Although it may have smelled strongly of smoke Thursday, National Weather Service Meteorologist Colby Neuman said air quality in Eugene saw highs in the “moderate” range.

Neuman doubts the smoke and haze was from the Emigrant fire, and said it was possibly from wildfires on the Olympic Peninsula. He said any degraded air should clear out as winds shift to the north Friday.

Neuman said AQI levels may differ on various air quality sites. He recommended trusting the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's monitors , which are regularly calibrated. He said you can also take note of visual landmarks:

“There’s a pretty good correlation between air quality and visibility," Neuman told KLCC. "So when the visibility starts dropping to around five, six miles, that's when it starts to get

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