As winds shift back out of the south, the Canadian wildfire smoke blanketing the metro is expected to improve throughout the day on Sunday. However, some air quality issues will still persist, especially in northern Minnesota. An air quality alert remains in effect for all of Minnesota until 9 a.m. Monday.

Wildfire smoke and storms are the theme for Minnesota's weather on Sunday.

Northwest Winds are blowing over Minnesota and Wisconsin Today, bringing significant amounts of Smoke from Canadian wildfires, prompting a FORECAST FIRST ALERT.People with Respiratory illnesses should avoid prolonged periods outdoors Today through Sunday morning.

A fire near the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has grown more than 20 times in size in 24 hours as an intensifying wildfire season sees the return of Canadian wildfire smoke into the U.S.

Canadian wildfire smoke returned to Wisconsin this weekend, with unhealthy levels for people with asthma and heart disease.

Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires, covering the northern region of the U.S. at a time when people want to be enjoying lakes,

Tonight could bring in a stray shower or two, but most of the region will remain dry heading into the start of the week. Monday will bring back sunny skies to most of the region, but we will also track an uptick in humidity, and then a chance for thunderstorms moving in late Monday night after seeing highs in the 80s through the day.

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