The entire state of Minnesota is under an air quality alert for the next few days, coinciding with a stretch of cooler, quieter weather.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an AIR QUALITY ALERT for all of Minnesota until at least 5:00 PM on Saturday, August 2.Northwest winds will continue transporting waves of heavy surface smoke from wildfires across Manitoba and Saskatchewan,

Canadian wildfire smoke is again prompting a statewide Air Quality Alert with “unhealthy” air already across most of Minnesota according to the Pollution Control Agency. It’s also going to tie the longest stretch of unhealthy air in state history.