Where is the smoke in Utah coming from? Kyle Dunphey © Noah Berger, Associated Press Smoke envelops trees as the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, burns in Doyle, Calif., Friday, July 9, 2021.
Wildfires in Idaho, California, Oregon and Washington brought smoke into northern Utah Saturday, resulting in hazy skies and unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups, according to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.
And officials are warning the Beehive State could get even smokier.
“Think the smoke today is bad? It could get worse!” the National Weather Service’s Salt Lake City office tweeted Saturday alongside a model depicting a three day smoke forecast.
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