Out with the rain chances and in with the Canadian wildfire smoke. Yes, we will unfortunately be seeing a lot of smoke drift our way as we round out the work week, resulting in hazy skies, low visibility at times, and of course lower air quality.
In fact, air quality levels across Wisconsin are sitting in the "unhealthy" category as of 4AM, leaving northern Illinois under the "unhealthy for some" category. You can
check the current and forecast air quality here: https://gispub.epa.gov/airnow/.
Thursday begins with a bit of clouds, though an area of high pressure sliding to our north should get rid of most of those clouds by the afternoon.
This will be a hazy sunshine as some wildfire smoke will end up trapped underneath this high pressure system, resulting in hazy skies.
With a northeasterly breeze in place, expect afternoon highs to end up in a similar range to Wednesday, in the upper 70s. More of the same for Friday. Though that sounds nice, limited air quality could be a
concern both days. So unfortunately, while the air will be comfortable enough to open up the windows, smoke and haze may be too thick to
open windows at least for a couple days.
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