Air Quality Alert
ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024>026-034-035-011945-
Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-Bureau-
Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-Warren-Hancock-McDonough-
Including the cities of Galena, Freeport, Mount Carroll, Sterling,
Moline, Rock Island, Geneseo, Princeton, Hennepin, Aledo, Oquawka,
Monmouth, Carthage, and Macomb
242 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT NOW THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air
Pollution Action Day for Friday August 1st for all of Illinois due
to wildfire smoke.
An Illinois Air Pollution Action Day is declared when weather conditions
are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to
be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) category of the
Air Quality Index for all or almost all of Illinois.
USG - Active children and adults especially people with pulmonary or
respiratory disease such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor
activity.
Unhealthy - Everyone should reduce prolonged activities or heavy exertion
outdoors. Active children, older adults, and people with pulmonary or
respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid prolonged activities or
heavy exertion outdoors.
Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality
forecasts, AQI cautionary statements, current air quality, and tips on how
you can reduce your emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov
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La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will-
Eastern Will-
Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake,
Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein,
Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora,
Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream,
Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville,
Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley,
Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City,
Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago,
Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, La Grange, Calumet City, Oak Forest,
Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield,
Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone,
and Beecher
1203 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air
Pollution Action Day for Friday August 1st for all of Illinois due
to wildfire smoke.
An Illinois "Air Pollution Action Day" is declared when weather
conditions are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels
are expected to be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
(USG) category of the Air Quality Index for all or almost all of
Illinois.
USG - Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary
or respiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor
activity.
Unhealthy - Everyone should reduce prolonged activities or heavy
exertion outdoors.
Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality
forecasts, AQI cautionary statements, current air quality, and tips
on how you can reduce your emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov.
Media contact...Illinois EPA.
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Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro,
Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth,
Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Baraboo, Reedsburg,
Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin,
Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown,
Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Dodgeville, Mineral Point,
Barneveld, Madison, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson,
Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego,
Milwaukee, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle,
Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, Beloit, Whitewater,
Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha
902 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air
Quality Advisory for the following counties: Columbia, Dane,
Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha,
Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sauk,
Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha.
WHAT...The PM2.5 AQI is expected to reach the Unhealthy level.
WHERE...All of Wisconsin
WHEN...Until noon Friday, August 1
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions: Sensitive groups: Consider
rescheduling or moving all activities inside. Go inside if you
have symptoms. People with asthma: Follow your asthma action plan
and keep quick-relief medicine handy. People with heart disease:
Symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, or unusual
fatigue may indicate a serious problem. If you have any of these,
contact your health care provider. Everyone else: Keep outdoor
activities shorter and less intense. Go inside if you have
symptoms.
Additional Details: Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to
impact Wisconsin`s surface air quality over the next several
days. Widespread Unhealthy (Red) AQI for PM2.5 is expected across
Wisconsin on Thursday, with NowCast AQI values in the Very
Unhealthy (Purple) category possible. Conditions are expected to
slowly improve beginning Friday. However, Unhealthy for Sensitive
Groups (Orange) to Unhealthy (Red) AQI will remain possible
through the weekend. Conditions will be reevaluated on a day-to-
day basis through the weekend, including updates to the forecast
and any associated Air Quality Advisories.
For more information on current air quality, please see:
https://airquality.wi.gov
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ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-020500-
Greene IL-Macoupin IL-Montgomery IL-Bond IL-Fayette IL-Clinton IL-
Marion IL-Washington IL-Randolph IL-Adams IL-Brown IL-Pike IL-
Calhoun IL-Jersey IL-Madison IL-Saint Clair IL-Monroe IL-
Including the cities of Litchfield, Vandalia, Centralia, Salem,
Chester, Sparta, Quincy, Mount Sterling, Pittsfield, Alton,
Edwardsville, Belleville, and Cahokia
254 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY NIGHT...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air
Pollution Action Day for August 1st for all of Illinois due to
wildfire smoke.
An Illinois "Air Pollution Action Day" is declared when weather
conditions are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels
are expected to be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
(USG) category of the Air Quality Index for all or almost all of
Illinois.
USG - Active children and adults especially people with pulmonary or
respiratory disease such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor
activity.
Unhealthy - Everyone should reduce prolonged activities or heavy
exertion outdoors. Active children, older adults, and people with
pulmonary or respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid
prolonged activities or heavy exertion outdoors.
Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality
forecasts, AQI cautionary statements, current air quality, and tips
on how you can reduce your emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov
$$
ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-011945-
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-
Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-
Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-
Cumberland-Clark-Effingham-Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence-
Including the cities of Galesburg, Toulon, Peoria, Lacon, Eureka,
Canton, Pekin, Bloomington, Normal, Rushville, Havana, Lincoln,
Clinton, Monticello, Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Beardstown,
Petersburg, Winchester, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville,
Decatur, Sullivan, Tuscola, Charleston, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville,
Greenup, Marshall, Effingham, Newton, Robinson, Flora, Olney,
and Lawrenceville
236 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT NOW THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air
Pollution Action Day for Friday August 1st for all of Illinois due
to wildfire smoke.
An Illinois Air Pollution Action Day is declared when weather conditions
are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to
be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) category of the
Air Quality Index for all or almost all of Illinois.
USG - Active children and adults especially people with pulmonary or
respiratory disease such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor
activity.
Unhealthy - Everyone should reduce prolonged activities or heavy exertion
outdoors. Active children, older adults, and people with pulmonary or
respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid prolonged activities or
heavy exertion outdoors.
Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality
forecasts, AQI cautionary statements, current air quality, and tips on how
you can reduce your emissions can be found at www.airnow.gov
$$
Copple
WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-011700-
Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau-
Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant-
Including the cities of Medford, Neillsville, Alma, Arcadia,
Whitehall, Black River Falls, La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah, Mauston,
Friendship, Viroqua, Prairie Du Chien, Richland Center,
and Platteville
1044 AM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air
Quality Advisory for the following counties: Adams, Buffalo,
Clark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe,
Richland, Taylor, Trempealeau, and Vernon.
WHAT...The PM2.5 AQI is expected to reach the Unhealthy level.
WHERE...All of Wisconsin
WHEN...Until noon Friday, August 1
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions:
Sensitive groups: Consider rescheduling or moving all activities
inside. Go inside if you have symptoms. People with asthma: Follow
your asthma action plan and keep quick-relief medicine handy.
People with heart disease: Symptoms such as palpitations,
shortness of breath, or unusual fatigue may indicate a serious
problem. If you have any of these, contact your health care
provider. Everyone else: Keep outdoor activities shorter and less
intense. Go inside if you have symptoms.
Additional Details:
Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to impact Wisconsin`s
surface air quality over the next several days. Widespread
Unhealthy (Red) AQI for PM2.5 is expected across Wisconsin on
Thursday, with NowCast AQI values in the Very Unhealthy (Purple)
category possible. Conditions are expected to slowly improve
beginning Friday. However, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange)
to Unhealthy (Red) AQI will remain possible through the weekend.
Conditions will be reevaluated on a day-to-day basis through the
weekend, including updates to the forecast and any associated Air
Quality Advisories.
For more information on current air quality, please see:
https://airquality.wi.gov
$$
Boyne
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Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Palo Alto-Hancock-
Cerro Gordo-Floyd-Chickasaw-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Fayette-Clayton-
Woodbury-Ida-Sac-Calhoun-Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-
Black Hawk-Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Monona-Crawford-Carroll-
Greene-Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-
Harrison-Shelby-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-Iowa-
Johnson-Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Pottawattamie-Cass-Adair-
Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Mills-
Montgomery-Adams-Union-Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Jefferson-
Henry-Des Moines-Fremont-Page-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne-
Appanoose-Davis-Van Buren-Lee-
942 AM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
The Iowa DNR has issued an Air Quality Alert for all of Iowa
through midnight Friday night.
Moderate to heavy smoke is expected to impact most of Iowa over
the next few days at levels considered unhealthy for sensitive
groups or even unhealthy for healthy individuals. Sensitive groups
include people with respiratory illness or heart disease,
children, teenagers, the elderly, and outdoor workers.
The DNR recommends that people avoid long or intense outdoor
activities and take frequent breaks until the air quality
improves.
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