Massive plumes of smoke are descending across parts of Canada and the United States, creating unhealthy air quality and scenes reminiscent of the historic wildfire smoke outbreak from three summers ago.
"In 2023, a major fire outbreak in Quebec caused days of unhealthy air quality in the northeastern U.S.," AccuWeather Vice President of Forecast Operations Dan DePodwin said. "This event could cause similar levels of poor air quality in spots."
Over 800 wildfires are currently burning across Canada, including dozens that are out of control across western Ontario, the source of most of the smoke.
Air quality alerts have been issued from Wisconsin and Michigan through New York and Massachusetts due to the smoke, creating health concerns for anyone spending time outside.
The smoke forecast through Wednesday night and Thursday morning from Canadian and Minnesota wildfires.
