Wildfire smoke and haze continues over Wisconsin throughout Friday as small chances for showers return [Video]

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – Poor air quality continues for most of Wisconsin Friday, due to wildfire smoke from Canada. All of Wisconsin is under an Air Quality Alert through 6 AM Saturday morning, with slowly improving conditions arriving throughout the day Saturday. While some smoke could linger Saturday morning, smoke should move southwest of us and mostly out of our area, creating much better conditions for outdoor activities as skies clear.

Air Quality Advisory until 6 am on Saturday(WSAW)

Air quality will be bad enough to affect those with respiratory problems or those who don’t have well-developed respiratory systems.(WSAW)

Wildfire smoke is expected to be more notable during the late morning and afternoon hours.(WSAW)

Wildfire smoke will retreat after the cold front comes through later Friday evening.(WSAW)

We will start out with partly to mostly cloudy skies, clearing up later this evening after the storm chances are over. Temperatures will top out in the mid to …

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