The dense smoke blanketing the state Thursday, July 16 is related to several wildfires in northern Minnesota and Canada, not Wisconsin, said Catherine Koele, a wildfire prevention specialist at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Wildfire smoke drove Wisconsin’s highest Air Quality Index readings in at least 16 years, surpassing the unprecedented pollution levels recorded in 2023.

The smoke advisory is set to end in Wisconsin on July 16 at noon but will likely be extended beyond that for part of the state.

For the second time in three years, noxious clouds of wildfire smoke are smothering Wisconsin, dangerously degrading air quality and restricting people’s ability to go outside. In Madison, smoke

Smoke from various wildfires began drifting across Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 14, with experts predicting air quality impacts through at least Thursday, July 16. As of Wednesday, July 15, Canada had 830 ongoing wildfires,

Wildfire smoke is settling across most of Wisconsin, bringing visible haze as far south as Milwaukee County. The thick smoke is disrupting outdoor plans for residents and travelers in downtown Sheboygan.

The demand for medical masks has risen again throughout northeast Wisconsin as smoky skies caused by wildfires continue to affect the area’s air quality. Officials with a

Wisconsin received another large swath of thick surface wildfire smoke that moved in late Saturday into Sunday. The air quality on Sunday has been very unhealthy for everyone to breathe in.