By midafternoon Thursday, air quality was unhealthy or very unhealthy throughout the Central Valley, Solano County and in the Santa Cruz County and Monterey Bay areas, including the Salinas Valley, according to local air quality officials. How could Bay Area’s bad air quality impact 49ers’ opening game Sunday? Editorial: Blame Newsom for county-49ers’ squabble over Levi’s Stadium, NFL fantasy football projections: How 49ers rate at Patriots, 49ers at Patriots injury report: Both safeties out with Mostert, Alexander; Williams, Wilson questionable, Kurtenbach: 49ers-Patriots is a football nerd’s dream. Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter. Avoid adding additional air pollution. Localized Air Quality Index and forecast for San Francisco, CA. The Air Quality Index is the yardstick the Environmental Protection Agency uses for reporting air quality. Cam Inman joined the Bay Area News Group in 1995, specializing in the 49ers and NFL since 2000. Do we need a COVID-19 video game? “Elevated particulate matter in the air can trigger wheezing in those who suffer from asthma, emphysema” and other chronic respiratory ailments. The poor air quality is likely to continue until the fires are mostly contained, officials said. Pelosi says "we would win it all" if the election were tomorrow, damages are being assessed in the North Complex fire, and hospitals in the Bay Area say they are starting to see their first flu cases of the season. The NWS forecasters did hint that clearer skies may be on tap for next week. According to reports, air quality is expected to worsen as smoke from dozens of wildfires in forests of the Pacific Northwest and along the West Coast descends onto the region. 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Willie Brown: I know who won the debate. pic.twitter.com/7usBzxwBEr, — Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) September 12, 2020, By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our. KPIX 5 meteorologist Darren Peck relies on Air Now, “With air quality reaching their most unhealthy levels of the past 3 weeks, now is the most important time to be aware of the quality of the air before you go outside,” Peck said. He joined The Chronicle as a suburban reporter and deputy bureau chief in Contra Costa County, and has also covered the general assignment beat. Glass Fire: New evacuation orders Sunday as state passes 4 million acres burned Your guide to the 2020 election in California. “We are in this perfect storm of a lot of uncertainty with not a ton of reassurance things are going to get substantially better in the next few months,” said Dr. Jahan Fahimi, the director of UC San Francisco’s emergency department. AirNow - San Francisco, CA Air Quality - AQI: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101 - 150) Although general public is not likely to be affected at this AQI range, people with lung disease, older adults and children are at a greater risk from exposure to ozone, whereas persons with heart and lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from the presence of particles in the air. Considering unhealthy air and a virus than can spread through respiratory droplets, experts suggested staying in doors at home is safest, but if you need to go outside, wear a mask. AIRNow - San Francisco, CA Air Quality - AQI: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101 - 150) Although general public is not likely to be affected at this AQI range, people with lung disease, older adults and children are at a greater risk from exposure to ozone, whereas persons with heart and lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from the presence of particles in the air. 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Massive fires ringing the San Francisco Bay Area are continuing to create dangerous air quality — perhaps among the worst in the world. 51 video games. Many Bay Area residents noticed damp pavement and lawns Wednesday morning, according to reports on social media. Thursday’s AQI checked in at 76 (moderate), and that is similar to Wednesday’s reading when the 49ers practiced under orange-tinted skies caused by the west’s widespread wildfires. Bay Area temperatures were expected to be around normal for this time of year with highs in upper 60s to mid-70s and around 80 in inland hot spots. How air filters can help clean the air and keep you healthy during wildfire season, Glass Fire: New evacuation orders Sunday as state passes 4 million acres burned, Rain in the forecast? 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Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. They have issued a ‘Spare the Air’ alert for a record 26th straight day and warned the conditions may not drastic improve until next week. 3 of 3 Blue skies and clouds sit over downtown San Francisco seen from Treasure Island in San Francisco, Calif. Wednesday, September 16, 2020. There are numbers everywhere. Endorsements. While the Spare the Air alert will be lifted at the end of Wednesday, the air district will issue a smoke advisory for Thursday and Friday to let people know that wildfires continue to spew smoke into the skies around the state as well as Washington and Oregon. But there’s no clear evidence that N-95 respirator use by the general public is beneficial to an individual’s health during wildfire smoke air quality events. Air quality has improved drastically across the Bay Area following almost a week of smoky skies choking the region due to multiple wildfires burning across the West Coast. The moisture that dripped from the skies was condensation — or drizzle — from the thick marine layer mostly close to the coast, according to the National Weather Service. Michael Cabanatuan is a general assignment, breaking news reporter. The Golden Gate Bridge sits in a layer of fog under blue skies seen from Treasure Island in San Francisco, Calif. Wednesday, September 16, 2020. Heavy smoke from nearby wild fires covers the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco on August 20, 2020 as seen from the Marin Headlands in Sausalito, California. “Young people of all ages are fed up”: Trump has awakened young voters, turned bystanders into activists and brought them to a common cause. During high-heat and heavy-smoke events, keep indoor air cool or visit a cooling center. — Bay Viewer (@SFBayViewer) August 28, 2020 Bay Area air quality officials said a Spare the Air Alert has been extended through Sunday. Purple Air. “I would definitely recommend that if people want to get outside or take their kids outside and enjoy some fresher air because we’ve been stuck inside for a month, do it Thursday or Friday.”. Stay up to date! That assumes the air-quality index does not breach 200, as outlined by the NFL’s Football Operations department. Much of the ground is covered in ash distributed by gusty winds, adding to pollution already clouding the vicinity. #49ers Fred Warner practiced (under orange-tinted, ash-filled skies) after a 9-day stay on the #covid19 reserve list, A post shared by Cam Inman (@49ers.cam) on Sep 9, 2020 at 4:18pm PDT, Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. The Bay Area breathed easier Wednesday as air quality improved drastically, an enduring haze gave way to blue skies and the color-coded air quality map displayed a sea of green — signifying good air quality. Officials noted that although most cloth masks, including bandannas, help protect against the spread of COVID-19, they do not protect against particulate matter from the smoke.