Weekend wildfire smoke produced some of the worst air pollution ever recorded in MN originally appeared on Bring Me The News. The smoke from Canadian wildfires produced some of the worst fine particle pollution on record in Minnesota over the weekend.

Summer heat will return to the Twin Cities on Monday as air quality concerns linger for parts of Minnesota. The week will start dry and warm, with highs near 90 in the metro. The northern half of the state remains under an air quality alert through 6 p.m. due to Canadian wildfire smoke, the National Weather Service said.

Multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces are experiencing poor air quality from wildfire smoke. Here's where.

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

Unhealthy air has invaded Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota early this week as a new round of wildfire smoke from Canada has wafted into the region, choking out areas as far south as Chicago and Detroit.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota until 9 a.m. on Monday.

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extended an air quality alert across the northern portion of the state but indicated smoky air from the weekend is on its way out.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has extended its air quality alert through Tuesday, July 15, for northern Minnesota. Areas around the Northshore will still be in the level considered unhealthy for everyone.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency extended the air quality alert until 6 p.m. on Monday, July 14.