Smoky Skies To Linger Over Wisconsin Before Chance Of Storms: NWS

WISCONSIN — Smoky and hazy skies are expected to move into southeastern Wisconsin Wednesday and linger into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

The hazy skies could end up filtering the sunshine for southeast parts of the state and could come after a foggy start to Wednesday, according to a tweet by the NWS.

The southern haze is expected amid air quality alerts in the north from the Canadian wildfires. An area stretching from the far north of the state down to La Crosse and the Wisconsin Dells is set to have unhealthy air for sensitive groups until noon Thursday, the NWS said.

A storm or two will become possible in the east-central part of the state Wednesday evening, while thunder may be heard from the north, the NWS said. A few thunderstorms could impact Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties Wednesday afternoon and evening.

The smoke is set to linger aloft into Thursday amid dry conditions in the southeast part of the state.

Despite the air quality alerts in the far northern parts of the state, no alerts have been issued for further south by Wednesday morning.

Here is your weekend forecast for the Milwaukee area from the NWS:

Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5 p.m. with cloudy skies and then partly sunny with a high around 74. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, overall 20 percent chance of precipitation.

Thursday: A partly sunny day with a high around 71 and a mostly clear night.

Friday: A sunny day with a high of around 74. A clear night.

Saturday: A sunny day with a high closer to 79 and some wind turning east in the afternoon. A mostly clear night.

Sunday: A mostly sunny day with a high of around 81 but a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon, continuing into the evening.