air quality hot line

A Stage Two air alert continues for the Missoula airshed. A strong inversion continues to trap polluted air near the valley floor. An anticipated storm system should move into our area Wednesday evening bring with it some winds and snow...

As of 8AM Tuesday (1/22) Missoula air is still unhealthy and a Stage 2 Air Alert remains in effect.This Alert started at 5PM (1/21). The National Weather Service is forecasting the possibility of a minor storm system moving through some time tomorrow that could push out the cold polluted air trapped in the valley by an inversion...

Air Quality in Missoula is, shall we say, a little funky these days.  While I love hiking to the top of Mt. Sentinel and while I usually find it pretty inspiring I'm finding it a little disconcerting these days.  That is some funky air.