📋 What to Expect:
* WHERE...St Joseph to South Haven MI, South Haven to Holland MI, Holland to Grand Haven MI, Grand Haven to Whitehall MI, Whitehall to Pentwater MI and Pentwater to Manistee MI.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult.
⚠️ Recommended Actions:
📋 What to Expect:
This is a Statewide Air Quality Alert
Plumes of smoke from Canadian wildfires continue to drift across the region. Elevated fine particulate due to the smoke will continue through Friday.
It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat, and eyes.
You can help reduce air pollution by limiting activities, such as: - outdoor burning; - use of residential wood burning devices.
Tips for households: - Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters.
For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan visit the MiAir site: Michigan.gov/MiAir
For up-to-date air quality data nationally visit EPAs Air Now site: AirNow.gov
For further health information, please see MDHHS Wildfire Smoke and Your Health site: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/environmental-health/your-health- and-wildfire-smoke
Air Quality Alert Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy July 16, 2026
📋 What to Expect:
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Alert for July 16 and July 17, 2026, for elevated levels of fine particulate due to wildfire smoke. Concentrations will be in the Hazardous range.
This is a Statewide Air Quality Alert
Plumes of smoke from Canadian wildfires continue to drift across the region. Elevated fine particulate due to the smoke will continue through Friday.
Everyone should seek cleaner air indoors and keep activity levels low. While indoors, take action to improve the indoor air quality such as: - closing windows and minimize opening of doors - if HVAC systems are not equipped with MERV-13 filters or higher, use portable air cleaners - avoid activities that make indoor air quality worse: burning candles, using vacuums without a HEPA filter, using gas stoves more than necessary, smoking, spraying aerosol products.
If you must be outdoors for short periods of time: - Wear an N95 or P100 respirator marked with NIOSH. The respirator should fit tightly, collapse as you breathe in and not let air in from the sides. Instructions for fitting a respirator mask properly can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2018-11/documents/respiratory_protection- no-niosh-5081.pdf - Do not use masks for children under age 2.
For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan visit the MiAir site: Michigan.gov/MiAir
For up-to-date air quality data nationally visit EPAs Air Now site: AirNow.gov
For further health information, please see MDHHS Wildfire Smoke and Your Health site: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/environmental-health/your-health- and-wildfire-smoke
Air Quality Alert Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy July 16, 2026
THROUGH EARLY EVENING ☀️
Sunny, smoke. Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds.
TONIGHT 🌙
Mostly clear. Smoke in the evening, then areas of smoke after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds.
⛈️ ☀️ FRIDAY
Sunny. Smoke in the morning, then areas of smoke in the afternoon. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index readings 93 to 98.
⛈️ 🌙 FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
⛈️ ☀️ SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 15 mph becoming 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
⛈️ 🌙 SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph becoming north with gusts to around 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
☀️ SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
🌙 SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
⛈️ ☀️ MONDAY
Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
⛈️ MONDAY NIGHT
Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
🌧️ ☀️ TUESDAY
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s.
🌧️ 🌙 TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
☀️ WEDNESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
🌙 WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
☀️ THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Lake Michigan will deliver a true west-facing sunset tonight, uninterrupted for hundreds of miles.
Current Conditions
🌅 Last Night's Sunset
Sun & Moon
Tonight's Sunset
Fair sunset - might be worth watching
Tonight's Moonset
Moon Phase Calendar
☀️ Sun Path Today
🌙 Moon Path Today
Current Moon Phase
South -> Center
Center -> North
