Wisconsin Weather: Is Canadian wildfire smoke the new normal?

articleThe Brief Wildfire smoke will become more common in the future. In July 2026, Wisconsin dealt with a long stretch of dense wildfire surface smoke. This was not the only time wildfire smoke penetrated the state. In 2023, a historic year of wildland fires in Canada, Wisconsin was greatly impacted in the summer. Wildfire surface smoke over MilwaukeeThe location of the fires will determine where the smoke billows up into the sky and the winds and jet stream determine where the smoke will blow.