LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Air quality conditions showed more sign of improvement on Monday as firefighters made significant gains on the region’s wildland fires.

Lake County Air Quality Management reported that the smoke and haze dissipated has dissipated over the county.

The smoke from the Tubbs fire in Napa and Sonoma counties, the Pocket fire in Sonoma County and the Redwood fire in Mendocino County has not settled into the basin since Friday night, Gearhart said.

He said the “good” to “moderate” air quality forecast with a chance of “unhealthy for sensitive individuals” air quality results from the variable weather conditions experienced in Lake County and the region.

As containment improves on the fires, conditions should improve, Gearhart said.

Gearhart said smoke from these fires is likely to continue to impact Lake County intermittently through the week, with winds from the west being forecast for Tuesday.

Current particulate levels in Lake County are in the range from “good” in the Middletown and Hidden Valley Lake areas to “good” range in the northern portions of the county, Gearhart said.

He said all areas of Lake County may experience “unhealthy” air quality at times when conditions become unfavorable, though overall conditions are improving.

The smoke is expected to intermittently impact all of Lake County through the week, Gearhart said.

With air quality forecast to be in the “good” to “moderate”, all areas of the county should remain prepared for “unhealthy” conditions if conditions change, Gearhart said.