Canadian Wildfires Cause Air Quality Alert in Northeastern US

An air quality alert continues for the southwestern half of New England and much of the Northeast US due to wildfire smoke from Quebec, Canada. The smoke is being blown southward into the US by a stalled weather system that delivered rain to Nova Scotia. The smoke poses a challenge for those with respiratory ailments and makes a noticeable difference for those who exercise strenuously. The weather system is impacting the sensible weather, resulting in repeated days of building clouds and showers punctuated mostly by slugs of dry air that bring increased periods of sun. Showers are expected to start sooner on Wednesday, with scattered showers coming and going over the course of the day, more clouds than Tuesday, and somewhat cooler temperatures hovering in the 60s.