Smoke from Oak Fire near Yosemite pushes into western Nevada; brings degraded air quality
Drift smoke from the Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County moved into the Sierra Front and western Nevada overnight. The fire remains active with smoke impacts likely to continue. As of Sunday morning, both Gardnerville and Minden's air quality was in the "unhealthy range," according to airnow.gov.
Carson City's air quality was in the moderate range and expected to move into the category "unhealthy for moderate groups" later this morning.
High concentrations of near-surface smoke are currently present from the Mono Basin northward across the Eastern Sierra into southern Douglas County, resulting in a deterioration of air quality across the area, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Forecasting shows near-surface smoke will continue to spread northward into the Carson Valley early this morning. By late morning, near-surface smoke will reach the Greater Lake Tahoe and Truckee area, then push northeast into far northwestern California and the Greater Reno area by early afternoon as our typical westerly winds develop, according to the weather service.
This increase in near-surface smoke may bring significant visibility and air quality impacts to most of western and Northern Nevada by this afternoon. Check https://www.airnow.gov for the latest air quality updates.