A live, auto-updating look at wildfire smoke reaching the Chicago area: animated daily smoke plume extent and satellite fire detections from NOAA's Hazard Mapping System, alongside hourly Chicago-area PM2.5/AQI readings from the EPA AirNow API. Currently showing Aug 12 – Aug 19, 2026, refreshed automatically each day.
By Brian Bergstrom · bergstromgis.com