Poor air quality to persist in Southeast Michigan through Sunday
Air quality advisories continue for all of Southeast Michigan through Sunday.
There was a chance for more smoke to move in on Saturday afternoon. The CBS News Detroit NEXT Weather futurecast shows increasing smoke on Saturday afternoon. You can see the bright yellow and orange shading on the map below.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires will bring unhealthy air quality to all of Michigan on Friday and Saturday. Winds out of the North and Northwest ushered in the smoke late Tuesday.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy said that pollutants across the state were expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG, Orange AQI) range through Saturday, with some locations reaching the Unhealthy (Red AQI) range.
On Thursday, early morning rain and low clouds helped to trap smoke in the lower levels of the atmosphere.
Detroit was among the 25 worst air quality cities in the world on Friday because of the smoke.
Anyone with respiratory issues or trouble breathing were asked to try and stay indoors as much as possible through Friday.
Monitor any coughing or problems breathing, and try not to burn anything outdoors, and keep windows closed overnight.
