Highs on Friday are expected to be in the lower and middle 70s ahead of the front, with a west southwesterly wind turning northwesterly later in the day. Those winds will be around 10 to 20 miles per hour, with gusts near 25 miles per hour.

Forecasters say we have a lot of smoke headed our way thanks to Canadian wildfires. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality urges residents to stay aware of the air quality in their area.

Wildfires have been spreading in Manitoba and Saskatchewan in central Canada, leading to large amounts of smoke entering the lower levels of the atmosphere. Our weather pattern over the next several days will favor a northerly flow, drawing that smoke down into the Midwest.

A Manitoba-wide state of emergency was declared because of the wildfires in the north, east, and western parts of Manitoba.

We can no longer afford to view wildfire smoke exposure as an isolated event. It is a growing cardiovascular threat—one that demands a response as urgent as the fires themselves.

In the span of one day, the sky in Flin Flon, Man., went from a clear summer blue to shrouded in smoke, with air tasting like an ashtray.

Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires across southeast Manitoba will drift southeastward around an area of high pressure. More smoke will impact us due to some large wildfires across Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Central Wisconsin residents could wake up to hazy skies and smoky air May 30 due to Canada wildfires. Here's what you can expect.