Air Quality Alert issued August 5 at 12:13PM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air
Quality Advisory for the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door,
Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc,
Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie,
Portage, Shawano, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago.* WHAT...The PM2.5 AQI is expected to reach the Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups level.* WHERE...Lake Superior shoreline. Northeast Wisconsin.
East-central Wisconsin. Far southeast Wisconsin.* WHEN...Until noon Wednesday.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to impact
surface air quality over parts of the state on Tuesday and into
Wednesday morning. Moderate (Yellow) AQI is most likely across
more southern and western areas, while Unhealthy for Sensitive
Groups (Orange) AQI is more likely to the far north along Lake
Superior and eastern areas. A gradual decrease in PM2.5
concentrations is anticipated to continue Wednesday, and further
extensions of the advisory are not expected at this time.
| Issued: | 8/5/2025 - 12:13 PM CST |
| Expires: | 8/6/2025 - 12:00 PM CST (7 hr) |
| Counties: | Forest, Florence, Marinette, Lincoln, Langlade, Menominee, Oconto, Door, Marathon, Shawano, Portage, Waupaca, Outagamie, Brown, Vilas, Oneida, Kewaunee, Waushara, Winnebago, Calumet, Manitowoc |
| Severity: | Unknown |
| Urgency: | Unknown |
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