Michigan, air quality and Wildfire smoke
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Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy extended the Air Quality Alert for all of the state through Friday.
The incoming rain should help improve air quality by washing smoke from the atmosphere and potentially impacting the upstream wildfires to limit further smoke production. However, forecasters note low confidence in exactly how quickly conditions will improve.
Southeast Michigan residents face two weather hazards on Wednesday, with an air quality alert issued due to wildfires and a continuing heat advisory.
There is a definite change in the upper-air flow coming by this weekend. It looks like a long-term change that may last a few weeks.
A hot and humid start to the week for northern Michigan.
The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has canceled a tornado warning issued for parts of southern Oakland and Macomb counties, including Warren, Sterling Heights and Troy, at 6:37 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2026. It is not confirmed if a tornado ...
Two tornadoes touched down in Michigan on Tuesday during a spurt of severe weather that also resulted in a tornado warning for Metro Detroit.
Michigan International Speedway hosts one of NASCAR’s fastest and most unpredictable weekends of the season, and fans heading into the FireKeepers Casino 400 weekend will want to keep an eye on both the forecast and the on-track schedule. The NASCAR Cup ...
