Smoke and haze could arrive in parts of the Bay Area on Friday thanks to wildfires in the northern portion of the state. The Bay Area Air District issued an air quality advisory on Thursday due to smoke from fires in the Sacramento Valley, which is expected to drift into the region, reaching all the way to the Santa Clara Valley.

Rounds of thunderstorms will continue across the Eastern US through raising flooding concerns and damaging winds. Canadian wildfire smoke to return by early week.

KSTP FORECAST FIRST ALERT TODAY FOR TWIN CITIES/WESTERN WISCONSIN BECAUSE OF CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE PRODUCING UNHEALTHY LEVELS OF SMOKE: Northwest Winds blowing over Minnesota and Wisconsin Today will bring significant amounts of Smoke from Canada Wildfires – people with Respiratory Illness should avoid long periods of time outdoors Today through Sunday morning and even Healthy

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has issued a statewide air quality alert as Canadian wildfire smoke pushes into the state. The alert will be in effect from Sunday to Monday at noon.

Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

Six Republican Congress members callously urged Canada to take “proper action” to mitigate smoke wafting into the U.S.

Air quality will become unhealthy for some beginning Sunday through Monday morning. Canadian wildfire smoke returns which will create hazy skies as well.

As smoke billowing from wildfires continues to fill the air in much of Manitoba, a number of events in and around Winnipeg have been cancelled due to concerns about outdoor conditions Environment Canada warns can be dangerous.

Mainly clear skies for Saturday night with temperatures dropping into teh 50s and 60s. Wildfire smoke will settle in overnight and stick around through Monday. An air quality alert is in place until Monday afternoon.

While smoke is bad for everyone, children, older adults, pregnant people, people with heart and lung disease, and people who can’t avoid exposures, such as outdoor workers and people living outside, are at greater risk of health impacts.

While storms remain a short-term concern tonight, all eyes turn to the weekend as wildfire smoke descends across the region. An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Minnesota and western Wisconsin—prompting a Forecast First Alert for Saturday and Sunday.