Air quality is unhealthier-than-average for some people Thursday as winds are blowing wildfire smoke across the Northern ...

An air quality map shows conditions improving in the U.S. on Friday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires subsides.

The free interactive map page displays real-time AQI readings.Other InformationBoth of these sites can provide some helpful information about current and future air quality conditions.

MIchigan's air quality will be unhealthy for some groups Saturday. Check the air quality index map to see if it's good or bad ...

Air quality has been a hot button issue across the country this summer as wildfires in Canada have pushed smoke and other particulates into the air.. According to the Canadian Interagency Forest ...

US air quality today: Maps show Chicago, Minneapolis among cities impacted by Canadian wildfire smoke. Gabe Hauari. USA TODAY.

So the agency added a disclaimer above the map: “Windblown ash particles may be too large to be detected by air quality instrumentation and not reflected in the Air Quality Index (AQI) map.

There’s smoke and ash outside. You feel like you’re inhaling tiny dust particles. You check your weather app for the air quality. But what do the numbers and colors mean? The Air Quality Index ...

Some maps, such as EPA AirNow, display AQI (air quality index), which pulls together multiple air characteristics, besides just smoke, to determine the air's cleanliness. WATCH: What's in the ...

This is sort of a unique situation where we have a lot of ash down at levels where people live that could pose a health issue and won’t show up on our AQI map,” said Dr. Scott Epstein, air ...