At the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), most of Minnesota was classified as having “moderate” air quality late Sunday morning, with areas around Marshall, Moorhead and Hibbing being a potential risk for people with breathing sensitivity. An air quality alert for Minnesota through Monday issued by the MPCA remains in effect.

Wildfire smoke continues to spread into Western New York making for a hazy sky but also reaching ground level for this Sunday. During this late Sunday afternoon, the air quality index, which measures pollutants in the air,

Hazy skies from wildfire smoke from Canada, which may become more concentrated with visibility potentially dropping to 3-5 miles at times, and air quality dropping to the unhealthy category.