Sonoma County air quality set to drop as more smoke from Northern California wildfires approaches

18 August 2021

Sonoma County air quality set to drop as more smoke from Northern California wildfires approaches

From left, Lucy Whitney, Sarah Jacobs and her daughter Charlotte take Finn for a walk at Crane Creek Regional Park as Smoke from forest fires in far Northern California settles in, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat) 2021

A wind shift is expected to push more wildfire smoke from Northern California into Sonoma County on Wednesday, adding to the layer of haze blanketing the sky, air quality officials said.

The forecast has prompted the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to issue an air quality advisory for the region on Wednesday, said spokesman Aaron Richardson.

With offshore winds set to blow smoke over the Bay Area, air quality is expected to drop to moderate levels and is not expected to exceed federal health standards.

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