Here an hour north of SF, ash is falling like light snow.
After sunrise this morning, light levels came up gradually but the smoke was so thick it was impossible to find the sun in the sky. Finally at 30 degrees above the horizon, above some of the smoke, it was a vague red blob.
Evacuation areas east of Santa Rosa keep getting expanded as the 'Shady' fire progresses westward. We're 10 miles west of that so no risk but with this smoke we're going to abandon the ranch and go back to our home in the Central Valley where smoke is lighter. Sure glad I got a couple more air purifiers recently. Indoor air isn't bad, just slight throat irritation.