Smoke blankets Utah skies as California, Nevada wildfires rage on

Smoke from three major wildfires in Southern California blew into Utah Wednesday, causing air quality to plummet as the sky filled with haze.
The Bridge, Line and Airport fires in California, meanwhile, have collectively burned over 100,000 acres as of Wednesday, with containment still out of sight, NBC Los Angeles reported.
The wildfire smoke sweeping into Utah Wednesday will be joined by a cold front that is expected to push into the state Thursday morning.
As winds from the southwest bring smoke, the cold front from the Pacific Northwest will likely clear out some of that smoke, KSL meteorologist Matt Johnson said.
However, Johnson warned, the cold front “will likely bring in smoke from the northwest again — varying in thickness at times,” KSL reported.
Utah experienced similarly smoky conditions last week as a dry cold front pulled wildfire smoke from the northwest, settling in Utah and southwest Wyoming, as the Deseret News previously reported.
The National Weather Service predicted that though the smoke will likely decrease for many places, Utahns should still except smoky conditions through Thursday.
Utahns can also expect a sharp temperature drop — 20 degrees for northern Utah and 10 degrees for southern Utah — starting Thursday, according to NWS Salt Lake City.
Three major wildfires are currently scorching Southern California as gusty winds push smoke eastward.
Per CNN, A fire south of Reno has consumed nearly 5,600 acres and is 0% contained as of Tuesday, according to the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The size of the Davis fire was downgraded from an earlier 6,500 acres. At least 14 structures have been destroyed.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have all declared a state of emergency in their respective states.