Data suggests that air quality in Minneapolis ranked worse than the air in Egypt, South Korea and China. Minneapolis has the fifth worst air quality in the world, according to an air quality monitoring platform that reported its latest findings Saturday.

The state of Minnesota is entering another in a long string of summer days marred by air quality alerts. Poor air quality will continue through Saturday with lingering wildfire smoke from Canada.

Air quality warnings covering the whole state are expected to remain in place through Saturday due to Canadian wildfire smoke.

Minneapolis is under an air quality alert due to wildfire smoke, with a forecast of smoke-filled skies and upcoming clear conditions.

"The Big Honking Truck Parade" will still take place Thursday night despite wildfire smoke causing unhealthy air quality throughout the state.