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Top photo was about 50 miles from Butte. Bull Mountain on left.
Bottom photo at the Butte Overlook. https://montanalookouts.weebly.com/bull-mountain.html It was really smoky as you can see.
"We're starting to build up a cumulative effect of smoke coming from California, Oregon, and Idaho," DiCamillo said. "So, the smoke you're experiencing is going to be an accumulation of all these fires occurring to our west."
As DiCamillo says, the current conditions in the Clover Fire are actually ideal for keeping a lid on the fire and smoke.
"Temperatures below 75 degrees, relatively humidity of 25% or higher. Those are going to be the types of conditions that don't lend themselves to the fire burning more intensely," DiCamillo said.
“Right now we do have some major fires in Oregon that are traveling up when we get that Southwest flow, but we also have that major fire in Salmon, Idaho. A lot smaller fires in Idaho and also Western Montana,” said Environmental Health Director John Rolich.
Bottom photo at the Butte Overlook. https://montanalookouts.weebly.com/bull-mountain.html It was really smoky as you can see.
"We're starting to build up a cumulative effect of smoke coming from California, Oregon, and Idaho," DiCamillo said. "So, the smoke you're experiencing is going to be an accumulation of all these fires occurring to our west."
As DiCamillo says, the current conditions in the Clover Fire are actually ideal for keeping a lid on the fire and smoke.
"Temperatures below 75 degrees, relatively humidity of 25% or higher. Those are going to be the types of conditions that don't lend themselves to the fire burning more intensely," DiCamillo said.
“Right now we do have some major fires in Oregon that are traveling up when we get that Southwest flow, but we also have that major fire in Salmon, Idaho. A lot smaller fires in Idaho and also Western Montana,” said Environmental Health Director John Rolich.
Aug 03 2022