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Air Quality Alert Today

A Look Ahead

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Michigan today due to elevated levels of particulates produced from wildfires in Canada. If possible, avoid strenuous outdoors activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory illnesses such as asthma. For more information, please visit the EPA’s Air Now site for up-to-date air quality data: https://www.airnow.gov

Increasing Canadian wildfire smoke is expected across northern Michigan today with resultant air quality issues. Smoky skies likely to continue Thursday with shower/storm chances eventually increasing Friday into the start of the weekend.