Environmental

With burning eyes, runny noses, and our AQIs hitting the 170s on several occasions in recent days...Montanans could really go for an old-school, heavy snowstorm right about now. A big one. With many inches of accumulation.

Well over a dozen Montana counties will see temps in the 90s, gusty winds and very low humidity on Wednesday, prompting a Red Flag Warning and fire conditions increasing.

Monday's air was dangerous. Tuesday's air is not much better. With Bozeman AQI's ranging from 110s to 160s, be very careful with your outdoor activities and how much of the outdoor air you allow inside your home.

The skies above southwest Montana turned drastically smoky on Tuesday with Bozeman's Air Quality Index rising to "unhealthy" levels in the 150s.

It's gorgeous, but it's smoky in Big Sky this week. It's been at unhealthy levels off and on for weeks now. Air Quality Index numbers have been hovering in the 120s.

Yellowstone National Park, along with most counties in western Wyoming are still dealing with unhealthy air quality. The air quality index for YNP has been hovering around 100 which is "unhealthy for sensitive groups".

Thanks to widespread rainfall over the past several days, Yellowstone National Park has announced that it is lifting a couple of restrictions that had been implemented several weeks ago

It is never a surprise when it is snows in the summer here in the Cowboy State, but it's more common to see around June. This is not always the case.

Dangerous conditions exist for Fire Weather again Tuesday, but thankfully much cooler, wet weather is on the way this week. Today, we need to remain vigilant with high temperatures and very low humidity.

Wildfire smoke has returned with a vengeance to most of Montana. Bozeman's AQI was as high as 175 on Monday morning...and that wasn't even the worst level in the state.

Ever buy frozen chicken cordon bleu for an easy dinner? Me too. CHECK YOUR FRIDGE. Several brands of these are currently being recalled by the USDA due to possible Salmonella contamination. You don't want Salmonella.

At least 10 Montana counties are still in danger on Tuesday with fire weather conditions and a Red Flag Warning until at least Tuesday night. A new wildfire started just outside of Billings on Monday afternoon. Be careful out there!