Blanket of smoke

I smelled smoke last night,  just like many summer nights, and thought little of it. This morning, it was still smoky and when I looked outside, there was a thick blanket of smoke obscuring the sky and the sun. Apparently the sun had look quite stunning earlier while the sun was still visible. There is a big bushfire burning about two to three hours south of us along with another one even further away on the southern coast. It was quite pleasing to see blue sky break through finally around the middle of the day after some strong winds helped break it up.  Tonight, the house again smells like smoke and conditions will likely be similar in the morning, although less severe.