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An air quality advisory issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Thursday and Friday because of wildfire smoke has been extended through Sunday as the smoke is expected to continue to impact the region.
The smoke from wildfires further north in California and in southern Oregon has mostly stayed aloft this week with occasional periods of smoke coming down to the surface, especially in higher elevations in the North Bay and east Bay.
However, the air quality is not expected to be bad enough to trigger a Spare the Air alert, and the air district says it will continue monitoring conditions through the region.
Anyone who smells smoke should stay inside with windows and doors closed until it subsides, and should also set air conditioning units to re-circulate to prevent outside air from coming inside their building or vehicle.
People can follow the latest air quality readings from the air district at baaqmd.gov/highs.
