The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for much of central and northern Minnesota for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Canadian wildfire smoke is again putting Minnesota under a statewide air quality alert that will last until 5 p.m. Saturday.

Air Quality Alert 07/28/2025 DULUTH, Min.- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the northern half of Minnesota. Northwesterly winds will transport heavy surface smoke from wildfires across Manitoba and Saskatchewan into northern Minnesota,