Wildfire Smoke from Sunup to Sundown

Recent large wildfire areas in the western states have lofted huge quantities of smoke particles high into the atmosphere, and have drifted east hundreds of miles. Negative affects to this are low air qualities for breathing, but the silver linings are enhanced sunrises and sunsets. Above is a sunrise scene looking over the Speedez building on 33rd Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 6:20 am CDT on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.

Sunset scene at Volley's on Blairs Ferry Road NE in Cedar Rapids at 8:02 pm on July 20. iPhone 11 camera.

Sunset seen from the grounds of the new Mercy Medical Innovation Center (former Echo Hill Presbyterian Church) in Marion, Iowa at 8:23 pm.

Similar view at 8:25 pm. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.

Previous sunset image as it appeared on the KGAN Channel 2 website on July 21.