Air Quality Alert

WIZ056-057-062-063-067>069-062315-
Sauk-Columbia-Iowa-Dane-Lafayette-Green-Rock-
Including the cities of Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac,
Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Dodgeville,
Mineral Point, Barneveld, Madison, Darlington, Shullsburg,
Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead,
Janesville, and Beloit
817 AM CDT Tue Jun 6 2023

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air
Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until
06:00 PM CDT tonight. This advisory affects people living in the
following counties: Dane, Columbia, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock,
and Sauk.

Due to surface smoke originating from wildfires in Quebec,
Canada, elevated PM2.5 concentrations will lead to the air
quality index reaching the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS level.
People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children
should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.

For more information on current air quality, plesae see:
https://airquality.wi.gov



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