Air Quality Alert continues
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Wisconsin’s northernmost congressman is fed up with smoke and haze from Canada. Congressman Tom Tiffany was on social media recently, complaining about another air quality alert for much of northern Wisconsin.
Residents in Wisconsin can expect poor Air Quality this weekend, with the state in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, to Unhealthy for all.
Wisconsin currently has some of the worst air quality in the country. The Air Quality Index is divided into six section. Most of the Northwoods and
Unhealthy air has invaded Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota early this week as a new round of wildfire smoke from Canada has wafted into the region, choking out areas as far south as Chicago and Detroit.
Canadian wildfire smoke will impact all of Wisconsin throughout the weekend. The air quality index is expected to reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy level.
The DNR said Canadian wildfire smoke will impact all of Wisconsin throughout the weekend. Initial impacts are expected for northwestern counties starting as early as midnight Friday night, reaching central Wisconsin by early Saturday afternoon, and southeastern Wisconsin by late Saturday.
Canadian wildfire smoke returned to Wisconsin this weekend, with unhealthy levels for people with asthma and heart disease.
Sunshine is back overhead today as highs climb into the mid- to upper 80s. High pressure pushes east tomorrow, and the dry stretch is expected to continue.