. The orange glow and the eerie look. Sun is gone. My classroom even smells now.
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Question. I'm looking at Air Now. Why is there such a large variability in air quality readings over such short distances? You can see green and red icons with widely different readings, within a couple miles of each other. It looks like they're all updating properly. Is it affected that much by the local geography?
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Hot and humid please.
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I think the obvious choice would be to close it, and keep your house closed up tight until this passes. Ours is. If you have an air purifier, I would use it if it's affecting your health. Maybe run an air conditioner too? Minimize your time outside. This too shall pass, although the next couple of days is going to suck.
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I was just panning around the website purpleair. The site is slow to load, but it looks like a couple of the stations are periodically topping 300 PM AQI. I don't know exactly what that means, but I do know it's the deepest red and highest category of alert.
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We have a small garden here, in pots on the back deck. I just brought them all inside so my next salad doesn't taste like smoke.
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You're essentially right down the road from me. It's awful here. A very eerie orangish/grey sky, not a speck of sunlight. It's down to 68 degrees, breezy, and smells like we're sitting next to a campfire. I just closed every window up tight and hope the worst passes soon. I feel like I'm on an alien world. Never saw this before.
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0.01" earlier from a brief shower. Smoke is really thick out this afternoon and there is even a smoky smell to the air. I'd estimate visibility based on known points of reference to be no more than 1.5-2 miles. Definitely keeping the temps suppressed.
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Finally seeing some semblance of sunshine at 8:15 AM. Cool, almost raw morning.
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Low of 41 here. Some upper 30s out in the sticks of Sussex County as well as Orange County, and there were also a few sub-freezing lows in the Adirondacks.
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Someone in N-NJ might've hit 100 degrees, legit, if the storms hadn't been hovering around. I couldn't buy much out of them - a few drops, some brief wind, and a rumble of thunder. They went all around me or fizzled out before reaching here.
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Severe warned on the cell in NW Sussex County. It looks to be heading sort of in my direction but will probably miss west if it holds together. They called off the afternoon session of field day due to the heat which was definitely the right call. Temps are into the 90s in West Jersey.
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Already into the upper 80s. Kids have field day today on a campus with no shade and not a cloud to be found. Misery. Glad I brought in the Tilly Hat and sunscreen. Also, an interesting temperature inversion with the overnight lows. Vernon and High Point had the warmest low temperatures in the whole state last night.
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Wow, Walpack, NJ spread today is 38/90. I had 48/88. I've been noticing how quickly it warms about an hour after sunup. It's climbing 8-10 degrees per hour for two-three hours in the morning. The effect of the strong June sun makes that warming feel even more pronounced.
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Wow, Harrisburg, Reading. Those low rainfall totals can't be good at all for the farming industry out that way. These temps along with the low humidity have been amazing. Too amazing. The best part is the diurnal swings. House gets a little hot during the afternoon, then open all windows and have the house chilly by morning. Rinse wash and repeat. Walpack NJ today low of 35 and high of 84. Up the road in Sandyston, NJ was 39/84. I had 42/81 on the dial here.
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43/79 here in Sparta. Amazing day. 33/80 out at Walpack! Dry air feels great, and it's nice not having dew all over everything in the morning and evening. However, rainfall is badly needed again.
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0.02" - need another 25 mile jog to the west.
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Looks like quite a sharp cut? Tough forecast. Wish I could sympathize with outdoor plans and kids games. But we really need the rain.
