For a couple days the smoke plume of the Mountain Fire has been east of the area, over areas of Palm Springs to the Morongo Basin. However, this plume is set to change direction.
The upper level atmosphere suggests the winds will switch from south to north to southeast to northwest over the Banning Pass today. This will bring the ash cloud over the area.
The Mountain Fire is expected to maintain this general upper level pattern for the next several days as the flow becomes monsoonal and moisture + showers and thunderstorms come into play toward end week into the weekend.
SCWXA Air Quality Alerts remain in effect for the pass area
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