As winds shift back out of the south, the Canadian wildfire smoke blanketing the metro is expected to improve throughout the day on Sunday. However, some air quality issues will still persist, especially in northern Minnesota. An air quality alert remains in effect for all of Minnesota until 9 a.m. Monday.

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.

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

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

TODAY Lower humidity and some high-level clouds are in the cards for the second half of the weekend. High temperatures will reach the lower 80s. Air quality will deteriorate through the day, especially by evening as wildfire smoke arrives. TONIGHT Smoky skies will hang around overnight as lows dip into the lower 60s.

KSTP FORECAST FIRST ALERT TODAY FOR TWIN CITIES/WESTERN WISCONSIN BECAUSE OF CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE PRODUCING UNHEALTHY LEVELS OF SMOKE ESPECIALLY NOW UNTIL NOON TODAY: Expect Areas of Dense Smoke from Canadian Wildfires this morning in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas now until the Noon Hour Today.

Smoke from a wildfire in a field forced the temporary closure of a main road near Okehampton in Devon. The eastbound carriageway of the A30 was closed between the A382 junction at Whiddon Down to Woodleigh Junction at Cheriton Bishop, traffic website Inrix reported.

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.