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Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Chicago weather: Air quality alert called for a 2nd straight day as Canadian wildfires continue
An air quality alert is in effect until midnight Thursday for the Chicago area as Canadian wildfires continue, officials said. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air Pollution Action Day because widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the unhealthy for sensitive groups category. Officials said wildfire smoke is expected to continue to affect those levels Thursday and Friday, officials said. The same air alerts were also issued on Wednesday. Current morning conditions at O'Hare International Airport are mostly cloudy with haze at 60 degrees. At Midway Airport, conditions are foggy and misty at 61 degrees. On Thursday, highs in the upper 50s are expected. Plumes of smoke are blanketing large swaths of the U.S. and parts of Europe, which presents risks for those breathing it. The Midwest, Northeast and Great Lakes regions of the U.S. have 'very unhealthy' air quality, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and experts say people should take precautions. .
Chicago Tribune
a day ago
- Climate
- Chicago Tribune
Chicago weather: Air quality alert called for a 2nd straight day as Canadian wildfires continue
An air quality alert is in effect until midnight Thursday for the Chicago area as Canadian wildfires continue, officials said. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air Pollution Action Day because widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the unhealthy for sensitive groups category. Officials said wildfire smoke is expected to continue to affect those levels Thursday and Friday, officials said. The same air alerts were also issued on Wednesday. Current morning conditions at O'Hare International Airport are mostly cloudy with haze at 60 degrees. At Midway Airport, conditions are foggy and misty at 61 degrees. On Thursday, highs in the upper 50s are expected. Plumes of smoke are blanketing large swaths of the U.S. and parts of Europe, which presents risks for those breathing it. The Midwest, Northeast and Great Lakes regions of the U.S. have 'very unhealthy' air quality, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and experts say people should take precautions. Read more here.
Chicago Tribune
a day ago
- Climate
- Chicago Tribune
Air quality alert called for second day as Canadian wildfires continue
An air quality alert is in effect until midnight Thursday for the Chicago area as Canadian wildfires continue, officials said. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air Pollution Action Day because widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the unhealthy for sensitive groups category. Officials said wildfire smoke is expected to continue to effect those levels Thursday and Friday, officials said. Current morning conditions at O'hare International Airport is mostly cloudy with haze at 60 degrees. At Midway Airport are fog and mist at 61 degrees. Thursday, highs in the upper 50s is expected.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Forecast: Possible stray showers; Air Pollution alert issued for Thursday
Weather Maps Interactive Radar Climate & Environment WEDNESDAY NIGHT: A few isolated sprinkles during the evening, otherwise becoming partly cloudy late. Light northerly winds. Low: 55. THURSDAY: Following a damp, dreary, and cool Wednesday, partly to mostly sunny skies return thanks to Canadian High Pressure just to the north of Chicago. This will bring more seasonable 70s back to much of the area, with the lone exception being locations in close proximity to Lake Michigan where a northeasterly lake breeze will result in temperatures about 10-degrees cooler, in the lower to middle 60s. While the partial sunshine will be a welcomed return, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Air Quality Alert in effect until midnight Thursday night due to an increase in particulates from Wildfire smoke. The Air Pollution Action Day designation was issued for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor activity. Air Quality: What's the AQI and how do you check it? Regional air quality is expected to reach the 'Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.' It's the first Air Pollution Action Day issued by the Illinois EPA so far this year. The EPA's site provides updated air quality information. Weather Maps Climate & Environment Interactive Radar Weather Bug Cameras 7-Day Outlook Weather Center Newsletter Climate and Environment news: Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Chicago Tribune
2 days ago
- Climate
- Chicago Tribune
Air quality alert issued for portions of northeast Illinois and Wisconsin due to Canadian wildfires
An Air Pollution Action Day was called Wednesday morning for the Chicago area and is in effect until midnight, weather officials said. Officials issued an alert Wednesday as air quality was expected to reach unhealthy levels in all of Wisconsin until noon Thursday, but the coverage area was expanded to include parts of northeast Illinois. The action day was called because conditions are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category of the Air Quality Index for multiple days. Wildfire smoke is expected to continue to have an impact on particulate levels with the daily 24-hour AQI forecast expected to remain in the USG category today and Thursday. Sensitive groups should consider moving all activities inside especially those with asthma or people with heart disease. Officials ask those with health conditions to keep outdoor activities shorter and less intense. An air quality advisory also was called for all of east-central, south-central and southeast Wisconsin. Current conditions at O'Hare International Airport are light rain, fog and drizzle at 66 degrees, and farther south at Midway Airport conditions are overcast at 61 degrees. On Wednesday, there is a 50 to 90% chance of rain with temperatures in the low 60s, officials said. Since Wednesday, this was the first of warnings for the Chicago area as Canadian wildfires continue. Smoke from the wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the Canadian border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated very unhealthy Tuesday. The smoke started making air quality worse in the eastern U.S. on Wednesday. A few thunderstorms are expected this afternoon southeast of Valparaiso to the Pontiac line, weather officials said. An isolated severe thunderstorm or two with locally damaging winds to 60 mph is also a possibility.
