The extended forecast suggests unsettled weather midweek, with rain probabilities ranging from 30% to 60%. There is some uncertainty about the exact timing and placement of the rain, but meteorologists anticipate widespread cloud cover and precipitation potential Wednesday through Thursday.

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.

Smoke and haze could arrive in parts of the Bay Area on Friday thanks to wildfires in the northern portion of the state. The Bay Area Air District issued an air quality advisory on Thursday due to smoke from fires in the Sacramento Valley, which is expected to drift into the region, reaching all the way to the Santa Clara Valley.

Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

KSTP FORECAST FIRST ALERT TODAY FOR TWIN CITIES/WESTERN WISCONSIN BECAUSE OF CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE PRODUCING UNHEALTHY LEVELS OF SMOKE: Northwest Winds blowing over Minnesota and Wisconsin Today will bring significant amounts of Smoke from Canada Wildfires – people with Respiratory Illness should avoid long periods of time outdoors Today through Sunday morning and even Healthy

Rounds of thunderstorms will continue across the Eastern US through raising flooding concerns and damaging winds. Canadian wildfire smoke to return by early week.

Six Republican Congress members callously urged Canada to take “proper action” to mitigate smoke wafting into the U.S.

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Westerly winds will bring smoke from forest fires over Northern Ontario to the Sudbury area, prompting Environment Canada to issue a special air quality statement for the region. The poor air quality will persist through tonight and possibly Monday before improving, Environment Canada said on Sunday.

Smoke from a wildfire in a field forced the temporary closure of a main road near Okehampton in Devon. The eastbound carriageway of the A30 was closed between the A382 junction at Whiddon Down to Woodleigh Junction at Cheriton Bishop, traffic website Inrix reported.