yup, got up about 4 am, then 7 am and things were fine. 10:30, hmmm smokey smell, faint haze. Then the Daughter call and said it smells like a fire place and is smokey outside. So I give a look and found on only one media site:
SMOKE TO IMPACT AIR QUALITY AND VISIBILITY THIS MORNING…
A THICK SMOKE PLUME FROM A WILD FIRE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA HAS
MADE ITS WAY INTO NORTHERN IOWA THIS MORNING. THE SMOKE IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE SOUTH DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE
MORNING AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES THROUGH AT
LEAST 11 AM. THIS SMOKE IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE
IN AIR QUALITY AND MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULT BREATHING. THOSE WITH
ASTHMA OR OTHER RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS NEED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO INSURE THEIR SAFETY THIS MORNING.
e Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air pollution health advisory for northeastern Minnesota until 10 p.m. Saturday as smoke moved in from southwestern Ontario. That smoke combined with a smoky plume from a fire in north-central Minnesota prompted the agency to issue an air pollution health alert for eastern, southern and southeastern Minnesota until 10 p.m. Saturday.
In northeastern Minnesota, the affected area includes the interior Arrowhead region and the North Shore, including Duluth, Ely, Grand Marais, Hibbing, International Falls and Eveleth.
Otherwise it was going to be a nice day outside.