Smoky, hazy conditions and air-quality reductions associated with Canadian wildfires will continue to affect portions of the East and Midwest for the next few days.  Late in the week, however, a subtle pattern change could result in much-needed rain in parts of the Midwest and Northeast, with 5-day totals locally reaching 1 to 2 inches in the southern and eastern Corn Belt.  Farther west, rain should return across portions of the Plains, with some of the highest totals (locally 1 to 3 inches) expected in Montana. 

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