Air Quality Alert
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-041700-
Anoka-Benton-Blue Earth-Brown-Carver-Chippewa-Chisago-Dakota-
Douglas-Faribault-Freeborn-Goodhue-Hennepin-Isanti-Kanabec-
Kandiyohi-Lac qui Parle-Le Sueur-Martin-McLeod-Meeker-Mille Lacs-
Morrison-Nicollet-Pope-Ramsey-Redwood-Renville-Rice-Scott-
Sherburne-Sibley-Stearns-Steele-Stevens-Swift-Todd-Waseca-
Washington-Watonwan-Wright-Yellow Medicine-
Including the Tribal Nations of Mille Lacs, Prairie Island, and
Upper Sioux
Including the cities of Albert Lea, Alexandria, Apple Valley,
Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Buffalo, Burnsville, Eagan,
Eden Prairie, Farmington, Hastings, Mankato, Maple Grove,
Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Northfield, Plymouth, Prior Lake,
Ramsey, Rogers, Rosemount, Roseville, Shakopee, St. Cloud, St.
Louis Park, St. Paul, Stillwater, Waconia, White Bear Lake, and
Woodbury
346 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air
Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index
(AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category.
* WHERE...West central, east central, central, south central,
southwest, southeast, north central, northwest, and northeast
Minnesota.
* WHEN...Until noon CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience
health effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung
disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older
adults, may experience health effects.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surface high pressure will camp out over
the region through Friday evening and will result in light winds
and poor dispersion. Smoke with widespread red/unhealthy air
quality index (AQI) concentrations will likely remain over most
of the state through tonight and into the day Saturday. Winds
will increase out of the south over the weekend as high pressure
drifts east of the area. Smoke concentrations should gradually
decline starting Saturday, but the clearing of the smoke may be
slow with smoke spreading as far south as Tennessee and Missouri.
Orange AQIs (unhealthy for sensitive groups) could hang on
through Sunday and into the day Monday. Most of the alert-level
smoke should push north back into Canada by later Monday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including
asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should
avoid prolonged or heavy exertion. The general public should
limit prolonged or heavy exertion.
Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution,
such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning
devices. Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as
possible.
Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting
indoors.
&&
For information on current air quality conditions in your area
and to sign up for daily air quality forecasts and alert
notifications by email, text message, phone, or the EPA AirNow
mobile app, visit https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-
climate/current-air-quality-conditions. You can find additional
information about health and air quality at
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/air-quality-
and-health.
$$
$$
BED
WIZ014>016-023>028-021700-
Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson,
River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire
1012 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air
Quality Advisory for the following counties: Barron, Chippewa,
Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, and St. Croix.
WHAT...The PM2.5 AQI is expected to reach the Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy level.
WHERE...All of Wisconsin.
WHEN...Until noon Saturday, August 2.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Sensitive groups: Consider rescheduling or moving all activities
inside. Go inside if you have symptoms.
People with asthma: Follow your asthma action plan and keep
quick-relief medicine handy.
People with heart disease: Symptoms such as palpitations,
shortness of breath, or unusual fatigue may indicate a serious
problem. If you have any of these, contact your health care
provider.
Everyone else: Keep outdoor activities shorter and less intense.
Go inside if you have symptoms.
Additional Details:
Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to impact Wisconsin`s
surface air quality over the next several days. Conditions have
improved since Thursday as a pocket of cleaner air has
infiltrated the widespread blanket of dense smoke across eastern
Wisconsin. However, a mix of Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG;
Orange) AQI and Unhealthy (Red) AQI is still expected today, with
locations farther north more likely to see heavier smoke.
Continued gradual improvement is currently anticipated heading
into the weekend, but USG (Orange) AQI to Unhealthy (Red) AQI
will remain possible. Conditions will continue to be reevaluated
on a day-to-day basis, including updates to the forecast and any
associated Air Quality Advisories.
For more information on current air quality, please see:
https://airquality.wi.gov
&&
$$
Borghoff
MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-041700-
Cottonwood-Jackson-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Nobles-Pipestone-Rock-
Including the cities of Marshall and Worthington
353 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality
Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is
expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category.
* WHERE...West central, east central, central, south central, southwest,
southeast, north central, northwest, and northeast Minnesota.
* WHEN...Until noon CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience health
effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease
(including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults,
may experience health effects.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surface high pressure will camp out over the
region through Friday evening and will result in light winds and
poor dispersion. Smoke with widespread red/unhealthy air quality
index (AQI) concentrations will likely remain over most of the
state through tonight and into the day Saturday. Winds will
increase out of the south over the weekend as high pressure drifts
east of the area. Smoke concentrations should gradually decline
starting Saturday, but the clearing of the smoke may be slow with
smoke spreading as far south as Tennessee and Missouri. Orange AQIs
(unhealthy for sensitive groups) could hang on through Sunday and
into the day Monday. Most of the alert-level smoke should push
north back into Canada by later Monday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including
asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should avoid
prolonged or heavy exertion. The general public should limit
prolonged or heavy exertion.
Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution,
such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.
Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible. Keep
windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors.
&&
For information on current air quality conditions in your area and
to sign up for daily air quality forecasts and alert notifications by
email, text message, phone, or the EPA AirNow mobile app, visit
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air- water-land-climate/current-air-
quality-conditions. You can find additional information about health
and air quality at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water- land-
climate/air-quality-and- health. $$
$$
MNZ079-086>088-094>096-051700-
Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-
Including the cities of Wabasha, Dodge Center, Rochester, Winona,
Austin, Preston, and Caledonia
351 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air
Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index
(AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category.
* WHERE...West central, east central, central, south central,
southwest, southeast, north central, northwest, and northeast
Minnesota.
* WHEN...Until noon CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience health
effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease
(including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, may
experience health effects.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surface high pressure will camp out over the
region through Friday evening and will result in light winds and poor
dispersion. Smoke with widespread red/unhealthy air quality index
(AQI) concentrations will likely remain over most of the state
through tonight and into the day Saturday. Winds will increase out of
the south over the weekend as high pressure drifts east of the area.
Smoke concentrations should gradually decline starting Saturday, but
the clearing of the smoke may be slow with smoke spreading as far
south as Tennessee and Missouri. Orange AQIs (unhealthy for sensitive
groups) could hang on through Sunday and into the day Monday. Most of
the alert-level smoke should push north back into Canada by later
Monday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including
asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should avoid
prolonged or heavy exertion. The general public should limit
prolonged or heavy exertion.
Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such
as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.
Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible.
Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors.
&&
For information on current air quality conditions in your area and to
sign up for daily air quality forecasts and alert notifications by
email, text message, phone, or the EPA AirNow mobile app, visit
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/current-air-
quality-conditions. You can find additional information about health
and air quality at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-
climate/air-quality-and-health.
$$
Boyne
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-041700-
Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook and Lake-North Itasca-
Central St. Louis-Southern Lake-Southern Cook-North Cass-
South Itasca-South Cass-Crow Wing-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-
Carlton and South St. Louis-Pine-
Including the cities of International Falls, Ely, Isabella,
Bigfork, Hibbing, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Grand Marais, Walker,
Grand Rapids, Pine River, Brainerd, Hill City, Aitkin, Duluth,
Pine City, and Hinckley
342 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air
Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index
(AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category.
* WHERE...West central, east central, central, south central,
southwest, southeast, north central, northwest, and northeast
Minnesota.
* WHEN...Until noon CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience
health effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung
disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older
adults, may experience health effects.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surface high pressure will camp out over
the region through Friday evening and will result in light winds
and poor dispersion. Smoke with widespread red/unhealthy air
quality index (AQI) concentrations will likely remain over most
of the state through tonight and into the day Saturday. Winds
will increase out of the south over the weekend as high pressure
drifts east of the area. Smoke concentrations should gradually
decline starting Saturday, but the clearing of the smoke may be
slow with smoke spreading as far south as Tennessee and Missouri.
Orange AQIs (unhealthy for sensitive groups) could hang on
through Sunday and into the day Monday. Most of the alert-level
smoke should push north back into Canada by later Monday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including
asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should
avoid prolonged or heavy exertion. The general public should
limit prolonged or heavy exertion. Reduce or eliminate activities
that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and
use of residential wood burning devices. Reduce vehicle trips and
vehicle idling as much as possible. Keep windows closed overnight
to prevent smoke from getting indoors.
&&
For information on current air quality conditions in your area
and to sign up for daily air quality forecasts and alert
notifications by email, text message, phone, or the EPA AirNow
mobile app, visit https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-
climate/current-air- quality-conditions. You can find additional
information about health and air quality at
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land- climate/air-quality-
and-health.
$$
MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-041700-
Clay-East Becker-East Marshall-East Otter Tail-East Polk-Grant-
Hubbard-Kittson-Lake of the Woods-Mahnomen-Norman-North Beltrami-
North Clearwater-Pennington-Red Lake-Roseau-South Beltrami-South
Clearwater-Wadena-West Becker-West Marshall-West Otter Tail-West
Polk-Wilkin-
Including the Tribal Nations of Leech Lake, Red Lake, and White Earth
Including the cities of Bemidji, Crookston, East Grand Forks,
Moorhead, and Roseau
308 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air
Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index
(AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category.
* WHERE...West central, east central, central, south central,
southwest, southeast, north central, northwest, and northeast
Minnesota.
* WHEN...Until noon CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience health
effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease
(including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, may
experience health effects.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surface high pressure will camp out over the
region through Friday evening and will result in light winds and poor
dispersion. Smoke with widespread red/unhealthy air quality index
(AQI) concentrations will likely remain over most of the state
through tonight and into the day Saturday. Winds will increase out of
the south over the weekend as high pressure drifts east of the area.
Smoke concentrations should gradually decline starting Saturday, but
the clearing of the smoke may be slow with smoke spreading as far
south as Tennessee and Missouri. Orange AQIs (unhealthy for sensitive
groups) could hang on through Sunday and into the day Monday. Most of
the alert-level smoke should push north back into Canada by later
Monday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including
asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should avoid
prolonged or heavy exertion. The general public should limit
prolonged or heavy exertion.
Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such
as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.
Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible.
Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors.
&&
For information on current air quality conditions in your area and to
sign up for daily air quality forecasts and alert notifications by
email, text message, phone, or the EPA AirNow mobile app, visit
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/current-air-
quality-conditions. You can find additional information about health
and air quality at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-
climate/air-quality-and-health.
$$
MNZ039-046-041700-
Big Stone-Traverse-
Including the city of Ortonville
308 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air
Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index
(AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category.
* WHERE...West central, east central, central, south central,
southwest, southeast, north central, northwest, and northeast
Minnesota.
* WHEN...Until noon CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience health
effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease
(including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, may
experience health effects.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surface high pressure will camp out over the
region through Friday evening and will result in light winds and poor
dispersion. Smoke with widespread red/unhealthy air quality index
(AQI) concentrations will likely remain over most of the state
through tonight and into the day Saturday. Winds will increase out of
the south over the weekend as high pressure drifts east of the area.
Smoke concentrations should gradually decline starting Saturday, but
the clearing of the smoke may be slow with smoke spreading as far
south as Tennessee and Missouri. Orange AQIs (unhealthy for sensitive
groups) could hang on through Sunday and into the day Monday. Most of
the alert-level smoke should push north back into Canada by later
Monday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including
asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should avoid
prolonged or heavy exertion. The general public should limit
prolonged or heavy exertion.
Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such
as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.
Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible.
Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors.
&&
For information on current air quality conditions in your area and to
sign up for daily air quality forecasts and alert notifications by
email, text message, phone, or the EPA AirNow mobile app, visit
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/current-air-
quality-conditions. You can find additional information about health
and air quality at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-
climate/air-quality-and-health.
$$
IAZ001>099-031300-
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Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Palo Alto-Hancock-
Cerro Gordo-Floyd-Chickasaw-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Fayette-Clayton-
Woodbury-Ida-Sac-Calhoun-Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-
Black Hawk-Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Monona-Crawford-Carroll-
Greene-Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-
Harrison-Shelby-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-Iowa-
Johnson-Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Pottawattamie-Cass-Adair-
Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Mills-
Montgomery-Adams-Union-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Jefferson-
Henry-Des Moines-Fremont-Page-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-Van Buren-Lee-
1238 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
The Iowa DNR is extending the Air Quality Alert for all of Iowa
through 8 AM Sunday.
Moderate to heavy smoke is expected to continue impacting most of
Iowa at levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups or even
unhealthy for healthy individuals. Sensitive groups include people
with respiratory illness or heart disease, children, teenagers,
the elderly, and outdoor workers.
The DNR recommends that people avoid long or intense outdoor
activities and take frequent breaks until the air quality
improves.
$$
WIZ001>004-006>009-021700-
Douglas-Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Burnett-Washburn-Sawyer-Price-
Including the cities of Superior, Washburn, Bayfield, Ashland,
Hurley, Grantsburg, Spooner, Hayward, and Phillips
1023 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air
Quality Advisory for the following counties: Ashland, Bayfield,
Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Sawyer, Washburn.
WHAT...The PM2.5 AQI is expected to reach the Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy level.
WHERE...All of Wisconsin
WHEN...Until noon Saturday, August 2
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions:
Sensitive groups: Consider rescheduling or moving all activities
inside. Go inside if you have symptoms. People with asthma:
Follow your asthma action plan and keep quick-relief medicine
handy. People with heart disease: Symptoms such as palpitations,
shortness of breath, or unusual fatigue may indicate a serious
problem. If you have any of these, contact your health care
provider. Everyone else: Keep outdoor activities shorter and less
intense. Go inside if you have symptoms.
Additional Details:
Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to impact Wisconsin`s
surface air quality over the next several days. Conditions have
improved since Thursday as a pocket of cleaner air has
infiltrated the widespread blanket of dense smoke across eastern
Wisconsin. However, a mix of Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG;
Orange) AQI and Unhealthy (Red) AQI is still expected today, with
locations farther north more likely to see heavier smoke.
Continued gradual improvement is currently anticipated heading
into the weekend, but USG (Orange) AQI to Unhealthy (Red) AQI
will remain possible. Conditions will continue to be reevaluated
on a day-to-day basis, including updates to the forecast and any
associated Air Quality Advisories.
For more information on current air quality, please see:
https://airquality.wi.gov
$$
WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-021700-
Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau-
Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant-
Including the cities of Medford, Neillsville, Alma, Arcadia,
Whitehall, Black River Falls, La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah, Mauston,
Friendship, Viroqua, Prairie Du Chien, Richland Center,
and Platteville
1011 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air
Quality Advisory for the following counties: Adams, Buffalo,
Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe,
Richland, Taylor, Trempealeau, and Vernon.
WHAT...The PM2.5 AQI is expected to reach the Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy level.
WHERE...All of Wisconsin
WHEN...Until noon Saturday, August 2
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions:
Sensitive groups: Consider rescheduling or moving all activities
inside. Go inside if you have symptoms. People with asthma:
Follow your asthma action plan and keep quick-relief medicine
handy. People with heart disease: Symptoms such as palpitations,
shortness of breath, or unusual fatigue may indicate a serious
problem. If you have any of these, contact your health care
provider. Everyone else: Keep outdoor activities shorter and less
intense. Go inside if you have symptoms.
Additional Details:
Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to impact Wisconsin`s
surface air quality over the next several days. Conditions have
improved since Thursday as a pocket of cleaner air has
infiltrated the widespread blanket of dense smoke across eastern
Wisconsin. However, a mix of Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG;
Orange) AQI and Unhealthy (Red) AQI is still expected today, with
locations farther north more likely to see heavier smoke.
Continued gradual improvement is currently anticipated heading
into the weekend, but USG (Orange) AQI to Unhealthy (Red) AQI
will remain possible. Conditions will continue to be reevaluated
on a day-to-day basis, including updates to the forecast and any
associated Air Quality Advisories.
For more information on current air quality, please see:
https://airquality.wi.gov
$$
Boyne
