Northern Wisconsin under air quality advisory until Thursday morning
Parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin are under an air quality advisory for fine particle pollution until Thursday morning, due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. The smoke has entered northwest Wisconsin, and is expected to move southeast today until Thursday morning.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued an advisory for North Central and Central Wisconsin until 6 a.m. Thursday; Northern Minnesota is under advisory by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency until noon Thursday.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said they will continue to monitor for fine particle concentrations closely, and adjust the air quality advisory area or timing as needed.
The air quality index is expected to reach an unhealthy level for sensitive groups. People with heart or lung disease, older adults and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.
The east-central areas of Wisconsin may see smoky skies as well, with a chance of thunderstorms later this evening.
The counties under the current advisory are: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Green Lake, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Rusk, Saint Croix, Sawyer, Shawano, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas, Washburn, Waupaca, Waushara and Wood.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Canadian wildfires create air quality concerns
