Wildfire Smoke, High Temps Overtake Mass. Ahead of 13th Wet Weekend

Wildfire smoke, high temps overtake Mass. ahead of 13th wet weekend

Hazy skies and high temperatures are on deck for Massachusetts on Thursday, just before — you guessed it — rain moves in this weekend.“We’re still right in the thick of that smoke coming down,” said National Weather Service forecaster Bryce Williams.

The sky may not look as blue this summer in MA, experts say, as wildfire smoke continues

AccuWeather long range meteorologist Paul Pastelok said long-lasting stretches of deep blue sky may not return to the Northeast for weeks, or possibly even months.

Canadian wildfire smoke may be even more toxic than usual

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. Even those nowhere near the wildfires are suffering as smoke swirls around Canada and wafts south, creating hazardous air quality all over the midwestern and eastern parts of …

Where wildfire smoke will lower air quality across the Midwest and Northeast

Maps show where new plumes of smoke will cause hazy skies through the end of the week. Low-level smoke is forecast to spread eastward Wednesday across the Appalachians and into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Crosses the Atlantic, Affecting Air Quality Index Across Europe - SnowBrains

Tumbler Ridge Fire, British Columbia. Photo credit: CBS News Summer is officially here, meaning longer days, drier conditions, and warmer weather. While all of those factors make for a great day on the beach, it can wreak havoc on North America’s drier areas, especially the prairie provinces of Canada such as Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. I currently reside in Michigan, a state not commonly associated with wildfires due to our abundant lak…