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Wisconsin Issues Air Quality Advisory Amid Statewide Smoke

7/19/2026

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Wisconsin DNR issued an Air Quality Advisory for Adams, Buffalo, Clark and Vernon counties.
The advisory remains in effect noon Monday and tells sensitive groups to avoid outdoor activity and asthma patients to keep quick-relief medication.
Smoke from the north-northeast will spread statewide Saturday, reaching the state by 6 a.m. Sunday.
The northeast will see Very Unhealthy (Purple) AQI, rest Unhealthy (Red) AQI, and southwest Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange) AQI.

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Wisconsin DNR issued an Air Quality Advisory for Adams, Buffalo, Clark and Vernon counties.
The advisory remains in effect noon Monday and tells sensitive groups to avoid outdoor activity and asthma patients to keep quick-relief medication.
Smoke from the north-northeast will spread statewide Saturday, reaching the state by 6 a.m. Sunday.
The northeast will see Very Unhealthy (Purple) AQI, rest Unhealthy (Red) AQI, and southwest Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange) AQI.