Unhealthy air quality gets better with rain this weekend
It's the first weekend of summer! Unfortunately the wildfire smoke that's been hanging out in the upper levels of the atmosphere has made its way down to the surface. This is leading to hazy and smoky conditions throughout much of southeast Wisconsin Friday morning.
Current air quality as of Friday morning shows the Air Quality Index (AQI) above 150 in Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties. Anything over 150 is considered "unhealthy for all" and Waukesha, Kenosha and Dodge Counties have AQIs over 100 which is considered "unhealthy for sensitive groups". The air quality will likely stay poor throughout the day Friday then get better on Saturday and rain on Sunday will help to clear out the smoke.
That next rain chance arrives as early as Saturday night with scattered storms throughout the day Sunday and some lingering rain showers on Monday. Sunday won't be a washout if you have outdoor plans but expect thunderstorms at times and between the storms it will be humid.
We desperately need some rain and we finally get a decent soaking on Sunday/Monday. Rain totals won't be overly impressive but still enough to stop watering for a day or two with 0.25-0.75" of rain. Those seeing totals over a half inch will likely see thunderstorms.
