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.

Every air quality monitor in Minnesota is reporting red or unhealthy conditions for everyone, an official said.

Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada. People are advised to limit outdoor exposure.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air for at least the third day.

Smoke from widespread Canadian wildfires has spread into the US, particularly affecting the Midwest and Northeast, leading to hazy conditions.

An air quality alert will be in effect across the entire state until 5 p.m. Aug. 2, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Summer smoke from Canadian wildfires is once again hazing out Minnesota skies — just in time for your long-awaited Northwoods vacation. Not the pristine, fresh pine-forest air you were hoping for. “It’s not really better or worse up here than the Twin Cities right now,

The smoke is expected to remain over the northern and central Plains of the United States for the next couple of days, according to meteorologists.

The agency had issued the advisory Wednesday afternoon, which covered areas of the province located south of the capital city as well as a large swath of western Ontario.

Smoke from widespread wildfires in Canada prompted air quality alerts across several Midwest and Northeast U.S. states this week.