Wildfire Smoke Map Today
NOAA satellite analysts mapped 26 wildfire smoke plumes over North America today (20 October 2026): 0 heavy, 1 medium, 25 light. Analysts add plumes through the day. Among large US cities, smoke is light over Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Long Beach, Tampa and 3 more.
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Large US cities under smoke
Light Jacksonville Milwaukee Long Beach Tampa Madison Buffalo St. Petersburg
On a smoky day
- Check the air at ground level — the AQI — before you cancel plans; high smoke may not reach you.
- When the AQI is unhealthy: stay indoors, close windows, run a HEPA purifier or a box fan with a MERV-13 filter.
- An N95 mask filters smoke particles outdoors; cloth and surgical masks do not.
- More: what wildfire smoke does to you.
What this page shows, and what it misses
Smoke plumes that NOAA analysts draw by hand on GOES and polar-orbiting satellite images, as Light, Medium or Heavy, several times a day. They show smoke anywhere in the air column and only where the sky is clear enough to see it; cloud hides smoke. Cities are checked against the plume outlines; "today" is the UTC day of the analysis.
Data: NOAA/NESDIS Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product — public domain U.S. Government work. City locations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).