smoke

Sawtooth Fire is better - area smoke is worse.

Humidity is expected to climb soon.

Health department smoke guidelines on UM Athletic events.

Big Sky High School-CM Russell sophomore and varsity football games cancelled due to smoke.

The Sawtooth Fire is most active to the west.

How Missoula schools determine smoke-caused cancellations.

Sawtooth Fire has reached 5,000 acres.

The 4,869 acre Sawtooth Fire west of Hamilton is now 35 percent contained, and much of that containment is on the important eastern edge of the blaze - which is nearest private property.   The fire has been spreading farther west into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Fir...

The fire spread to the west Sunday.

The Missoula City County Health Department's website says when visibility gets down to 1.3 miles because of wildfire smoke, the air quality rating moves to 'hazardous'. At 5 a.m., The National Weather Service rated visibility at 3 miles.

Due to the current poor air quality conditions in the Missoula valley, the following athletic games have been cancelled

Smoke from the Bitterroot Valley is making its way into the Missoula area and conditions have deteriorated rapidly.