July Discobs 2026

[yoda]

We got "upgraded" to Code Purple AQI fwiw 

[SnowenOutThere]

3 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

So how do I be “that guy” and tell a bunch of baseball bros that our kids probable shouldn’t have a game tonight? Would probably help if the orioles cancelled first.

Wanted to ask you or other Mets if the CSL (swim league) should consider moving divisionals, our league wide qualifying meet for all stars, to Sunday. Warmups start 6am and meet starts 8am, ends by 12pm. @NorthArlington101 if you have any thoughts lmk. 

[EastCoast NPZ]

This is the most wildfire smoke I have seen here.

[mappy]

1 hour ago, WxUSAF said:

 

They just cancelled 

Happy they made the right call for you! I may not know until later today. So far games are still on as scheduled. 

[NorthArlington101]

Wanted to ask you or other Mets if the CSL (swim league) should consider moving divisionals, our league wide qualifying meet for all stars, to Sunday. Warmups start 6am and meet starts 8am, ends by 12pm. [mention=9980]NorthArlington101[/mention] if you have any thoughts lmk. 

I think this would be a good call but I’m doubting it happens. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I need to work my real job Saturday morning so I’ll be spared the smoke.

[wxmeddler]

New AQ alert levels for MD.

[Kay]

2 minutes ago, wxmeddler said:

New AQ alert levels for MD.

 

There it is. Yuck. "Very unhealthy for the general population"

 

[dailylurker]

Does a N95 even help with smoke? I've definitely exhaled smoke into a N95 and it came right out. I've got to wear a mask anyway because of the job im doing. Just curious. Remember the virus debit in 2020? Lol

[WxUSAF]

N95 should help, yes. 

[WxUSAF]

Found a link with visible band optical depth. UMBC at ~2.5 and the Maryland science center at ~3. Those are pretty ridiculous.

[pazzo83]

It does seem to be improving modestly, particularly to our NE.  DCA vis back up to 2.5mi - PHL is 6mi and the NYC area is no longer reporting "smoke".

[SnowenOutThere]

Just now, pazzo83 said:

It does seem to be improving modestly, particularly to our NE.  DCA vis back up to 2.5mi - PHL is 6mi and the NYC area is no longer reporting "smoke".

Looks like we get another round later today in the afternoon from our NW.

[TSSN+]

15 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

It does seem to be improving modestly, particularly to our NE.  DCA vis back up to 2.5mi - PHL is 6mi and the NYC area is no longer reporting "smoke".

That’s expected improvement up there but, it’s not going to leave our area till Saturday morning. 

[MN Transplant]

20 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

It does seem to be improving modestly, particularly to our NE.  DCA vis back up to 2.5mi - PHL is 6mi and the NYC area is no longer reporting "smoke".

Yeah, it is bad, but it is not as awful as 7-8am.  I'm down to 191.  Hopefully any additional pulses won't equal this morning's mess.

[Eskimo Joe]

45 minutes ago, wxmeddler said:

New AQ alert levels for MD.

Zero metering PM 2.5.

[pazzo83]

14 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

Yeah, it is bad, but it is not as awful as 7-8am.  I'm down to 191.  Hopefully any additional pulses won't equal this morning's mess.

yeah DC is back in the Red

[Eskimo Joe]

Smoke definitely waning a bit. I can see two blocks over now!

[wxmeddler]

Spreading the word from our friends over at MDE.

[LordBaltimore]

53 minutes ago, dailylurker said:

Does a N95 even help with smoke? I've definitely exhaled smoke into a N95 and it came right out. I've got to wear a mask anyway because of the job im doing. Just curious. Remember the virus debit in 2020? Lol

Heavily depends on the fit. If you have any kind of beard or even stubble the efficiency goes way, way down for pm 2.5. Unfortunately learned that half way through a diy brick repointing project

[Eskimo Joe]

Cool site to track metar visibility.

https://cyclonicwx.com/models/metar/neus/vis/