A Spare the Air day alert has been extended through Monday by local regulators.
The Bay Area has been inundated with wildfire smoke for weeks, leading to hazy skies and poor air quality for several days in various areas.
Officials are advising people to avoid driving if possible and to stay inside in order to stay safe from the air pollution caused by wildfire smoke.
It’s become a vicious cycle.
"What we’re seeing is a lot of smoke that’s been generated to our east is actually rotating clockwise all the way over in Utah back around to Arizona back coming from the southeast towards us again," said National Weather Service meteorologist Drew Peterson.
This weather trend combined with hot temperatures lead to Spare the Air alerts.
"Those with respiratory conditions already, elderly, children, those are the ones who would the most be impacted and shouldn’t be outdoors, exercising or during strenuous work during the hottest part of the day," said Bay Area Air Quality spokesperson Cheryl Landis.
