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.

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.

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

As we get ready to move into a new workweek, wildfire smoke and haze will remain possible on Monday, and we’ll continue to monitor any Air Quality reports. Current air quality alerts remain in effect for Monday, too. For more specific information, be sure to head to our Weather Alerts page.

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

KSTP FORECAST FIRST ALERT TODAY FOR TWIN CITIES/WESTERN WISCONSIN BECAUSE OF CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE PRODUCING UNHEALTHY LEVELS OF SMOKE ESPECIALLY NOW UNTIL NOON TODAY: Expect Areas of Dense Smoke from Canadian Wildfires this morning in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas now until the Noon Hour Today.

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.

As smoke billowing from wildfires continues to fill the air in much of Manitoba, a number of events in and around Winnipeg have been cancelled due to concerns about outdoor conditions Environment Canada warns can be dangerous.