Wildfires are still raging in Canada, and they will affect parts of the U.S. over the next day or so.
Aside from scenic sunsets and hazy skies, though, the smoke is impacting air quality across the nation’s most densely populated areas in the Northeast and Midwest. Here's where the smoke is forecast to be through Friday evening.
Air Quality Alerts are in effect across much of the Northeast and Midwest. The entire state of North Carolina is also under an Air Quality Alert.
Near-ground level smoke continuing to flow into the nation will bring unhealthy breathing conditions to parts of the region over the next day or so. Sensitive individuals, including the elderly, children, or those with heart and lung diseases, should limit time spent outdoors.
The smoke has made for some unusual views.
Just this morning, everyone in Washington, D.C. woke up to very hazy views.
Video from the Word Trade Center shows New York City as a smoky scene.
In Rochester, the hazy skies created a red sunrise.
Satellite imagery also showed the smoke descending into the country on Monday evening.
The smoke even knocked the sun right out of the park at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, June 6.
People in parts of the Southeast even saw smoky skies. Check out the video showing hazy skies in South Carolina.
The large amount of smoke is coming from over 100 active fires in Canada. An area of low pressure rotating east of Maine will help steer this smoke over the Great Lakes and into the Midwest and Northeast over the next day or so, causing impacts.
Check out our photo gallery to see more pictures from the ongoing event here.
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