We have issued a Local Alert Weather Day due to the smoke impacts. Yesterday we saw air quality worsen quickly to very unhealthy levels. We are waking up to unhealthy levels again this morning. Air quality will probably worsen slightly before it gets better.

Summer heat will return to the Twin Cities on Monday as air quality concerns linger for parts of Minnesota. The week will start dry and warm, with highs near 90 in the metro. The northern half of the state remains under an air quality alert through 6 p.m. due to Canadian wildfire smoke, the National Weather Service said.

LANSING — Breathing normally may present challenges for Greater Lansing residents on July 13. The National Weather Service has issued a statewide air quality alert until noon Monday, July 14, due to Canadian wildfire smoke. MiAir said the Greater Lansing region can expect “moderate” air quality.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered a statewide warning Friday about unhealthy air that will run through Monday morning. Smoke arrived in northwest Minnesota Friday morning and was moving east in the afternoon,

As winds shift back out of the south, the Canadian wildfire smoke blanketing the metro is expected to improve throughout the day on Sunday. However, some air quality issues will still persist, especially in northern Minnesota. An air quality alert remains in effect for all of Minnesota until 9 a.m. Monday.