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You really did need gills to breathe today... it's amazing how much you sweat just doing something simple like walking a few blocks to the neighborhood market to pick up a few things. Topped out at 98 officially here in Philly. Would have probably made a run at 100+ had there not been so many clouds... think most of the smoke stayed north today.

Thanks

93 today here and MLI. Smoke will miss northeast of here completely.

and the GOES Sats are down Sector Images: Northeast - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

A code *maroon* air quality alert for northern Ohio. Geez, I didn’t even know it had that many colors. OHZ010>014-020>022-089-170400- Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-Ashtabula Lakeshore- Including the cities of Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland, Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores, Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna, Ashtabula, Conneaut, and Geneva 530 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY JULY 16... An Air Quality Advisory for ground level fine particles has been issued by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit Counties. The advisory is from midnight tonight to midnight Thursday night. A code MAROON air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the local region are extremely hazardous for the general population. Efforts to minimize effects, even indoors, may be difficult to impossible. Follow local emergency instructions via television or radio. To help our region reduce air pollution: * Drive less: bike, walk, use transit, work from home, combine trips * Visit gohiocommute.com/noaca - Find a smarter way to travel! * Don`t idle - Turn off your engine * Refill your tank after sunset * Wait to mow the lawn && The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), in partnership with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), the Cleveland Division of Air Quality, the Akron Regional Air Quality Management District, the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, the Lake County General Health District, and Ohio University, has forecasted this Advisory based on predicted weather patterns. Learn more at www.noaca.org. $$

Another summer of smoke grabbing headlines, just one of those things now

Been there 4 times it’s stunning. Messi is so great, i just want him to get another Cup before he retires.

79/74 smokey.

Smoke just cleared out...smoke line near 128

I remember people describing the sky as a sickly amber color before the '38 hurricane. I wonder if it was similar to today. Pretty wild looking out there, but nice and cool thankfully. Running was definitely off the table though. The lungs are not happy.

The storms were the leading edge of the thicker smoke.

Thought the thunderstorms woulda cleared some of the smoke, in fact it's worse then earlier.

You forgot the dirty picture.. giggity. Just opened the windows here for the night, will be shut up again tomorrow.

Hit 90, but fell a good bit short of forecasted highs again.

for example both Sunday and Monday topped out between 800-900 watts/m2

You know there’s a few posters here @dendritefor example that have opened their windows. Taking years off lives breathing it on like they do with the pollen

Topped out at 97F. Any chance at triple digits was thwarted when haze/smoke/schmutz moved in. 92F/DP 73F

Despite wildfire smoke, temperatures topped out well in the 90s across the region. Highs included: Atlantic City: 99° Bridgeport: 92° Islip: 92° New York City-Central Park: 95° New York City-JFK Airport: 98° New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 98° Newark: 98° Philadelphia: 98° Temperatures will soar into the upper 80s to perhaps lower 90s tomorrow. Smoke could hold down the readings by several degrees across parts of the region. Friday will also be very warm before the temperatures ease for the weekend. Showers and thundershowers are possible during the weekend. The greatest risk is Saturday night and Sunday. Highs will generally reach the lower and perhaps middle 80s through the middle of next week. The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +3.4°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.8°C for the week centered around July 1. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +2.80°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.52°C. The ongoing strong El Niño will continue to strengthen through the summer. The SOI was -36.56 yesterday. The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.104 today. Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 65% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal July (1991-2020 normal). July will likely finish with a mean temperature near 78.5° (1.0° above normal). Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 2.0° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value.

Just wake up, take a deep breath, and admire near zero visibility reaching your kitchen?

94 and smokey. We never had smoke days like these as kids. It's insane that people think this isn't a warning sign that our planet is in distress.

I look forward to the day when that shows snow again.

5 minute light shower here.

Alot of outdoor related business closing tomorrow due to air quality here on the east side of mi. Also a very light fine ash sprinkled on my truck windshield when I left work at 330 here in the thumb of mi. Never would have had that on the weather of 2026 bingo card.

Smoke is definitely better here now. The sun set looks almost normal. We had hours today like it looked like an apocalypse movie outside the office. Its 76 right and might actually open up the widows...