The *AIR QUALITY ALERT has been CANCELLED for all of Southeastern Minnesota as of around 6:30 PM CDT. Ground-smoke levels have dropped across the area, but skies will continue to look hazy this evening,

An air quality alert has been issued for particle pollution in all New Hampshire counties. The National Weather Service said the air quality alert went into effect at 2:13 p.m. and will be in effect until 10 a.m. Monday.

Some areas may only see a few hours of alert-level smoke concentrations due to the relatively fast movement of the north-south band of smoke.