The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air

Quality Advisory for the entire area through noon tomorrow.

Canadian wildfire smoke has moved into north-central and northeast

Wisconsin early this morning, and will continue to impact

Wisconsin`s surface air quality through Thursday morning, causing

the PM2.5 Air Quality Index (AQI) to range from the Unhealthy for

Sensitive Groups (USG; Orange) category to the Unhealthy (Red)

category. It will be possible for NowCast AQI values to reach the

Very Unhealthy (Purple) category.

Smoke impacts are already being observed in northern Wisconsin

this morning with reduced visibilities, with the smoke expected

to spread southward into southern Wisconsin today. Smoke is

expected to linger across much of Wisconsin into Thursday morning.

We may see brief improvements in air quality on Thursday before

smoke moves back into northern areas on Friday.

In the Upper Peninsula, they anticipate PM2.5 to increase into the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) range. There is a possibility that hourly levels could reach the Unhealthy (red AQI) range for a short period

of time.

Sensitive groups: Consider rescheduling or moving all activities

inside.  Others should keep outdoor activities shorter and less intense.

Go inside if you have symptoms.