Air quality alert issued for all of Minnesota due to Canada wildfire smoke

An air quality alert has been issued for the entirety of Minnesota on Sunday as Canadian wildfire smoke continues to impact the state.

The whole of the state is under an "orange" warning for the day, with air quality expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups.

The alert is in place until 11 p.m. Sunday, but the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency notes it may be extended to Monday "if an additional batch of heavy smoke materializes from Manitoba and Saskatchewan wildfires and is transported into and across Minnesota from north to south."

"Heavy surface Canadian wildfire smoke will follow a cold front into and across Minnesota from west to east from late Saturday night into Sunday morning and afternoon, and then clear out from west to east across the state from Sunday afternoon through