Hazardous Weather Outlook for Odanah, Wisconsin
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
342 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024
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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest
Wisconsin.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight
Chances for showers and thunderstorms continue this afternoon into
the evening. A few stronger storms could produce small hail and
gusty winds up to 50 mph in north-central Wisconsin this evening.
An Air Quality Alert is in effect for all of northwest Wisconsin
until 10 AM Monday morning due to Canadian wildfire smoke.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
An Air Quality Alert remains in effect until 10 AM Monday for
wildfire smoke across northwest Wisconsin.
Areas of frost will be possible Monday night and potentially also
Tuesday night.
There will be additional periodic chances for thunderstorms this
week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Skywarn spotters are encouraged to report hail of any size, wind
damage, and rainfall amounts to the National Weather Service.
Air Quality Alert for Odanah, Wisconsin
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Including the cities of Superior, Washburn, Bayfield, Ashland,
Hurley, Grantsburg, Spooner, Hayward, and Phillips
253 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024
...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air
Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until
10:00 AM CDT Monday morning. This advisory affects people living
in the following counties: Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas,
Iron, Price, Sawyer, Washburn.
The first round of Canadian wildfire smoke of 2024 is currently
being observed in Minnesota and far northwest Wisconsin.
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) to Unhealthy PM2.5 AQI will
be possible as the smoke plume moves into the state behind a cold
front. PM2.5 concentrations are likely to remain elevated through
Sunday afternoon and evening across northwest Wisconsin. Smoke
will then continue moving from northwest-to-southeast behind the
cold front Sunday night into Monday morning and is expected to
eventually impact the entire state come Monday. Currently,
Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) AQI
PM2.5 concentrations are anticipated Monday before transitioning
back towards Moderate to Good AQI later Monday into Tuesday. The
current Air Quality Advisory will be updated Monday morning after
we reassess the situation. Since the air quality index could
reach the UNHEALTHY level. People with heart or lung disease,
older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy
exertion; everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy
exertion.
For more information on current air quality, please see:
https://airquality.wi.gov