Return of Canadian Wildfire Smoke
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Wildfire smoke, Michigan and Air Quality Alert
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As winds shift back out of the south, the Canadian wildfire smoke blanketing the metro is expected to improve throughout the day on Sunday. However, some air quality issues will still persist, especially in northern Minnesota. An air quality alert remains in effect for all of Minnesota until 9 a.m. Monday.
As we get ready to move into a new workweek, wildfire smoke and haze will remain possible on Monday, and we’ll continue to monitor any Air Quality reports. Current air quality alerts remain in effect for Monday, too. For more specific information, be sure to head to our Weather Alerts page.
Wildfire smoke is still impacting the air quality in Western Colorado. Temperatures will also be hot, but rain is possible later in the week.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports that in 2023 the average American experienced 150 days of wildfire smoke, a sevenfold increase from 2006-2020.
Six Republican Congress members callously urged Canada to take “proper action” to mitigate smoke wafting into the U.S.
Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.
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AccuWeather on MSNWildfire smoke may follow storms, severe weather in eastern USRounds of thunderstorms will continue across the Eastern US through raising flooding concerns and damaging winds. Canadian wildfire smoke to return by early week.
Two large wildfires in Northern California, one near Shasta Lake, continue to burn amid extremely hot weather, sending smoke throughout the state. The Green Fire and the Orleans Complex Fire have burned a combined 15,800 acres as of Sunday morning.