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Wildfire ash coats Michigan cars as smoke may help trigger rain

Tiny ash particles from Canadian and Minnesota wildfires are falling across parts of Michigan and may be influencing local precipitation, forecasters say.

Published Jul 16, 2026, 11:19 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Michigan residents are seeing tiny ash particles fall from smoky skies, and weather experts say the same material could also play a role in producing rainfall as wildfire smoke continues to spread across the region, mlive.com reported.