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KSTP Created: August 03, 2021 04:57 PM MPCA extends air quality alert for northern part of state through Wednesday | Courtesy of Wilfried Mulder The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has extended the current air quality alert until Wednesday at 9 p.m. for the northern half of the state. The alert for the rest of Minnesota has expired. According to the MPCA, fine particle levels are expected to reach the orange AQI category, a level that is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, for north central, northeast and northwest Minnesota. ...

Northern Minnesota Air Quality Alert Extended by MPCA With the recent news that 2021 is the worst year for air quality in Duluth on record, an announcement made Tuesday, August 3 by the the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) should not come as a shock to anyone. The MPCA has officially extended the current air quality alert until Wednesday, August 4, at 9:00 p.m. for the northern half of Minnesota. The air quality alert for the rest of Minnesota expired as scheduled on Tuesday, August 3 at 3:00 p.m. As part of their announcement, they note that smoke from Canadian wildfires has remain...

Photo: WDIO Storm Track Weather WDIO Created: July 29, 2021 02:01 PM The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued an air quality alert due to increased wildfire smoke levels for nearly all of Minnesota, except the North Shore. The air quality alert continues through Friday, July 30 at 3 p.m.  Northerly winds continue to bring the smoke from wildfires located north of the Canadian border in Ontario and Manitoba into Minnesota, decreasing visibility in addition to diminishing air quality. Don't be surprised if you can smell the smok...

As heat and humidity ebb, wildfire smoke will move back in As a threat of evening storms loomed over eastern Minnesota near the end of a sweltering Wednesday, forecasters warned that northerly winds soon will bring smoke from Canadian wildfires back into the state.  July 28, 2021 — 11:40am Text size Copy shortlink: As a threat of evening storms loomed over eastern Minnesota near the end of a sweltering Wednesday, forecasters warned that northerly winds soon will bring smoke from Canadian wildfires back into the state. The Minneso...

Air Quality Alert For Nearly All of Minnesota ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for nearly all of Minnesota, except the North Shore. The alert takes effect Wednesday beginning at 10:00 p.m. and runs until Friday at 3:00 p.m. The affected area includes Detroit Lakes, International Falls, Duluth, St Cloud, the Twin Cities, Marshall, Rochester, and the tribal nations of Fond du Lac, Upper Sioux, Leech Lake, Red Lake, Mille Lacs, and Prairie Island. Northerly winds behind a cold front will bring smoke from wildfires located north of the Canadian b...