The Air Quality Index (AQI) uses a color-coded scale to inform the public about air pollution levels and potential health risks. Michigan residents can check the AQI through various online resources, including the MiAir Quality Index Dashboard and AirNow.

EDT on Friday, the National Weather Service reported an air quality alert in effect until Saturday at midnight EDT for Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun and Jackson counties.

The Michigan Air Quality Division said as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to threaten the upper Midwest, "monitors in the western (Upper Peninsula) showed a large increase surface concentrations, during Tuesday, as smoke mixed down, which sent PM-2.5 concentrations soaring into the Unhealthy and higher range."

As Canadian wildfires burn, plumes of smoke move across Michigan. Officials issued an air quality advisory on June 6 for the Lower Peninsula.

Central Chippewa, along with counties such as Charlevoix and Antrim, has been classed as "moderate"—between 51 and 100 on the AQI—meaning "air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution."

EDT the National Weather Service reported an air quality alert in effect until Friday at noon EDT for Midland, Bay, Huron, Saginaw, Tuscola, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair, Livingston,

The smoke will move into southeast Michigan late in the afternoon and into the evening Friday, May 30.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The air quality levels could rise into unhealthy for sensitive groups (orange) or unhealthy (red).

Michigan's Air Quality Advisory has been extended through midnight as smoke continues to linger in Southeast Michigan.

An air quality alert remains in effect for the entire Chicago area, with another "Air Pollution Action Day" alert declared as wildfire smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to impact parts of the Midwest.

Wildfires in Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are creating smoke visible in Michigan. Hazy air is expected in Lansing.

Canada is having another bad wildfire season, and more than 27,000 people in three provinces have been forced to evacuate.