Canadian Wildfire Smoke Continues to Affect Air Quality in NYC and Beyond

Air quality in New York City worsened slightly on Sunday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, with the Air Quality Index reaching 110 in the late afternoon, making the air unhealthy for sensitive groups. However, the air was largely comparable to Friday and Saturday's clearer skies, and meteorologists expect the air quality to continue improving throughout the week. The Canadian wildfires causing the smoke continued to blaze throughout the weekend, but new blazes in western Canada were not expected to impact New York anytime soon.